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+<h1>eric7.MicroPython.CircuitPythonDevices</h1>
+
+<p>
+Module implementing the device interface class for CircuitPython boards.
+</p>
+<h3>Global Attributes</h3>
+
+<table>
+<tr><td>None</td></tr>
+</table>
+<h3>Classes</h3>
+
+<table>
+
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#CircuitPythonDevice">CircuitPythonDevice</a></td>
+<td>Class implementing the device for CircuitPython boards.</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<h3>Functions</h3>
+
+<table>
+<tr><td>None</td></tr>
+</table>
+<hr />
+<hr />
+<a NAME="CircuitPythonDevice" ID="CircuitPythonDevice"></a>
+<h2>CircuitPythonDevice</h2>
+
+<p>
+ Class implementing the device for CircuitPython boards.
+</p>
+<h3>Derived from</h3>
+MicroPythonDevice
+<h3>Class Attributes</h3>
+
+<table>
+<tr><td>DeviceVolumeName</td></tr>
+</table>
+<h3>Class Methods</h3>
+
+<table>
+<tr><td>None</td></tr>
+</table>
+<h3>Methods</h3>
+
+<table>
+
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#CircuitPythonDevice.__init__">CircuitPythonDevice</a></td>
+<td>Constructor</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#CircuitPythonDevice.__deviceVolumeMounted">__deviceVolumeMounted</a></td>
+<td>Private method to check, if the device volume is mounted.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#CircuitPythonDevice.__findWorkspace">__findWorkspace</a></td>
+<td>Private method to find the workspace directory.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#CircuitPythonDevice.__flashCircuitPython">__flashCircuitPython</a></td>
+<td>Private slot to flash a CircuitPython firmware to the device.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#CircuitPythonDevice.__flashTeensy">__flashTeensy</a></td>
+<td>Private method to show a message box because Teens does not support the UF2 bootloader yet.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#CircuitPythonDevice.__installLibraryFiles">__installLibraryFiles</a></td>
+<td>Private slot to install Python files into the onboard library.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#CircuitPythonDevice.addDeviceMenuEntries">addDeviceMenuEntries</a></td>
+<td>Public method to add device specific entries to the given menu.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#CircuitPythonDevice.canRunScript">canRunScript</a></td>
+<td>Public method to determine, if a script can be executed.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#CircuitPythonDevice.canStartFileManager">canStartFileManager</a></td>
+<td>Public method to determine, if a File Manager can be started.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#CircuitPythonDevice.canStartPlotter">canStartPlotter</a></td>
+<td>Public method to determine, if a Plotter can be started.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#CircuitPythonDevice.canStartRepl">canStartRepl</a></td>
+<td>Public method to determine, if a REPL can be started.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#CircuitPythonDevice.deviceName">deviceName</a></td>
+<td>Public method to get the name of the device.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#CircuitPythonDevice.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="#CircuitPythonDevice.getDocumentationUrl">getDocumentationUrl</a></td>
+<td>Public method to get the device documentation URL.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#CircuitPythonDevice.getDownloadMenuEntries">getDownloadMenuEntries</a></td>
+<td>Public method to retrieve the entries for the downloads menu.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#CircuitPythonDevice.getWorkspace">getWorkspace</a></td>
+<td>Public method to get the workspace directory.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#CircuitPythonDevice.hasFlashMenuEntry">hasFlashMenuEntry</a></td>
+<td>Public method to check, if the device has its own flash menu entry.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#CircuitPythonDevice.runScript">runScript</a></td>
+<td>Public method to run the given Python script.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#CircuitPythonDevice.setButtons">setButtons</a></td>
+<td>Public method to enable the supported action buttons.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#CircuitPythonDevice.supportsLocalFileAccess">supportsLocalFileAccess</a></td>
+<td>Public method to indicate file access via a local directory.</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<h3>Static Methods</h3>
+
+<table>
+<tr><td>None</td></tr>
+</table>
+
+<a NAME="CircuitPythonDevice.__init__" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.__init__"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice (Constructor)</h4>
+<b>CircuitPythonDevice</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="CircuitPythonDevice.__deviceVolumeMounted" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.__deviceVolumeMounted"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.__deviceVolumeMounted</h4>
+<b>__deviceVolumeMounted</b>(<i></i>)
+
+<p>
+ Private method to check, if the device volume is mounted.
