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+<h1>eric7.MicroPython.Devices.Nrf52Devices</h1>
+<p>
+Module implementing the device interface class for NRF52 boards with UF2 support.
+</p>
+
+<h3>Global Attributes</h3>
+<table>
+<tr><td>None</td></tr>
+</table>
+
+<h3>Classes</h3>
+<table>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#Nrf52Device">Nrf52Device</a></td>
+<td>Class implementing the device for NRF52 boards with UF2 support.</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="Nrf52Device" ID="Nrf52Device"></a>
+<h2>Nrf52Device</h2>
+<p>
+ Class implementing the device for NRF52 boards with UF2 support.
+</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="#Nrf52Device.__init__">Nrf52Device</a></td>
+<td>Constructor</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#Nrf52Device.__activateBootloader">__activateBootloader</a></td>
+<td>Private slot to switch the board into 'bootloader' mode.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#Nrf52Device.__createNrfMenu">__createNrfMenu</a></td>
+<td>Private method to create the NRF52 submenu.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#Nrf52Device.__firmwareVersionResponse">__firmwareVersionResponse</a></td>
+<td>Private slot handling the response of the latest version request.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#Nrf52Device.__flashPython">__flashPython</a></td>
+<td>Private slot to flash a MicroPython firmware to the device.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#Nrf52Device.__resetDevice">__resetDevice</a></td>
+<td>Private slot to reset the connected device.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#Nrf52Device.__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="#Nrf52Device.activateBluetoothInterface">activateBluetoothInterface</a></td>
+<td>Public method to activate the Bluetooth interface.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#Nrf52Device.addDeviceMenuEntries">addDeviceMenuEntries</a></td>
+<td>Public method to add device specific entries to the given menu.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#Nrf52Device.canRunScript">canRunScript</a></td>
+<td>Public method to determine, if a script can be executed.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#Nrf52Device.canStartFileManager">canStartFileManager</a></td>
+<td>Public method to determine, if a File Manager can be started.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#Nrf52Device.canStartPlotter">canStartPlotter</a></td>
+<td>Public method to determine, if a Plotter can be started.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#Nrf52Device.canStartRepl">canStartRepl</a></td>
+<td>Public method to determine, if a REPL can be started.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#Nrf52Device.deactivateBluetoothInterface">deactivateBluetoothInterface</a></td>
+<td>Public method to deactivate the Bluetooth interface.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#Nrf52Device.deviceName">deviceName</a></td>
+<td>Public method to get the name of the device.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#Nrf52Device.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="#Nrf52Device.getBluetoothStatus">getBluetoothStatus</a></td>
+<td>Public method to get Bluetooth status data of the connected board.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#Nrf52Device.getDeviceScan">getDeviceScan</a></td>
+<td>Public method to perform a Bluetooth device scan.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#Nrf52Device.getDocumentationUrl">getDocumentationUrl</a></td>
+<td>Public method to get the device documentation URL.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#Nrf52Device.getDownloadMenuEntries">getDownloadMenuEntries</a></td>
+<td>Public method to retrieve the entries for the downloads menu.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#Nrf52Device.hasBluetooth">hasBluetooth</a></td>
+<td>Public method to check the availability of Bluetooth.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#Nrf52Device.hasFlashMenuEntry">hasFlashMenuEntry</a></td>
+<td>Public method to check, if the device has its own flash menu entry.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#Nrf52Device.runScript">runScript</a></td>
+<td>Public method to run the given Python script.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#Nrf52Device.setButtons">setButtons</a></td>
+<td>Public method to enable the supported action buttons.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#Nrf52Device.supportsDeviceScan">supportsDeviceScan</a></td>
+<td>Public method to indicate, that the Bluetooth implementation supports scanning for devices.</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+
+<h3>Static Methods</h3>
+<table>
+<tr><td>None</td></tr>
+</table>
+
+
+<a NAME="Nrf52Device.__init__" ID="Nrf52Device.__init__"></a>
+<h4>Nrf52Device (Constructor)</h4>
+<b>Nrf52Device</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="Nrf52Device.__activateBootloader" ID="Nrf52Device.__activateBootloader"></a>
+<h4>Nrf52Device.__activateBootloader</h4>
+<b>__activateBootloader</b>(<i></i>)
+<p>
+ Private slot to switch the board into 'bootloader' mode.
+</p>
+
+<a NAME="Nrf52Device.__createNrfMenu" ID="Nrf52Device.__createNrfMenu"></a>
+<h4>Nrf52Device.__createNrfMenu</h4>
+<b>__createNrfMenu</b>(<i></i>)
+<p>
+ Private method to create the NRF52 submenu.
