Zerynth

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Zerynth
Developer(s) Kinzica Ventures, LLC
Initial release24 June 2015
Written in C, Python
Operating system Mac, Windows, Linux
Platform 32-bit microcontrollers
Available inEnglish
Type Python implementation
License Mixed
Website www.zerynth.com

Zerynth is a software implementation of the Python programming language for programming microcontrollers. It targets 32-bit microcontroller platforms and is designed to mix Python with C code. [1] It connects the microcontrollers to the cloud for developing Internet of Things (IoT) products. [2]

Contents

Zerynth is made for designers, engineers, programmers and IoT professionals for product designing and ideation without focusing on low-level configurations and programming.

Ecosystem

Zerynth's technology allows companies to acquire data from both their legacy machines and new industrial machines, to view data from an interactive dashboard, to receive real-time notifications, and integrates with their existing company’s ERP or other IT systems. [3]

The Zerynth IoT Platform allows companies to acquire data from both legacy and new generation machinery, do real-time production monitoring, measure energy consumption, predict malfunctions, gain instant notifications and easily integrate with any existing ERP, MES, or BI systems. [4]

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Tools

Zerynth Virtual Machine is a multithreaded stack-based virtual machine designed to execute a custom Python bytecode. [7] It has a footprint of around 60–80 kB of Flash and 3–5 kB of RAM, depending on the target platform and platform SDK. [2] Zerynth VM allows development of Python programs that are independent of the hardware permitting code reusability and integration. [8]

Zerynth Studio is a free, open-source cross-platform IDE empowered by a command line toolchain for provisioning microcontrollers with a Zerynth VM and developing Python programs for it. [7] [9]

Zerynth Advanced Device Manager (ADM) exposes an API-based interface to ease the cloud data forwarding, Firmware over-the-air (FOTA) updates, [10] and Remote Procedure Calling. [5] The software also has an app which allows users to prototype UI for devices programmed with Zerynth. [11]

License

Funding

According to Tech.eu, as of November 2022, "Zerynth raised €5.3 million, which brings its lifetime funding to €7.3 million, following a €2 million injection two years back. The funding round was led by United Ventures." [12] However, as of 2022, Zerynth, the company managing the Zerynth software, had a revenue of €629.656, down from 2021 revenue of €895.064, and a negative return of €−2.357.356 [13]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "What Exactly is Zerynth?". Design Spark. RSA. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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  4. ↑ "ZERYNTH". Unione Industriale Pisana (in Italian). Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Zerynth Introduces Python on ESP32". Espressif Systems. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  6. ↑ Wong, William (29 August 2018). "Python's Big Push into the Embedded Space". Electronic Design . Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  7. 1 2 Landoni, Boris (3 March 2016). "The Zerynth Framework: programming IoT with Python". Open Electronics. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  8. ↑ Staff. "Accelerating product development for the Internet of Things with Python coding" (PDF). No. Spring 2019. Wireless Quarter magazine.
  9. ↑ Andrade, Eder (23 March 2019). "Zerynth Studio - Program Microcontrollers in Python". Embarcados.
  10. ↑ "Creating Secure Battery-Powered Projects for the Internet of Things" (PDF). No. September–October 2017. Microchip digital magazine.
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  12. ↑ Cyrus, Callum (15 November 2022). "Italian industrial IoT startup Zerynth raises €5.3 million". Tech.eu. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Fatturato e utile/perdita di Zerynth Spa (02188290502), Toscana, Pisa, PISA - REGISTROAZIENDE.it". registroaziende.it. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
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