There are several resources that you will want to make sure that you have on hand to develop your MicroPython-based projects. In many instances, these are the same tools that you would want to have whether you are a hobbyist or a professional developer. At a minimum, I would recommend that you purchase or download the following:
- Male to female 6" jumpers (https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9140)
- Male to male 6" jumpers (https://www.sparkfun.com/products/8431)
- Female to female 6" jumpers (https://www.sparkfun.com/products/8430)
- A terminal application such as Tera Term, or PuTTY
- A high-speed micro SD card (if your development board supports one)
I would highly recommend that you also pick-up a logic analyzer such as an 8-channel Saleae Logic. I've also found that using an SPI/I2C bus tool such as a Total Phase Aardvark can be a...