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<h1>eric7.MicroPython.Devices.RP2040Devices</h1>

<p>
Module implementing the device interface class for RP2040 based boards
(e.g. Raspberry Pi Pico).
</p>
<h3>Global Attributes</h3>

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

<table>

<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device">RP2040Device</a></td>
<td>Class implementing the device for RP2040 based 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>
<hr />
<hr />
<a NAME="RP2040Device" ID="RP2040Device"></a>
<h2>RP2040Device</h2>

<p>
    Class implementing the device for RP2040 based boards.
</p>
<h3>Derived from</h3>
BaseDevice
<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="#RP2040Device.__init__">RP2040Device</a></td>
<td>Constructor</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.__activateBootloader">__activateBootloader</a></td>
<td>Private slot to switch the board into 'bootloader' mode.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.__createRP2040Menu">__createRP2040Menu</a></td>
<td>Private method to create the RP2040 submenu.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.__firmwareVersionResponse">__firmwareVersionResponse</a></td>
<td>Private slot handling the response of the latest version request.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.__flashPython">__flashPython</a></td>
<td>Private slot to flash a MicroPython firmware to the device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.__resetDevice">__resetDevice</a></td>
<td>Private slot to reset the connected device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.__setCountry">__setCountry</a></td>
<td>Private slot to configure the country of the connected RP2040 device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.__showFirmwareVersions">__showFirmwareVersions</a></td>
<td>Private slot to show the firmware version of the connected device and the available firmware version.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device._getSetTimeCode">_getSetTimeCode</a></td>
<td>Protected method to get the device code to set the time.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.activateBluetoothInterface">activateBluetoothInterface</a></td>
<td>Public method to activate the Bluetooth interface.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.addDeviceMenuEntries">addDeviceMenuEntries</a></td>
<td>Public method to add device specific entries to the given menu.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.addDeviceWifiEntries">addDeviceWifiEntries</a></td>
<td>Public method to add device specific entries to the given menu.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.canRunScript">canRunScript</a></td>
<td>Public method to determine, if a script can be executed.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.canStartFileManager">canStartFileManager</a></td>
<td>Public method to determine, if a File Manager can be started.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.canStartPlotter">canStartPlotter</a></td>
<td>Public method to determine, if a Plotter can be started.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.canStartRepl">canStartRepl</a></td>
<td>Public method to determine, if a REPL can be started.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.checkInternet">checkInternet</a></td>
<td>Public method to check, if the internet can be reached.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.checkInternetViaLan">checkInternetViaLan</a></td>
<td>Public method to check, if the internet can be reached (LAN variant).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.connectToLan">connectToLan</a></td>
<td>Public method to connect the connected device to the LAN.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.connectWifi">connectWifi</a></td>
<td>Public method to connect a device to a WiFi network.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.deactivateBluetoothInterface">deactivateBluetoothInterface</a></td>
<td>Public method to deactivate the Bluetooth interface.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.deactivateEthernet">deactivateEthernet</a></td>
<td>Public method to deactivate the Ethernet interface of the connected device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.deactivateInterface">deactivateInterface</a></td>
<td>Public method to deactivate a given WiFi interface of the connected device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.deviceName">deviceName</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the name of the device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.disableWebrepl">disableWebrepl</a></td>
<td>Public method to write the given WebREPL password to the connected device and modify the start script to start the WebREPL server.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.disconnectFromLan">disconnectFromLan</a></td>
