While I was writing this project book, the MicroPython community was waiting in anticipation for the release of the latest flagship MicroPython development board, the pyboard D-series. (The module went into production a few months before this book was published.) Unlike its predecessors, the pyboard D-series was designed to be a module that could be used in production systems. Developers can design their end application and put all their hardware on a carrier or daughter board and then, through a mezzanine connector, add the pyboard D-series module in order to command and control their specific application hardware.
There are several advantages to the module approach for the pyboard D-series, including the following:
- Developers can design their hardware completely independently of the microcontroller.
- Over time, their product or project processing power can...
