uncut sierra
Hello Guys,
Hope you're all doing well.
I recently got the Circuit Playground express and implemented some basic code ( turning LEDs - using the accelerometer sensor , etc..)
However, i am trying to send some data to the adafruit io platform but whenever i import for example the following library "import adafruit_requests as requests" my code stops working and I my circuit playground will start blinking red...
any idea ?
any guidance or help would be highly appreciated.
open osprey
Do you have a serial output?
open osprey
Can you copy the serial output when the error occurs?
uncut sierra
So as i was saying i already implemented a code to turn on some LEDS and use the accelerometer sensor and everything is working fine.
But what i am trying to do now is to send some data to the adafruit IO feed. To do so i read that i need to import some additional libraries such as "import adafruit_requests as requests"
but whenever i import this library and save my code, my circuit playground stops functioning as it should and all the pixels start blinking red
I am not sure why this is happening... but if i remove the added line "import adafruit_requests as requests", everything will go back to normal
open osprey
Right, but does the serial monitor give you an error when you try to run the code?
open osprey
I believe that means your board doesn't have enough memory to handle that last import.
uncut sierra
Oh this makes sense, because the memory is almost full
I'll try to clear some space out and provide feedback
open osprey
A lot of SAMD21 boards are having issues with not enough memory on CircuitPython IIRC
Make sure you're using mpy files in your lib and not importing more than you need to run your code.
uncut sierra
yeah the thing is that i am still not sure what libraries I need , but I think I'll just remove most of them and add only the one needed each time
open osprey
Wait, memory, not FLASH. You're out of RAM, not disk space.
mpy shouldn't matter, it's just a matter of optimizing your imports
uncut sierra
OH !
thank you so much for clarifying this out
these are the libraries i am using
i am trying to figure out how to optimize them
open osprey
Usually it's a matter of figuring how much of each library you're using, and if you're only using one or two functions, you use from X import Y, Z
uncut sierra
okay i see what you mean
is there any good documentation that explains about each library in details ?
open osprey
If there isn't anything you can do to reduce your imports, you may need to upgrade to a board with more memory.
All of the official CP libraries have docs online at https://circuitpython.readthedocs.io/en/7.0.x/README.html
uncut sierra
oh yep that's where i found the link to this discord server
Okay.. now i know what the issue is, i just need to spend some time looking at the documentations
open osprey
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask!
uncut sierra
Thank you so much, you were very helpful !