<td>Public method  to disconnect from the LAN.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.disconnectWifi">disconnectWifi</a></td>
<td>Public method to disconnect a device from the WiFi network.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.enableWebrepl">enableWebrepl</a></td>
<td>Public method to write the given WebREPL password to the connected device and modify the start script to start the WebREPL server.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.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="#RP2040Device.getBluetoothStatus">getBluetoothStatus</a></td>
<td>Public method to get Bluetooth status data of the connected board.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.getConnectedClients">getConnectedClients</a></td>
<td>Public method to get a list of connected clients.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.getDeviceScan">getDeviceScan</a></td>
<td>Public method to perform a Bluetooth device scan.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.getDocumentationUrl">getDocumentationUrl</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the device documentation URL.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.getDownloadMenuEntries">getDownloadMenuEntries</a></td>
<td>Public method to retrieve the entries for the downloads menu.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.getEthernetStatus">getEthernetStatus</a></td>
<td>Public method to get Ethernet status data of the connected board.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.getWifiData">getWifiData</a></td>
<td>Public method to get data related to the current WiFi status.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.hasBluetooth">hasBluetooth</a></td>
<td>Public method to check the availability of Bluetooth.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.hasEthernet">hasEthernet</a></td>
<td>Public method to check the availability of Ethernet.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.hasFlashMenuEntry">hasFlashMenuEntry</a></td>
<td>Public method to check, if the device has its own flash menu entry.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.hasNetworkTime">hasNetworkTime</a></td>
<td>Public method to check the availability of network time functions.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.hasWifi">hasWifi</a></td>
<td>Public method to check the availability of WiFi.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.isLanConnected">isLanConnected</a></td>
<td>Public method to check the LAN connection status.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.isWifiApConnected">isWifiApConnected</a></td>
<td>Public method to check the WiFi connection status as access point.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.isWifiClientConnected">isWifiClientConnected</a></td>
<td>Public method to check the WiFi connection status as client.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.removeCredentials">removeCredentials</a></td>
<td>Public method to remove the saved credentials from the connected device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.removeLanAutoConnect">removeLanAutoConnect</a></td>
<td>Public method to remove the saved IPv4 parameters from the connected device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.runScript">runScript</a></td>
<td>Public method to run the given Python script.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.scanNetworks">scanNetworks</a></td>
<td>Public method to scan for available WiFi networks.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.setButtons">setButtons</a></td>
<td>Public method to enable the supported action buttons.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.setNetworkTime">setNetworkTime</a></td>
<td>Public method to set the time to the network time retrieved from an NTP server.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.startAccessPoint">startAccessPoint</a></td>
<td>Public method to start the access point interface.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.stopAccessPoint">stopAccessPoint</a></td>
<td>Public method to stop the access point interface.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.writeCredentials">writeCredentials</a></td>
<td>Public method to write the given credentials to the connected device and modify the start script to connect automatically.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#RP2040Device.writeLanAutoConnect">writeLanAutoConnect</a></td>
<td>Public method to generate a script and associated configuration to connect the device to the LAN during boot time.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Static Methods</h3>

