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To complete all the lectures in this course, you need a programming editor, the micro python firmware

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to match your microcontroller and a few micro python libraries to match the individual mini project

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requirements.

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Please take a minute to watch this lecture and learn more about the required software.

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Let's begin with the ED.

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It can write Micro Python and Python programs with any text editor.

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You certainly don't need anything fancy, expensive or complicated.

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Python programmers often use integrated development environments that provide them with a rich toolset,

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including features like syntax highlighting debugging and easy access to the Python console.

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You may have heard of ideas such as clips with the high def extension sublime text with various Python

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packages and atin also with the Python language extensions.

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Because we'll be working with micro python.

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We need to be able to do more than just write and edit programs.

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We also need to be able to install or update the market python firmware on our target microcontroller

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to access the file systems so we can upload a download files across the micro python level, of course,

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and to be able to do basic operations like resetting the board or running a program.

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And all this can be done with a collection of tools where each tool does one thing or by using phony.

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Phony is a free open source, Python Ed, which has integrated support for micro python and several

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microcontrollers, including the E.S.P, to think of Tony for micro Python.

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What you do with the idea for I do not boards.

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Phony was made for education, so it's designed to be simple to use and easy to learn.

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It just does the basics and it does them well.

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The installation of the thorny ed on your computer is very easy.

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We'll start using Thornlie in Section three, but feel free to go ahead and download the latest available

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version from Thony dot org and install it in your computer now.

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Of course, it's available for Windows, Mac OS and Linux, and let's move on to the firmware now to

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use Micro Python on the E.S.P 32, you must first install the micro python firmware on the microcontroller.

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The firmware will enable the micro python interpreter and provide the rep for us to use.

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Each separate microcontroller has its own micro python firmware file.

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You can download the appropriate one from the Micro Python website.

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Just be careful though.

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You need to select the appropriate version for your microcontroller.

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But there may be multiple versions for the same microcontroller for the E.S.P 30 to go for the latest

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available generic but stable for point X firmware.

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Unstable versions are also available which contain new experimental features.

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But of course it may not work as you expect reliably on your microcontroller, so only use the unstable

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firmware if you really know what you're doing.

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If you are using an ISP 3-2 with Spirent, you can use the stable, generic spiring version of the firmware.

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Don't worry about doing this right now.

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I have prepared a lecture in Section three where I show you how to do this in detail next libraries.

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It is easy to integrate various components with the ESB three to micro python projects and four that

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will be using several external libraries.

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Just like with the Arduino, there are libraries for an extensive range of components like sensors,

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motors and displays.

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You can find information about the specific libraries that you need for each mini project in the relevant

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lecture.

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And it's about it, that's it with the software requirements when you are ready.

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Please continue with the next picture where I'll talk about the hardware, who's using this week's.