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MicroPython 1.23.0 #104

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MicroPython 1.23.0 #104

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A long overdue set of changes to bring PicoSystem kicking and screaming into 2024, MicroPython 1.23.0 and a quiet, hack-free life of almost vanilla mainline MicroPython.

Preview builds are here (these links may be updated):

⚠️ flashing these build will erase your files, back up your PicoSystem files first ⚠️

  1. With examples: https://github.com/pimoroni/picosystem/actions/runs/9813982533/artifacts/1672548574
  2. Without examples: https://github.com/pimoroni/picosystem/actions/runs/9813982533/artifacts/1672548560

What's changed

  • Bump to MicroPython v1.23.0
  • No longer based upon a downstream hack of MicroPython, PicoSystem is now just a regular C/C++ module
  • boot.py now imports picosystem and makes all of its methods globally available by adding them to builtins
  • We now use MICROPY_BOARD_DIR and have a local board definition for PicoSystem, makes full 15MB (16MB - 1MB firmware) available
  • Many small tweaks to avoid heap usage and increase stability
  • Fixes to init() so you can call it twice, thrice, many times without it exploding
  • Added the C++ memory shim module, catches any rogue C++ allocations and redirects them to MicroPython's heap
  • Display buffer is now allocated in C, MicroPython automatically takes up any free RAM for its heap
  • "with examples" builds now use a pruned LittleFS filesystem, so you can flash them with a 2.2MB .uf2 rather than a 32MB .uf2 😱
  • Many quality of life and CI tweaks to bring PicoSystem up to date and make it easier to maintain

Gadgetoid and others added 22 commits September 28, 2022 13:46
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MicroPython: Revert to vanilla module, build without MPY hacks.
110f7d8
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MicroPython: Use MP_DEFINE_CONST_OBJ_TYPE where available.
029906f
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MicroPython: Fix stats().
659832d
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MicroPython: boot.py import picosystem to builtins.
907a67d
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MicroPython: Change logo back to _logo.
6701af9
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MicroPython: Upgrade to latest build setup.
639c1d2 
Borrows the build setup from Badger OS which-

* Uses a uf2-manifest and dir2uf2 to append examples in a user-visible filesystem
* Uses MICROPY_BOARD_DIR to specify an out-of-tree board def
* Uses ccache and caches MicroPython (compiled tools)
* Builds against upstream MicroPython
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MicroPython: Avoid heap usage.
d5a56db 
* Use string_view in lieu of string
* Rewrite _parse_escape_code to be compatible with string_view
* Allocate a static buffer_t _SCREEN if DYNAMIC_BUFFER not set
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MicroPython: Tweaks to make init() idempotent.
3431aec
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MicroPython: Bump to v1.20.0.
ed08cf4
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MicroPython: Add cppmem C++ memory shim module.
d2d23d4
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MicroPython: Add C++ exceptions disable patch.
45ca62c
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MicroPython: Update and correct manifest.py.
a63bcfe
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MicroPython: Update build instructions in README.
ccec4ed
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MicroPython: Set MICROPY_C_HEAP_SIZE.
ac97fd7
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MicroPython: Add overclock and overvolt patch.
18118f5
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MicroPython: Remove C++ hack, bump MicroPython.
1d80017
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MicroPython: Update overclock patch.
295772f
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CI: Bump action versions.
5312b10
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MicroPython: Drop STATIC macro for static.
21f6ee9
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MicroPython: Replace m_new_obj_with_finaliser.
b8ac603
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CI: Switch toolchain install.
b08f245
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MicroPython: Use mp_event_handle_nowait.
d9f2059 
Replaces MICROPY_EVENT_POLL_HOOK.
@Gadgetoid Gadgetoid force-pushed the picosystem-2024 branch 2 times, most recently from 6a8c3d6 to 0ebba92 Compare July 5, 2024 19:48
@Gadgetoid Gadgetoid force-pushed the picosystem-2024 branch 2 times, most recently from 618f867 to 3c6c878 Compare July 5, 2024 20:55
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CI: Compact filesystem.
39e9bc9 
Bump dir2uf2 to v0.0.5 and use --fs-compact to trim the PicoSystem "with
examples" uf2 from 32mb down to around 2mb.
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MicroPython: Fix double init fail.
2aab2f7
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Colour is messed up in this build for some reason 😭

@Gadgetoid Gadgetoid force-pushed the picosystem-2024 branch 2 times, most recently from 40cd97e to 2aab2f7 Compare July 12, 2024 11:31
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MicroPython: Remove NO_OVERCLOCK.
1e61842 
This flag disabled the accomodations for PIO clock speed, causing PIO to
be driven way, way too fast and the parallel LCD to go fuzzy and lose
colour.
@Gadgetoid Gadgetoid merged commit e3615b5 into main Jul 12, 2024
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