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

<a NAME="RP2040Device.__init__" ID="RP2040Device.__init__"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device (Constructor)</h4>
<b>RP2040Device</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>
device type assigned to this device interface
</dd>
<dt><i>parent</i> (QObject)</dt>
<dd>
reference to the parent object
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.__activateBootloader" ID="RP2040Device.__activateBootloader"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.__activateBootloader</h4>
<b>__activateBootloader</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private slot to switch the board into 'bootloader' mode.
</p>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.__createRP2040Menu" ID="RP2040Device.__createRP2040Menu"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.__createRP2040Menu</h4>
<b>__createRP2040Menu</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private method to create the RP2040 submenu.
</p>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.__firmwareVersionResponse" ID="RP2040Device.__firmwareVersionResponse"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.__firmwareVersionResponse</h4>
<b>__firmwareVersionResponse</b>(<i>reply</i>)

<p>
        Private slot handling the response of the latest version request.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>reply</i> (QNetworkReply)</dt>
<dd>
reference to the reply object
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.__flashPython" ID="RP2040Device.__flashPython"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.__flashPython</h4>
<b>__flashPython</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private slot to flash a MicroPython firmware to the device.
</p>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.__resetDevice" ID="RP2040Device.__resetDevice"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.__resetDevice</h4>
<b>__resetDevice</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private slot to reset the connected device.
</p>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.__setCountry" ID="RP2040Device.__setCountry"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.__setCountry</h4>
<b>__setCountry</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private slot to configure the country of the connected RP2040 device.
</p>
<p>
        The country is the two letter country code.
</p>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.__showFirmwareVersions" ID="RP2040Device.__showFirmwareVersions"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.__showFirmwareVersions</h4>
<b>__showFirmwareVersions</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private slot to show the firmware version of the connected device and the
        available firmware version.
</p>
<a NAME="RP2040Device._getSetTimeCode" ID="RP2040Device._getSetTimeCode"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device._getSetTimeCode</h4>
<b>_getSetTimeCode</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Protected method to get the device code to set the time.
</p>
<p>
        Note: This method must be implemented in the various device specific
        subclasses.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
code to be executed on the connected device to set the time
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
str
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.activateBluetoothInterface" ID="RP2040Device.activateBluetoothInterface"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.activateBluetoothInterface</h4>
<b>activateBluetoothInterface</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to activate the Bluetooth interface.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating the new state of the Bluetooth interface
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>OSError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
raised to indicate an issue with the device
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.addDeviceMenuEntries" ID="RP2040Device.addDeviceMenuEntries"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.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="RP2040Device.addDeviceWifiEntries" ID="RP2040Device.addDeviceWifiEntries"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.addDeviceWifiEntries</h4>
<b>addDeviceWifiEntries</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="RP2040Device.canRunScript" ID="RP2040Device.canRunScript"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.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="RP2040Device.canStartFileManager" ID="RP2040Device.canStartFileManager"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.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="RP2040Device.canStartPlotter" ID="RP2040Device.canStartPlotter"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.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="RP2040Device.canStartRepl" ID="RP2040Device.canStartRepl"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.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="RP2040Device.checkInternet" ID="RP2040Device.checkInternet"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.checkInternet</h4>
<b>checkInternet</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to check, if the internet can be reached.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containing a flag indicating reachability and an error string
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (bool, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.checkInternetViaLan" ID="RP2040Device.checkInternetViaLan"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.checkInternetViaLan</h4>
<b>checkInternetViaLan</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to check, if the internet can be reached (LAN variant).
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containing a flag indicating reachability and an error string
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (bool, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.connectToLan" ID="RP2040Device.connectToLan"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.connectToLan</h4>
<b>connectToLan</b>(<i>config</i>)

<p>
        Public method to connect the connected device to the LAN.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>config</i> (str or tuple of (str, str, str, str))</dt>
<dd>
configuration for the connection (either the string 'dhcp'
            for a dynamic address or a tuple of four strings with the IPv4 parameters.
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containing a flag indicating success and an error message
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (bool, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.connectWifi" ID="RP2040Device.connectWifi"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.connectWifi</h4>
<b>connectWifi</b>(<i>ssid, password</i>)

<p>
        Public method to connect a device to a WiFi network.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>ssid</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
name (SSID) of the WiFi network
</dd>
<dt><i>password</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
password needed to connect
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containing the connection status and an error string
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (bool, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.deactivateBluetoothInterface" ID="RP2040Device.deactivateBluetoothInterface"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.deactivateBluetoothInterface</h4>
<b>deactivateBluetoothInterface</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to deactivate the Bluetooth interface.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating the new state of the Bluetooth interface
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>OSError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
raised to indicate an issue with the device
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.deactivateEthernet" ID="RP2040Device.deactivateEthernet"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.deactivateEthernet</h4>
<b>deactivateEthernet</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to deactivate the Ethernet interface of the connected device.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containg a flag indicating success and an error message
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (bool, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.deactivateInterface" ID="RP2040Device.deactivateInterface"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.deactivateInterface</h4>
<b>deactivateInterface</b>(<i>interface</i>)

<p>
        Public method to deactivate a given WiFi interface of the connected device.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>interface</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
designation of the interface to be deactivated (one of 'AP'
            or 'STA')
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containg a flag indicating success and an error message
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (bool, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>ValueError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
raised to indicate a wrong value for the interface type
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.deviceName" ID="RP2040Device.deviceName"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.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="RP2040Device.disableWebrepl" ID="RP2040Device.disableWebrepl"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.disableWebrepl</h4>
<b>disableWebrepl</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to write the given WebREPL password to the connected device and
        modify the start script to start the WebREPL server.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containing a flag indicating success and an error message
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (bool, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.disconnectFromLan" ID="RP2040Device.disconnectFromLan"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.disconnectFromLan</h4>
<b>disconnectFromLan</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method  to disconnect from the LAN.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containing a flag indicating success and an error message
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (bool, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.disconnectWifi" ID="RP2040Device.disconnectWifi"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.disconnectWifi</h4>
<b>disconnectWifi</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to disconnect a device from the WiFi network.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containing a flag indicating success and an error string
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (bool, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.enableWebrepl" ID="RP2040Device.enableWebrepl"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.enableWebrepl</h4>
<b>enableWebrepl</b>(<i>password</i>)

