Hardware Engineering
The Case for MicroPython Over C on Edge AI Devices
At first glance, C looks like the responsible choice for edge AI, but duty-cycled deployment changes the bill.
How MicroPython’s Garbage Collector Survives on 256KB
A forum question that comes back every few months goes like this: “Why does gc.collect() take about the same time on my Pico whether the heap is almost.
Free-Threaded Python 3.13t: Measuring Contention With perf c2c
The first time you run a threaded dict.get loop on python3.13t and watch it scale at 1.3x on 8 cores instead of 7x, the instinct is to blame Python.
FastAPI on the Edge: Running Local LLMs on a Pi
I’m officially sick of renting $3/hour cloud GPUs just to parse text. For the last few weeks, I’ve been moving my background Learn about FastAPI news.
Python Quantum: It’s Messy, But It Works
Actually, I remember sitting in that lecture hall back in 2018. The physicist’s talk about quantum computers ” breaking encryption ” and “solving climate.
RNNs Aren’t Dead: Liquid Networks in Keras 3
I distinctly remember the funeral we all held for Recurrent Neural Networks around 2019. The Transformer architecture had just walked into the room, eaten.
MicroPython on PineTime: Taming the Rust and Mynewt Beast
I still remember the first time I tried to flash firmware onto a sealed smartwatch. It involved a 3D-printed jig, pogo pins that refused to align, and a.
CircuitPython’s Latest Update Finally Makes USB Host Less of a Headache
I have a drawer full of USB-OTG cables that I look at with deep suspicion. For years, if you wanted to plug a keyboard, a mouse, or a MIDI controller into.
Mastering MicroPython Updates: A Guide to Firmware Management and Edge AI Integration
Introduction The landscape of embedded development is shifting rapidly. As hardware becomes more capable and power-efficient, the software driving these.
The Edge AI Revolution: Deploying Local LLMs and High-Performance Inference with Python
The paradigm of Artificial Intelligence is undergoing a seismic shift. For the past decade, the dominant narrative focused on massive cloud clusters.