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That is CircuitPython 7.1.0-beta.1, the second beta launch for CircuitPython 7.1.0. It’s comparatively steady, however comprises points we should still tackle for 7.1.0.

Notable additions to 7.1.0 since 7.0.0

• Preliminary port for Raspberry Pi Broadcom-based boards.
• Preliminary assist for asyncio cooperative multitasking.
• bitmaptools: dithering and alphablend are new.
• keypad.Occasions now embrace timestamps.
• framebufferio: assist for IS31FL3741.
• Espressif now offers I2CPeripheral, WiFi monitor mode, setting MAC tackle, ESP32-C3 assist, ParallelImageCapture`.
• gifio.GifWriter is new.
• HID now offers boot gadget and have report assist.
• rotaryio now permits setting the divisor of counts per transition.
• SAMD now offers watchdog, and alarm with sleep.
• The STM port now offers STM32L4R5 assist.
• MicroPython 1.17 has been merged in.
• Russian translation.
• Preliminary assist for asyncio is included. Use the [CircuitPython asyncio library](https://github.com/adafrui- bitmaptools: dithering and alphablend are new.

Obtain from circuitpython.org

Firmware downloads can be found from the downloads web page on circuitpython.org. The positioning makes it straightforward to pick the right file and language on your board.

Set up

To put in comply with the directions within the Welcome to CircuitPython! information. To put in the most recent libraries, see this web page in that information.

Attempt the most recent model of the Mu editor for creating and enhancing your CircuitPython applications and for simple entry to the CircuitPython serial connection (the REPL).

Documentation

Documentation is out there in readthedocs.io.

Port standing

CircuitPython has plenty of “ports” which are the core implementations for various microcontroller households. Stability varies on a per-port foundation. As of this launch, atmel-samd, cxd56 (Spresense), esp32s2, nrf,raspberrypi, stm for the F4 household are steady. stm for different STM chip households is being actively improved however could also be lacking performance and have bugs. broadcom (Raspberry Pi), litex and mimxrt10xx are in an alpha state and will have bugs and lacking performance.

Adjustments since 7.0.0

The total commit log is right here.

Fixes and enhancements

• bitmaptools: repair dithering and different bugs. #5616, #5605. Thanks @jepler.
• Repair when to jot down boot_out.txt. #5611. Thanks @jepler.
• Repair tracebacks. #5608, #5574. Thanks @microDev1.
• Don’t run code.py when restarting in uncooked mode. #5602. Thanks @aivarannamaa.
• Repair digital camera constructor signature. #5596. Thanks @kamtom480.
• Replace frozen libraries, notably adafruit_hid to assist non-US keyboard layouts. #5587. Thanks @dhalbert.
• framebufferio: assist for IS31FL3741. #5584. Thanks @gamblor21.

Port and board-specific adjustments

Broadcom

• Preliminary broadcom port for Raspberry Pi. #5610. Thanks @tannewt.

Espressif

• wifi: Enable setting entry level MAC tackle. #5593. Thanks @anecdata.
• wifi: Enable setting station MAC tackle; validate SSID size. #5571. Thanks @anecdata.

SAMx

• Use -O2 with out -fno-inline-functions on SAME54 builds. #5579. Thanks @jepler.

Particular person boards

• Adafruit Feather ESP32-S2: repair identify of I2C energy management pin. #5595. Thanks @anecdata.
• Adafruit Feather ESP32-S2: reorder pins for most popular naming. #5626. Thanks @kattni.

New boards Since 7.0.0

• Adafruit Feather ESP32-S2. #5517. Thanks @ladyada.
• Adafruit Feather ESP32-S2 TFT. #5573, #5570. Thanks @ladyada.
• Adafruit KB2040. #5550. Thanks @ladyada.
• Adafruit QT Py ESP32-S2. #5622, #5621, #5620. Thanks @ladyada.
• AIThinker ESP32-C3S_Kit. #5409. Thanks @skieast.
• Challenger NB RP204. #5395. Thanks @Pontus0.
• JPConstantineau Pykey60. #5507, #5497, #5365. Thanks @jpconstantineau.
• Lolin/Wemos S2-Pico. #5464. Thanks @skieast.
• Melopero Shake RP2040. #5465, #5372. Thanks @melopero.
• MicroDev microC3. #5404. Thanks @microDev1.
• Oak Growth Applied sciences Bread 2040. #5368. Thanks @skerr92.
• Raspberry Pi 4B. #5610. Thanks @tannewt.
• Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 IO Board. #5610. Thanks @tannewt.
• Raspberry Pi Zero 2W. #5610. Thanks @tannewt.
• Seed XIAO variant construct for HID units. #5442. Thanks @jpconstantineau.
• Solder Social gathering RP2040 Stamp. #5504. Thanks @solderparty.
• Swan R5. #5403. Thanks @blues.

Documentation

• Repair keypad.ShiftRegisterKeys. #5585. Thanks @tekktrik.

Construct and infrastructure adjustments

• Shrink some overflowing builds. #5617. Thanks @tannewt.
• Allow -Werror=missing-prototypes on extra builds. #5582, #5580. Thanks @jepler.
• Take away FAT32 mkfs on boards that don’t want it; re-enable rainbowio on some boards. #5578. Thanks @jepler.
• Allow bitmaptools on unix protection construct. #5575. Thanks @jepler.

Translation additions and enhancements

• Provoke new Russian translation. Thanks @urfdvw.
• Allow Russian translation builds. #5592, #5589. Thanks @tannewt and @dhalbert.
• Thanks for translations:
  • @bergdahl (Swedish)
  • @labrusca (Chinese language – Pinyin)
  • @Lisapple (French)
  • @Pixel-Clay (Russian)
  • @urfdvw (Chinese language – Pinyin)
  • @wtuemura (Portuguese – Brazil)

Recognized points

Thanks

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