Rewrite in MicroPython

[ThomasFarstrike]

The current codebase is written in C and C++ using the Arduino IDE, which is a bit technical and not as user/developer friendly a using MicroPython.

So we might consider rewriting the project in MicroPython...

[ThomasFarstrike]

I'm not very familiar with MicroPython myself, not sure if it has good support for those ePaper displays, websockets, over-the-air updates etc, so perhaps it would be good to do a rough proof-of-concept first to get familiar with it first.

[ThomasFarstrike]

It would probably make sense to use a graphics library in combination with MicroPython. LVGL seems to be the most mature, and LVGL 8 or 9 should work with ePaper.

LVGL drivers for ePaper: https://github.com/martinberlin/lvgl_epaper_drivers

[ThomasFarstrike]

Would be nice if the code is editable through a web-based MicroPython IDE like https://github.com/vsolina/micropython-web-editor and https://viper-ide.org/

[ThomasFarstrike]

Info on and advantages of MicroPython and LVGL: https://docs.lvgl.io/master/integration/bindings/micropython.html

Advantages of using LVGL in MicroPython:

• Develop GUI in Python, a very popular high level language.
• Use paradigms such as Object-Oriented Programming.
• Usually, GUI development requires multiple iterations to get things right. With C, each iteration consists of Change code > Build > Flash > Run. In MicroPython it's just Change code > Run ! You can even run commands interactively using the REPL (the interactive prompt)
• Ability to use an online simulator or PC simulator instead of developing on the real hardware