bbcmicrobit/micropython

📋 MicroPython Changes

• Remove (unused, undocumented, and not working) support for `None` as a music tune rest (https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/issues/776)

📝 Documentation Changes

• Improve `microbit.scale()` example with accelerometer(https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/pull/772)
• Fix inclusive/exclusive issue for `random.random()` tutorial (https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/pull/781)
• Full Changelog: https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/compare/v1.1.0...v1.1.1

📋 MicroPython Changes

• Let the `pin` argument in `music.play()` be `None` for V2 compatibility (https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/issues/713)
• Update `microbit.scale()` to set the output type depending on the `to` parameter type (https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/issues/770)
• For a full changelog since the v1.1.0-beta.1: https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/compare/v1.1.0-beta.1...v1.1.0

📋 MicroPython Changes

• Added `microbit.scale()` function https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/issues/761
• Added RGBW support to `neopixel` module https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/issues/690
• Importing the `radio` module now turns on the radio automatically https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/issues/760
• The `audio` module has been included in the `microbit` module, so it can be accessed as `microbit.audio` https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/pull/740
• Added scissors icon to `microbit.Image` https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/pull/601
• Added `accelerometer.get_strength()` method
• Added `accelerometer.set_range()` method https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/pull/266
• Made sure PWM continues to work even if it misses an IRQ https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/pull/607
• + 3 more

📋 Other Changes

• Added more examples https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/pull/111 https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/pull/297 https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/pull/307 https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/pull/300 https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/pull/684
• Added GitHub Actions workflow to build and upload hex file https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/pull/737

📝 Documentation Changes

• Multiple V2 docs updates following the changes from releases:
• https://github.com/microbit-foundation/micropython-microbit-v2/releases/tag/v2.1.0-beta.1
• https://github.com/microbit-foundation/micropython-microbit-v2/releases/tag/v2.1.0
• Improved REPL information regarding serial terminals screen and picocom https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/pull/621
• Fix the table in pin.rst to match the diagram https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/pull/659
• Fix audio.AudioFrame sample type https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/pull/687
• Remove reference to outdated windows driver https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/pull/671
• Update info on micro:bit Python editors https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/pull/732
• + 4 more

📋 Changes

• DAL updated from v2.1.0 to v2.1.1 ([diff](https://github.com/lancaster-university/microbit-dal/compare/v2.1.0...v2.1.1))
• Bugfix on the neopixel library (#606)
• Docs brought up to date with v1.0