Embedded Rust is fun!

Last updated: 2021-02-22

A test of what I want to write about here: for example tinkering with microcontrollers in Rust.

Why embedded, and why Rust? Because:

• it’s cool
• I like it
• I’m learning new things!

So in embedded Rust, you start with something like this:

#[no_main]
#[no_std]

use panic_halt as _;

fn main() -> ! {
    let mut x: u8 = 42;
    println!("Your lucky number is {}!", x); //this won't really work here
}

And after you add some more code to initialize various element of the microcontroller and such, you can see something like this: