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 "id": "the-rp2350-s-fpu-is-invisible-in-micropython",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "The RP2350's FPU is invisible in MicroPython float add and multiply, because heap boxing costs more than the arithmetic",
 "symptom": "A part with a hardware FPU replaces one without, and floating point code speeds up by exactly as much as everything else did. The FPU appears to do nothing.",
 "hw": [
  "rp2350",
  "rp2040",
  "pico2"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "micropython"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux",
  "aarch64"
 ],
 "intent": "Decide whether an RP2350's hardware floating point unit will speed up your MicroPython code",
 "date": "2026-08-20",
 "status": "working",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check",
  "body"
 ],
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}