<p>
        Public method to write the given WebREPL password to the connected device and
        modify the start script to start the WebREPL server.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>password</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
password needed to authenticate
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containing a flag indicating success and an error message
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (bool, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.forceInterrupt" ID="RP2040Device.forceInterrupt"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.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="RP2040Device.getBluetoothStatus" ID="RP2040Device.getBluetoothStatus"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.getBluetoothStatus</h4>
<b>getBluetoothStatus</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to get Bluetooth status data of the connected board.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
list of tuples containing the translated status data label and
            the associated value
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
list of tuples of (str, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>OSError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
raised to indicate an issue with the device
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.getConnectedClients" ID="RP2040Device.getConnectedClients"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.getConnectedClients</h4>
<b>getConnectedClients</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to get a list of connected clients.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
a tuple containing a list of tuples containing the client MAC-Address
            and the RSSI (if supported and available) and an error message
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of ([(bytes, int)], str)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.getDeviceScan" ID="RP2040Device.getDeviceScan"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.getDeviceScan</h4>
<b>getDeviceScan</b>(<i>timeout=10</i>)

<p>
        Public method to perform a Bluetooth device scan.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>timeout</i> (int (optional))</dt>
<dd>
duration of the device scan in seconds (defaults
            to 10)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containing a dictionary with the scan results and
            an error string
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (dict, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.getDocumentationUrl" ID="RP2040Device.getDocumentationUrl"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.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="RP2040Device.getDownloadMenuEntries" ID="RP2040Device.getDownloadMenuEntries"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.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="RP2040Device.getEthernetStatus" ID="RP2040Device.getEthernetStatus"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.getEthernetStatus</h4>
<b>getEthernetStatus</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to get Ethernet status data of the connected board.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
list of tuples containing the translated status data label and
            the associated value
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
list of tuples of (str, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>OSError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
raised to indicate an issue with the device
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.getWifiData" ID="RP2040Device.getWifiData"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.getWifiData</h4>
<b>getWifiData</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to get data related to the current WiFi status.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of three dictionaries containing the WiFi status data
            for the WiFi client, access point and overall data
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (dict, dict, dict)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>OSError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
raised to indicate an issue with the device
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.hasBluetooth" ID="RP2040Device.hasBluetooth"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.hasBluetooth</h4>
<b>hasBluetooth</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to check the availability of Bluetooth.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating the availability of Bluetooth
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>OSError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
raised to indicate an issue with the device
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.hasEthernet" ID="RP2040Device.hasEthernet"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.hasEthernet</h4>
<b>hasEthernet</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to check the availability of Ethernet.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containing a flag indicating the availability of Ethernet
            and the Ethernet type (picowiz)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (bool, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>OSError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
raised to indicate an issue with the device
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.hasFlashMenuEntry" ID="RP2040Device.hasFlashMenuEntry"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.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="RP2040Device.hasNetworkTime" ID="RP2040Device.hasNetworkTime"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.hasNetworkTime</h4>
<b>hasNetworkTime</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to check the availability of network time functions.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating the availability of network time functions
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>OSError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
raised to indicate an issue with the device
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.hasWifi" ID="RP2040Device.hasWifi"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.hasWifi</h4>
<b>hasWifi</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to check the availability of WiFi.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containing a flag indicating the availability of WiFi
            and the WiFi type (picow or picowireless)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (bool, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>OSError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
raised to indicate an issue with the device
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.isLanConnected" ID="RP2040Device.isLanConnected"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.isLanConnected</h4>
<b>isLanConnected</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to check the LAN connection status.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating that the device is connected to the LAN
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.isWifiApConnected" ID="RP2040Device.isWifiApConnected"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.isWifiApConnected</h4>
<b>isWifiApConnected</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to check the WiFi connection status as access point.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating the WiFi connection status
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.isWifiClientConnected" ID="RP2040Device.isWifiClientConnected"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.isWifiClientConnected</h4>
<b>isWifiClientConnected</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to check the WiFi connection status as client.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating the WiFi connection status
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.removeCredentials" ID="RP2040Device.removeCredentials"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.removeCredentials</h4>
<b>removeCredentials</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to remove the saved credentials from the connected device.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containing a flag indicating success and an error message
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (bool, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.removeLanAutoConnect" ID="RP2040Device.removeLanAutoConnect"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.removeLanAutoConnect</h4>
<b>removeLanAutoConnect</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to remove the saved IPv4 parameters from the connected device.
</p>
<p>
        Note: This disables the LAN auto-connect feature.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containing a flag indicating success and an error message
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (bool, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.runScript" ID="RP2040Device.runScript"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.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="RP2040Device.scanNetworks" ID="RP2040Device.scanNetworks"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.scanNetworks</h4>
<b>scanNetworks</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to scan for available WiFi networks.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containing the list of available networks as a tuple of 'Name',
            'MAC-Address', 'channel', 'RSSI' and 'security' and an error string
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (list of tuple of (str, str, int, int, str), str)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.setButtons" ID="RP2040Device.setButtons"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.setButtons</h4>
<b>setButtons</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to enable the supported action buttons.
</p>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.setNetworkTime" ID="RP2040Device.setNetworkTime"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.setNetworkTime</h4>
<b>setNetworkTime</b>(<i>server="pool.ntp.org", tzOffset=0, timeout=10</i>)

