Week 2 Group Assignment

Discuss differences between embedded systems hardware and software

ESP32C3

Workflow

• Started with some example code in Arduino's example sketches.
• Downloaded Libraries through Arduino's IDE

Performance

• Chips are all similar so it depends on the language. C++ is generally faster

Raspberry Pi Pico With Micropython

Workflow

• Started by looking on Raspberry Pi's website for example sketches to start.
• Need to burn Micropython bootloader on to Pico. Once it is on you can only upload Micropython sketches until you remove it
• Cannot see how much memory you are using

Performance

• Not as fast because of python
• Takes up more storage

Raspberry Pi Pico With /Arduino IDE

Workflow

• Added Raspberry Pi board to Arduino IDE
• Installed required ESP32 Libraries for the sketch since the Pico is compatible with most of the ESP32 Libraries

Performance

• Just as fast as ESP because using Arduino

Raspberry Pi Pico With Rust

Workflow

• Need two Picos where one Pico runs the program and another Pico acts as a debugging probe.
  • Otherwise would need to unplug the Pico and plug it back in every time you want to upload a new sketch
• Can see how much memory you are using

Perfomance

• Faster than Arduino.
• Same performance as C but with better error handling