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<\/p>\nThere are different firmwares that you can use to program the ESP32 and ESP8266 boards. If you want to program the ESP32 or ESP8266 board using the MicroPython firmware, we recommend using uPyCraft IDE. uPyCraft IDE runs in any major operating system. In this tutorial we\u2019ll show you how to install the uPyCraft IDE for MicroPython on a Windows PC.<\/p>\n
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If you’re using a different operating system, make sure you follow the right guide:<\/p>\n
After installing uPyCraft IDE in your computer, we recommend reading: Getting Started with MicroPython on ESP32 and ESP8266<\/a>.<\/p>\n Before installing uPyCraft IDE, make sure you have the latest version of Python 3.7.X installed in your computer. If you don\u2019t, follow the next instructions to install Python 3.7.X.<\/p>\n 1.<\/strong> Go to the Python Downloads page:\u00a0www.python.org\/downloads<\/a>\u00a0and download the installation file.<\/p>\n 2.<\/strong> After a few seconds, you should have a file called python-3.7.X.exe<\/em> file in your computer. Double-click the file to open it.<\/p>\n 3.<\/strong> Enable the option at the bottom “Add Python 3.7 to PATH<\/strong>“. Then, press the “Install Now<\/strong>” button:<\/p>\n 4.<\/strong> Wait a few seconds while the software completes the installation process…<\/p>\n 5.<\/strong> When it’s done, you should see the message “Setup was successful<\/strong>” and you can close that window.<\/p>\n As mentioned before, for this tutorial we’ll be using uPyCraft IDE to program the ESP32 or ESP8266 boards using the MicroPython firmware. In our opinion, uPyCraft IDE is the easiest way of programming ESP based boards with MicroPython at the moment.<\/p>\n You can learn more about uPyCraft IDE on their\u00a0GitHub repository<\/a>\u00a0or explore the uPyCraft IDE source code<\/a>.<\/p>\n Click here to download uPyCraft IDE for Windows<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or go to this link\u00a0https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/uPyCraftWindows<\/a>. After a few seconds you should see a similar file (uPyCraft_VX.exe<\/em>) in your Downloads folder:<\/p>\n Double-click that file. A new window opens with the uPyCraft IDE software:<\/p>\n We’ll be using this software to flash our ESP based boards with MicroPython firmware as well as to program the boards.<\/p>\n Follow the next tutorial to flash your ESP boards with the MicroPyhton firmware:<\/p>\n We hope you’ve found this tutorial useful. This is a quick guide that shows how to install uPyCraft IDE on a Windows computer. If you have a different operating system, read one of the following guides:<\/p>\n Learn more about MicroPython with our eBook: <\/strong>MicroPython Programming with ESP32 and ESP8266<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are different firmwares that you can use to program the ESP32 and ESP8266 boards. If you want to program the ESP32 or ESP8266 board using the MicroPython firmware, we … <\/p>\nInstalling Python 3.7.X – Windows PC<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nInstalling uPyCraft IDE – Windows PC<\/h2>\n
Downloading uPyCraft IDE for Windows<\/h3>\n
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Wrapping Up<\/h2>\n
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