We are nearing the end of the betas of 4.0.0, and hope to be issuing a release candidate soon. There are still issues to fix before stable and the new APIs may evolve a bit more. Please use the latest 3.x stable release (available from the new website!) when first starting with CircuitPython. It is stable.
When you find a bug please check the current known issues and file an issue if something isn't already known.
circuitpython.org
Downloads are now available from circuitpython.org! This site makes it much easier to select the correct file and language for your board. The downloads page is here.
4.0.0
4.0.0 is the latest major revision of CircuitPython. It features:
- a port to the Nordic nRF52840 microcontroller, including support as a BLE beacon or peripheral (
bleio) - extensive new support for pixel-based displays (
displayio) - USB MIDI support
- messages translated into multiple languages
Installation
To install follow the instructions in our new Welcome to CircuitPython! guide. To install the latest libraries, see this page in that guide.
Try the latest version of the Mu editor for creating and editing your CircuitPython programs and for easy access to the CircuitPython serial connection (the REPL).
New Features, Updates, and Fixes since Beta 4
- Fix filesystem problem which caused soft reboots to corrupt the filesystem. Thanks to @dhalbert for the fix and @jerryneedell and @makermelissa for testing.
Known Issues
- There is filesystem corruption on the PCA10059 when BLE is used, perhaps due to its use of an internal flash filesystem, and interactions with the SoftDevice. Thanks to @uhrheber for testing.
Breaking Changes from 3.x!
ure,ujson, anduerrnorenamed tore,json, anderrnoto reflect that they are subsets of the CPython library modules. Thanks to @dhalbert.
- busio.UART breaking changes to match PySerial. Thanks to @dhalbert.
- busio.UART constructor timeout parameter is now in seconds instead of milliseconds.
- UART.readinto(buf) now does not allow an optional length parameter
UART.readinto(buf, len). - UART.write(...) no longer allows strings to be written. The bytes written must be bytes or bytearray or an array.array.
framebufhas been removed.displayiois its replacement, and will be enhanced after 4.0 to includeframebuf's functionality. Thanks to @tannewt.- Improve
structcompatibility with CPython by enforcing stricter types. This may break your code! Thanks to @dhalbert.
Thanks
Thank you to all who used, tested, contributed, helped out, and participated on GitHub and/or Discord:
@adafruit, @anecdata, @arofarn, @arturo182, @ATMakersBill, @brennen, @brentru, @bwshockley, @C47D, @CarlFK, @carlosperate, @caternuson, @CedarGroveStudios, @chalei, @charlesbunaford, @cpforbes, @dastels, @deshipu, @dhalbert, @dsiee, @edspark, @eighthree, @furlaneto, @gcvasconcelos, @glennrub, @gpshead, @hathach, @iraytrace, @Jahor, @jasonp, @jepler, @jay Doscher, @jerryneedell, @jimblom, @johnpark, @JoshuaLowe1002, @Uanita, @kattni, @kevinjwalters, @klardotsh, @Klowner, @ladyada, @larsks, @madbodger, @maholli, @Makdaam, @makermelissa, @mattyt, @mchobby, @microbuilder, @MikeBarela, @Mr. Certainly, @mrmcwethy, @nickzoic, @notro, @oldcrow, @penguindustin, @PhredFL, @platipo, @Retoc, @rhooper, @sabas1080, @sajattack, @sajattack, @saspa, @schmarty, @Senuros, @ShawnHymel, @siddacious, @sommersoft, @SouthernDragon, @TangoJuliett, @tannewt, @Tasm-Devil, @TG-Techie, @uhrheber, @urish, @vgoodwinv, @xpecex, @yeyeto2788, @jreese and surely more we have missed. Join us on the Discord chat to collaborate.
Documentation
Documentation is available in readthedocs.io.
Here are all the changes since 4.0.0-beta.4.
Here are all the changes since 3.1.2.
This release is based on MicroPython 1.9.4 @25ae98f. Support upstream MicroPython by purchasing a PyBoard (from Adafruit here).
Troubleshooting
Check out this guide for info on common problems with CircuitPython. If you are still having, then post to the Adafruit Support Forums and join Discord.