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<h1>eric7.MicroPython.MicrobitDevices</h1>

<p>
Module implementing the device interface class for BBC micro:bit and
Calliope mini boards.
</p>
<h3>Global Attributes</h3>

<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Classes</h3>

<table>

<tr>
<td><a href="#MicrobitDevice">MicrobitDevice</a></td>
<td>Class implementing the device for BBC micro:bit and Calliope mini boards.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Functions</h3>

<table>

<tr>
<td><a href="#createDevice">createDevice</a></td>
<td>Function to instantiate a MicroPython device object.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<a NAME="MicrobitDevice" ID="MicrobitDevice"></a>
<h2>MicrobitDevice</h2>

<p>
    Class implementing the device for BBC micro:bit and Calliope mini boards.
</p>
<h3>Derived from</h3>
MicroPythonDevice
<h3>Class Attributes</h3>

<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Class Methods</h3>

<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Methods</h3>

<table>

<tr>
<td><a href="#MicrobitDevice.__init__">MicrobitDevice</a></td>
<td>Constructor</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicrobitDevice.__flashMicroPython">__flashMicroPython</a></td>
<td>Private slot to flash MicroPython or the DAPLink firmware to the device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicrobitDevice.__resetDevice">__resetDevice</a></td>
<td>Private slot to reset the connected device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicrobitDevice.__saveMain">__saveMain</a></td>
<td>Private slot to copy the current script as 'main.py' onto the connected device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicrobitDevice.__saveScriptToDevice">__saveScriptToDevice</a></td>
<td>Private method to save the current script onto the connected device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicrobitDevice.addDeviceMenuEntries">addDeviceMenuEntries</a></td>
<td>Public method to add device specific entries to the given menu.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicrobitDevice.canRunScript">canRunScript</a></td>
<td>Public method to determine, if a script can be executed.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicrobitDevice.canStartFileManager">canStartFileManager</a></td>
<td>Public method to determine, if a File Manager can be started.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicrobitDevice.canStartPlotter">canStartPlotter</a></td>
<td>Public method to determine, if a Plotter can be started.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicrobitDevice.canStartRepl">canStartRepl</a></td>
<td>Public method to determine, if a REPL can be started.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicrobitDevice.deviceName">deviceName</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the name of the device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicrobitDevice.forceInterrupt">forceInterrupt</a></td>
<td>Public method to determine the need for an interrupt when opening the serial connection.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicrobitDevice.getDocumentationUrl">getDocumentationUrl</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the device documentation URL.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicrobitDevice.getDownloadMenuEntries">getDownloadMenuEntries</a></td>
<td>Public method to retrieve the entries for the downloads menu.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicrobitDevice.hasFlashMenuEntry">hasFlashMenuEntry</a></td>
<td>Public method to check, if the device has its own flash menu entry.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicrobitDevice.hasTimeCommands">hasTimeCommands</a></td>
<td>Public method to check, if the device supports time commands.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicrobitDevice.runScript">runScript</a></td>
<td>Public method to run the given Python script.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MicrobitDevice.setButtons">setButtons</a></td>
<td>Public method to enable the supported action buttons.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Static Methods</h3>

<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>

<a NAME="MicrobitDevice.__init__" ID="MicrobitDevice.__init__"></a>
<h4>MicrobitDevice (Constructor)</h4>
<b>MicrobitDevice</b>(<i>microPythonWidget, deviceType, parent=None</i>)

<p>
        Constructor
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>microPythonWidget</i> (MicroPythonWidget)</dt>
<dd>
reference to the main MicroPython widget
</dd>
<dt><i>deviceType</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
type of the device
</dd>
<dt><i>parent</i> (QObject)</dt>
<dd>
reference to the parent object
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicrobitDevice.__flashMicroPython" ID="MicrobitDevice.__flashMicroPython"></a>
<h4>MicrobitDevice.__flashMicroPython</h4>
<b>__flashMicroPython</b>(<i>firmware=False</i>)

<p>
        Private slot to flash MicroPython or the DAPLink firmware to the
        device.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>firmware</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating to flash the DAPLink firmware
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicrobitDevice.__resetDevice" ID="MicrobitDevice.__resetDevice"></a>
<h4>MicrobitDevice.__resetDevice</h4>
<b>__resetDevice</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private slot to reset the connected device.
</p>
<a NAME="MicrobitDevice.__saveMain" ID="MicrobitDevice.__saveMain"></a>
<h4>MicrobitDevice.__saveMain</h4>
<b>__saveMain</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private slot to copy the current script as 'main.py' onto the
        connected device.
</p>
<a NAME="MicrobitDevice.__saveScriptToDevice" ID="MicrobitDevice.__saveScriptToDevice"></a>
<h4>MicrobitDevice.__saveScriptToDevice</h4>
<b>__saveScriptToDevice</b>(<i>scriptName=""</i>)