+</p>
+
+<a NAME="Nrf52Device.__firmwareVersionResponse" ID="Nrf52Device.__firmwareVersionResponse"></a>
+<h4>Nrf52Device.__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="Nrf52Device.__flashPython" ID="Nrf52Device.__flashPython"></a>
+<h4>Nrf52Device.__flashPython</h4>
+<b>__flashPython</b>(<i></i>)
+<p>
+ Private slot to flash a MicroPython firmware to the device.
+</p>
+
+<a NAME="Nrf52Device.__resetDevice" ID="Nrf52Device.__resetDevice"></a>
+<h4>Nrf52Device.__resetDevice</h4>
+<b>__resetDevice</b>(<i></i>)
+<p>
+ Private slot to reset the connected device.
+</p>
+
+<a NAME="Nrf52Device.__showFirmwareVersions" ID="Nrf52Device.__showFirmwareVersions"></a>
+<h4>Nrf52Device.__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="Nrf52Device.activateBluetoothInterface" ID="Nrf52Device.activateBluetoothInterface"></a>
+<h4>Nrf52Device.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="Nrf52Device.addDeviceMenuEntries" ID="Nrf52Device.addDeviceMenuEntries"></a>
+<h4>Nrf52Device.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="Nrf52Device.canRunScript" ID="Nrf52Device.canRunScript"></a>
+<h4>Nrf52Device.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="Nrf52Device.canStartFileManager" ID="Nrf52Device.canStartFileManager"></a>
+<h4>Nrf52Device.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="Nrf52Device.canStartPlotter" ID="Nrf52Device.canStartPlotter"></a>
+<h4>Nrf52Device.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="Nrf52Device.canStartRepl" ID="Nrf52Device.canStartRepl"></a>
+<h4>Nrf52Device.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="Nrf52Device.deactivateBluetoothInterface" ID="Nrf52Device.deactivateBluetoothInterface"></a>
+<h4>Nrf52Device.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="Nrf52Device.deviceName" ID="Nrf52Device.deviceName"></a>
+<h4>Nrf52Device.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="Nrf52Device.forceInterrupt" ID="Nrf52Device.forceInterrupt"></a>
+<h4>Nrf52Device.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="Nrf52Device.getBluetoothStatus" ID="Nrf52Device.getBluetoothStatus"></a>
+<h4>Nrf52Device.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="Nrf52Device.getDeviceScan" ID="Nrf52Device.getDeviceScan"></a>
+<h4>Nrf52Device.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="Nrf52Device.getDocumentationUrl" ID="Nrf52Device.getDocumentationUrl"></a>
+<h4>Nrf52Device.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="Nrf52Device.getDownloadMenuEntries" ID="Nrf52Device.getDownloadMenuEntries"></a>
+<h4>Nrf52Device.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="Nrf52Device.hasBluetooth" ID="Nrf52Device.hasBluetooth"></a>
+<h4>Nrf52Device.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="Nrf52Device.hasFlashMenuEntry" ID="Nrf52Device.hasFlashMenuEntry"></a>
+<h4>Nrf52Device.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="Nrf52Device.runScript" ID="Nrf52Device.runScript"></a>
+<h4>Nrf52Device.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="Nrf52Device.setButtons" ID="Nrf52Device.setButtons"></a>
+<h4>Nrf52Device.setButtons</h4>
+<b>setButtons</b>(<i></i>)
+<p>
+ Public method to enable the supported action buttons.
+</p>
+
+<a NAME="Nrf52Device.supportsDeviceScan" ID="Nrf52Device.supportsDeviceScan"></a>
+<h4>Nrf52Device.supportsDeviceScan</h4>
+<b>supportsDeviceScan</b>(<i></i>)
+<p>
+ Public method to indicate, that the Bluetooth implementation supports
+ scanning for devices.
+</p>
+
+<dl>
+<dt>Return:</dt>
+<dd>
+flag indicating that the scanning function is supported
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl>
+<dt>Return Type:</dt>
+<dd>
+bool
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<div align="right"><a href="#top">Up</a></div>
+<hr />
+<hr />
+<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 (unused)
+</dd>
+<dt><i>_pid</i> (int)</dt>
+<dd>
+product ID (unused)
+</dd>
+<dt><i>_boardName</i> (str)</dt>
+<dd>
+name of the board (unused)
+</dd>
+<dt><i>_serialNumber</i> (str)</dt>
+<dd>
+serial number of the board (unused)
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl>
+<dt>Return:</dt>
+<dd>
+reference to the instantiated device object
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl>
+<dt>Return Type:</dt>
+<dd>
+RP2Device
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<div align="right"><a href="#top">Up</a></div>
+<hr />
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