The Arduino crew has launched its annual Open Supply Report for 2023, capping off a busy yr which included no fewer than 5 board launches, deeper assist for MicroPython and an built-in improvement setting for identical, and the discharge of a claimed 5,861 new library variations over the yr.
“Tons has occurred in 2023 by way of open supply improvement, and we’re excited to share our yearly recap of the varied contributions from the Arduino crew and the group,” the Arduino crew writes of the report’s launch. “Collectively, we have now launched new, essential open supply tasks – each {hardware} and software program – in addition to revealed and maintained a staggering variety of libraries, rising our shared assets at a record-breaking tempo.”
The Arduino crew has launched its Open Supply Report for 2023, celebrating some main milestones — and 5 new boards, together with the Arduino UNO R4 WiFi. (📷: Arduino)
Arguably the largest highlights of the yr had been, in fact, the brand new board launches, with 2023 seeing 5 new units in whole: the Arduino UNO R4 Minima and R4 Wi-Fi, a significant overhaul of the favored UNO kind issue; the GIGA R1 WiFi and its Show Protect; and the Nano ESP32, which — because the identify suggests — is constructed round an Espressif ESP32 microcontroller. Every of the boards included the discharge of full schematics and CAD information — one thing which has not at all times been the case for Arduino boards previously.
One other main milestone got here with the announcement of deeper MicroPython assist on chosen Arduino boards — marked by the discharge of a devoted cross-platform firmware installer and additional work on the corporate’s still-experimental “Arduino Lab for MicroPython” built-in improvement setting (IDE). The Arduino crew has additionally revealed an inventory of MicroPython packages thought of helpful to Arduino customers, and — in-keeping with the ethos of the Open Supply Report — confirms it has been contributing code to the upstream MicroPython challenge itself.
2023 was additionally the yr Arduino bought severe about MicroPython, releasing a brand new IDE, installer, and contributing again to the upstream challenge. (📷: Arduino)
Turning to the group, the report claims a 20 per cent year-on-year development in contributed libraries with 1,068 added all year long to carry the overall to six,532. That is along with 5,861 general releases, a lofty determine which is dominated by updates to current libraries. The Arduino crew additionally named probably the most energetic library maintainers and prime contributors of recent libraries all year long — together with software program engineers Rob Tillaart and Khoi Hoang, who topped each tables in first and second locations respectively.
The complete report is now accessible to obtain on the Arduino web site.