<p>
        Private method to save the current script onto the connected
        device.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>scriptName</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
name of the file on the device
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicrobitDevice.addDeviceMenuEntries" ID="MicrobitDevice.addDeviceMenuEntries"></a>
<h4>MicrobitDevice.addDeviceMenuEntries</h4>
<b>addDeviceMenuEntries</b>(<i>menu</i>)

<p>
        Public method to add device specific entries to the given menu.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>menu</i> (QMenu)</dt>
<dd>
reference to the context menu
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicrobitDevice.canRunScript" ID="MicrobitDevice.canRunScript"></a>
<h4>MicrobitDevice.canRunScript</h4>
<b>canRunScript</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to determine, if a script can be executed.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containing a flag indicating it is safe to start a
            Plotter and a reason why it cannot.
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (bool, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicrobitDevice.canStartFileManager" ID="MicrobitDevice.canStartFileManager"></a>
<h4>MicrobitDevice.canStartFileManager</h4>
<b>canStartFileManager</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to determine, if a File Manager can be started.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containing a flag indicating it is safe to start a
            File Manager and a reason why it cannot.
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (bool, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicrobitDevice.canStartPlotter" ID="MicrobitDevice.canStartPlotter"></a>
<h4>MicrobitDevice.canStartPlotter</h4>
<b>canStartPlotter</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to determine, if a Plotter can be started.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containing a flag indicating it is safe to start a
            Plotter and a reason why it cannot.
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (bool, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicrobitDevice.canStartRepl" ID="MicrobitDevice.canStartRepl"></a>
<h4>MicrobitDevice.canStartRepl</h4>
<b>canStartRepl</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to determine, if a REPL can be started.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containing a flag indicating it is safe to start a REPL
            and a reason why it cannot.
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (bool, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicrobitDevice.deviceName" ID="MicrobitDevice.deviceName"></a>
<h4>MicrobitDevice.deviceName</h4>
<b>deviceName</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to get the name of the device.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
name of the device
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
str
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicrobitDevice.forceInterrupt" ID="MicrobitDevice.forceInterrupt"></a>
<h4>MicrobitDevice.forceInterrupt</h4>
<b>forceInterrupt</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to determine the need for an interrupt when opening the
        serial connection.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating an interrupt is needed
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicrobitDevice.getDocumentationUrl" ID="MicrobitDevice.getDocumentationUrl"></a>
<h4>MicrobitDevice.getDocumentationUrl</h4>
<b>getDocumentationUrl</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to get the device documentation URL.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
documentation URL of the device
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
str
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicrobitDevice.getDownloadMenuEntries" ID="MicrobitDevice.getDownloadMenuEntries"></a>
<h4>MicrobitDevice.getDownloadMenuEntries</h4>
<b>getDownloadMenuEntries</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to retrieve the entries for the downloads menu.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
list of tuples with menu text and URL to be opened for each
            entry
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
list of tuple of (str, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicrobitDevice.hasFlashMenuEntry" ID="MicrobitDevice.hasFlashMenuEntry"></a>
<h4>MicrobitDevice.hasFlashMenuEntry</h4>
<b>hasFlashMenuEntry</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to check, if the device has its own flash menu entry.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating a specific flash menu entry
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicrobitDevice.hasTimeCommands" ID="MicrobitDevice.hasTimeCommands"></a>
<h4>MicrobitDevice.hasTimeCommands</h4>
<b>hasTimeCommands</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to check, if the device supports time commands.
</p>
<p>
        The default returns True.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating support for time commands
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicrobitDevice.runScript" ID="MicrobitDevice.runScript"></a>
<h4>MicrobitDevice.runScript</h4>
<b>runScript</b>(<i>script</i>)

<p>
        Public method to run the given Python script.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>script</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
script to be executed
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="MicrobitDevice.setButtons" ID="MicrobitDevice.setButtons"></a>
<h4>MicrobitDevice.setButtons</h4>
<b>setButtons</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to enable the supported action buttons.
</p>
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<a NAME="createDevice" ID="createDevice"></a>
<h2>createDevice</h2>
<b>createDevice</b>(<i>microPythonWidget, deviceType, vid, pid</i>)

<p>
    Function to instantiate a MicroPython device object.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>microPythonWidget</i> (MicroPythonWidget)</dt>
<dd>
reference to the main MicroPython widget
</dd>
<dt><i>deviceType</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
device type assigned to this device interface
</dd>
<dt><i>vid</i> (int)</dt>
<dd>
vendor ID
</dd>
<dt><i>pid</i> (int)</dt>
<dd>
product ID
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
reference to the instantiated device object
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
MicrobitDevice
</dd>
</dl>
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