+</p>
+<dl>
+<dt>Return:</dt>
+<dd>
+flag indicated a mounted device
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl>
+<dt>Return Type:</dt>
+<dd>
+bool
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<a NAME="CircuitPythonDevice.__findWorkspace" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.__findWorkspace"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.__findWorkspace</h4>
+<b>__findWorkspace</b>(<i>silent=False</i>)
+
+<p>
+ Private method to find the workspace directory.
+</p>
+<dl>
+
+<dt><i>silent</i> (bool)</dt>
+<dd>
+flag indicating silent operations
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl>
+<dt>Return:</dt>
+<dd>
+workspace directory used for saving files
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl>
+<dt>Return Type:</dt>
+<dd>
+str
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<a NAME="CircuitPythonDevice.__flashCircuitPython" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.__flashCircuitPython"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.__flashCircuitPython</h4>
+<b>__flashCircuitPython</b>(<i></i>)
+
+<p>
+ Private slot to flash a CircuitPython firmware to the device.
+</p>
+<a NAME="CircuitPythonDevice.__flashTeensy" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.__flashTeensy"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.__flashTeensy</h4>
+<b>__flashTeensy</b>(<i></i>)
+
+<p>
+ Private method to show a message box because Teens does not support
+ the UF2 bootloader yet.
+</p>
+<a NAME="CircuitPythonDevice.__installLibraryFiles" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.__installLibraryFiles"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.__installLibraryFiles</h4>
+<b>__installLibraryFiles</b>(<i></i>)
+
+<p>
+ Private slot to install Python files into the onboard library.
+</p>
+<a NAME="CircuitPythonDevice.addDeviceMenuEntries" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.addDeviceMenuEntries"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.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="CircuitPythonDevice.canRunScript" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.canRunScript"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.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="CircuitPythonDevice.canStartFileManager" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.canStartFileManager"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.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="CircuitPythonDevice.canStartPlotter" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.canStartPlotter"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.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="CircuitPythonDevice.canStartRepl" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.canStartRepl"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.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="CircuitPythonDevice.deviceName" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.deviceName"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.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="CircuitPythonDevice.forceInterrupt" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.forceInterrupt"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.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="CircuitPythonDevice.getDocumentationUrl" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.getDocumentationUrl"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.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="CircuitPythonDevice.getDownloadMenuEntries" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.getDownloadMenuEntries"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.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="CircuitPythonDevice.getWorkspace" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.getWorkspace"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.getWorkspace</h4>
+<b>getWorkspace</b>(<i>silent=False</i>)
+
+<p>
+ Public method to get the workspace directory.
+</p>
+<dl>
+
+<dt><i>silent</i> (bool)</dt>
+<dd>
+flag indicating silent operations
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl>
+<dt>Return:</dt>
+<dd>
+workspace directory used for saving files
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl>
+<dt>Return Type:</dt>
+<dd>
+str
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<a NAME="CircuitPythonDevice.hasFlashMenuEntry" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.hasFlashMenuEntry"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.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="CircuitPythonDevice.runScript" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.runScript"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.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="CircuitPythonDevice.setButtons" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.setButtons"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.setButtons</h4>
+<b>setButtons</b>(<i></i>)
+
+<p>
+ Public method to enable the supported action buttons.
+</p>
+<a NAME="CircuitPythonDevice.supportsLocalFileAccess" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.supportsLocalFileAccess"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.supportsLocalFileAccess</h4>
+<b>supportsLocalFileAccess</b>(<i></i>)
+
+<p>
+ Public method to indicate file access via a local directory.
+</p>
+<dl>
+<dt>Return:</dt>
+<dd>
+flag indicating file access via local directory
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl>
+<dt>Return Type:</dt>
+<dd>
+bool
+</dd>
+</dl>
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