<p>
        Public method to set the time to the network time retrieved from an
        NTP server.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>server</i> (str (optional))</dt>
<dd>
name of the NTP server to get the network time from
            (defaults to "0.pool.ntp.org")
</dd>
<dt><i>tzOffset</i> (int (optional))</dt>
<dd>
offset with respect to UTC (defaults to 0)
</dd>
<dt><i>timeout</i> (int)</dt>
<dd>
maximum time to wait for a server response in seconds
            (defaults to 10)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containing a flag indicating success and an error string
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (bool, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.startAccessPoint" ID="RP2040Device.startAccessPoint"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.startAccessPoint</h4>
<b>startAccessPoint</b>(<i>ssid, security=None, password=None, ifconfig=None</i>)

<p>
        Public method to start the access point interface.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>ssid</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
SSID of the access point
</dd>
<dt><i>security</i> (int (optional))</dt>
<dd>
security method (defaults to None)
</dd>
<dt><i>password</i> (str (optional))</dt>
<dd>
password (defaults to None)
</dd>
<dt><i>ifconfig</i> (tuple of (str, str, str, str))</dt>
<dd>
IPv4 configuration for the access point if not default
            (IPv4 address, netmask, gateway address, DNS server address)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containing a flag indicating success and an error message
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (bool, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.stopAccessPoint" ID="RP2040Device.stopAccessPoint"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.stopAccessPoint</h4>
<b>stopAccessPoint</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to stop the access point interface.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containg a flag indicating success and an error message
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (bool, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.writeCredentials" ID="RP2040Device.writeCredentials"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.writeCredentials</h4>
<b>writeCredentials</b>(<i>ssid, password</i>)

<p>
        Public method to write the given credentials to the connected device and modify
        the start script to connect automatically.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>ssid</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
SSID of the network to connect to
</dd>
<dt><i>password</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
password needed to authenticate
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containing a flag indicating success and an error message
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (bool, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="RP2040Device.writeLanAutoConnect" ID="RP2040Device.writeLanAutoConnect"></a>
<h4>RP2040Device.writeLanAutoConnect</h4>
<b>writeLanAutoConnect</b>(<i>config</i>)

<p>
        Public method to generate a script and associated configuration to connect the
        device to the LAN during boot time.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>config</i> (str or tuple of (str, str, str, str))</dt>
<dd>
configuration for the connection (either the string 'dhcp'
            for a dynamic address or a tuple of four strings with the IPv4 parameters.
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containing a flag indicating success and an error message
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (bool, str)
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="createDevice" ID="createDevice"></a>
<h2>createDevice</h2>
<b>createDevice</b>(<i>microPythonWidget, deviceType, vid, pid, boardName, serialNumber</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>
<dt><i>boardName</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
name of the board
</dd>
<dt><i>serialNumber</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
serial number of the board
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
reference to the instantiated device object
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
RP2040Device
</dd>
</dl>
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