XRP MicroPython library
- Software
- Microcontrollers and firmware tools
- Library
MicroPython library for the XRP robot controller board, used to program the XRP robot through its tutorials.
Made by OpenSTEM, United States (checked on github.com/Open-STEM (opens in a new tab)).
Source on GitHub: github.com/Open-STEM/XRP_MicroPython (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit c8fce80 (opens in a new tab).
Licenses
- Code
- GPL-3.0-only (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE.txt (opens in a new tab) (GPL-3.0-only) at commit c8fce80 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
Copyleft: Modified source must be published.
What it does
- Provides the XRPLib Python library that runs on the XRP Robot Controller Board.
- Requires a MicroPython build made specifically for the XRP Control Board, provided as a UF2 file on the latest GitHub release.
- Installation is guided by the xrpcode.wpi.edu site, which installs MicroPython and the libraries onto the board.
- Includes a release workflow that proposes new versioned bundles to the XRP_Firmware repository for maintainer review.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit c8fce80.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Hardware it needs, as the project states it
- XRP Robot Controller Board, connected to a computer over USB to install the firmware and libraries.
- How to start
- The project's website (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Active: a commit in the last 90 days
- Newest commit
- 15 Oct 2026 on main
- Latest release
- XRPLib Release 2026.10.1 (15 Oct 2026)
Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.
Links
Robots that can run it
No robot on Robotheca is linked to it yet. Links come from a robot's robot.yaml, from its dependency files read as text, or from Robotheca's editors.
Robotheca lists software as a reference: nothing is hosted or run here, and every fact links to where it was read.