BlueMicro833
by JPConstantineau
The BlueMicro833 is a nRF52833 controller with the footprint of an Arduino Pro Micro and a USB-C connector. It uses the EByte E73-2GM08S1E nRF52833 module, has a Neopixel and software controller 3.3 V regulator that can turn on/off power to external devices. It’s based on the BlueMicro840 design but uses the internal voltage regulator to run. Just like other Bluemicros, there is a LiPo battery charger on board.
Many DIY keyboards use the Arduino Pro Micro or the Arduino Micro as their microcontroller. These don’t support BLE communications natively. Because the nRF52 chips have a 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4F processor, they have plenty of processing power compared to the traditional AVR chips. The BlueMicro boards were inspired from the Adafruit nrf52 feathers but made to be used directly in DIY keyboards as a replacement for the atmega32u4 based controllers.
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CircuitPython 9.0.4
This is the latest stable release of CircuitPython that will work with the BlueMicro833.
Use this release if you are new to CircuitPython.
On nRF boards, CircuitPython 8.2.0 and later require UF2 bootloader version 0.6.1 or later. Older bootloaders cannot load the firmware. See Update UF2 Bootloader below.
Built-in modules available: _bleio, adafruit_pixelbuf, alarm, analogio, array, audiocore, board, builtins, busio, busio.SPI, busio.UART, collections, digitalio, keypad, keypad.KeyMatrix, keypad.Keys, keypad.ShiftRegisterKeys, math, microcontroller, neopixel_write, os, pulseio, pwmio, rainbowio, random, rotaryio, rtc, storage, struct, supervisor, sys, time, usb_cdc, usb_hid, usb_midi
CircuitPython 9.1.0-beta.1
This is the latest development release of CircuitPython that will work with the BlueMicro833.
Alpha development releases are early releases. They are unfinished, are likely to have bugs, and the features they provide may change. Beta releases may have some bugs and unfinished features, but should be suitable for many uses. A Release Candidate (rc) release is considered done and will become the next stable release, assuming no further issues are found.
Please try alpha, beta, and rc releases if you are able. Your testing is invaluable: it helps us uncover and find issues quickly.
On nRF boards, CircuitPython 8.2.0 and later require UF2 bootloader version 0.6.1 or later. Older bootloaders cannot load the firmware. See Update UF2 Bootloader below.
Release Notes for 9.1.0-beta.1
Built-in modules available: _bleio, adafruit_pixelbuf, alarm, analogio, array, audiocore, board, builtins, busio, busio.SPI, busio.UART, collections, digitalio, keypad, keypad.KeyMatrix, keypad.Keys, keypad.ShiftRegisterKeys, keypad_demux, keypad_demux.DemuxKeyMatrix, math, microcontroller, neopixel_write, os, pulseio, pwmio, rainbowio, random, rotaryio, rtc, storage, struct, supervisor, sys, time, usb_cdc, usb_hid, usb_midi
Absolute Newest
Every time we commit new code to CircuitPython we automatically build binaries for each board and language. The binaries are stored on Amazon S3, organized by board, and then by language. These releases are even newer than the development release listed above. Try them if you want the absolute latest and are feeling daring or want to see if a problem has been fixed.
Previous Versions of CircuitPython
All previous releases of CircuitPython are available for download from Amazon S3 through the button below. For very old releases, look in the OLD/ folder for each board. Release notes for each release are available at GitHub button below.
Older releases are useful for testing if you something appears to be broken in a newer release but used to work, or if you have older code that depends on features only available in an older release. Otherwise we recommend using the latest stable release.
Update UF2 Bootloader
Latest version: 0.8.3
The bootloader allows you to load CircuitPython, MakeCode, and Arduino programs. The bootloader is not CircuitPython. You can check the current version of your bootloader by looking in the INFO_UF2.TXT file when the BOOT drive is visible (FEATHERBOOT, CPLAYBOOT, etc.).
It is not necessary to update your bootloader if it is working fine. Read the release notes on GitHub to see what has been changed. In general, we recommend you not update the bootloader unless you know there is a problem with it or a support person has asked you to try updating it.
On nRF boards, CircuitPython 8.2.0 and later require UF2 bootloader version 0.6.1 or later. Older bootloaders cannot load the firmware. To check the version of your board's bootloader, look at INFO_UF2.TXT when the BOOT drive is present. To update the bootloader, refer to the "Update Bootloader" page in the guide for your board, or start with this page.
After you update, check INFO_UF2.TXT to verify that the bootloader version has been updated. Then you will need to reload CircuitPython.