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<h1>eric7.MicroPython.Devices.STLinkDevices</h1>
<p>
Module implementing the device interface class for STM32 STLink boards.
</p>

<h3>Global Attributes</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>

<h3>Classes</h3>
<table>
<tr>
<td><a href="#STLinkDevice">STLinkDevice</a></td>
<td>Class implementing the device for STM32 STLink 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="STLinkDevice" ID="STLinkDevice"></a>
<h2>STLinkDevice</h2>
<p>
    Class implementing the device for STM32 STLink boards.
</p>

<h3>Derived from</h3>
BaseDevice
<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="#STLinkDevice.__init__">STLinkDevice</a></td>
<td>Constructor</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#STLinkDevice.__createSTLinkMenu">__createSTLinkMenu</a></td>
<td>Private method to create the STLink submenu.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#STLinkDevice.__deviceVolumeMounted">__deviceVolumeMounted</a></td>
<td>Private method to check, if the device volume is mounted.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#STLinkDevice.__findWorkspace">__findWorkspace</a></td>
<td>Private method to find the workspace directory.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#STLinkDevice.__firmwareVersionResponse">__firmwareVersionResponse</a></td>
<td>Private slot handling the response of the latest version request.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#STLinkDevice.__flashMicroPython">__flashMicroPython</a></td>
<td>Private slot to flash a MicroPython firmware.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#STLinkDevice.__resetDevice">__resetDevice</a></td>
<td>Private slot to reset the connected device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#STLinkDevice.__showDeviceInfo">__showDeviceInfo</a></td>
<td>Private slot to show some information about connected STLink devices.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#STLinkDevice.__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="#STLinkDevice.__stflashAvailable">__stflashAvailable</a></td>
<td>Private method to check the availability of the 'st-flash' firmware flashing tool.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#STLinkDevice.__stinfoAvailable">__stinfoAvailable</a></td>
<td>Private method to check the availability of the 'st-info' tool.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#STLinkDevice.__stlinkToolAvailable">__stlinkToolAvailable</a></td>
<td>Private method to check the availability of the given STLink tool.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#STLinkDevice.addDeviceMenuEntries">addDeviceMenuEntries</a></td>
<td>Public method to add device specific entries to the given menu.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#STLinkDevice.canRunScript">canRunScript</a></td>
<td>Public method to determine, if a script can be executed.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#STLinkDevice.canStartFileManager">canStartFileManager</a></td>
<td>Public method to determine, if a File Manager can be started.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#STLinkDevice.canStartPlotter">canStartPlotter</a></td>
<td>Public method to determine, if a Plotter can be started.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#STLinkDevice.canStartRepl">canStartRepl</a></td>
<td>Public method to determine, if a REPL can be started.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#STLinkDevice.deviceName">deviceName</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the name of the device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#STLinkDevice.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="#STLinkDevice.getDocumentationUrl">getDocumentationUrl</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the device documentation URL.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#STLinkDevice.getFirmwareUrl">getFirmwareUrl</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the device firmware download URL.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#STLinkDevice.getWorkspace">getWorkspace</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the workspace directory.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#STLinkDevice.hasFlashMenuEntry">hasFlashMenuEntry</a></td>
<td>Public method to check, if the device has its own flash menu entry.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#STLinkDevice.runScript">runScript</a></td>
<td>Public method to run the given Python script.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#STLinkDevice.setButtons">setButtons</a></td>
<td>Public method to enable the supported action buttons.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#STLinkDevice.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="STLinkDevice.__init__" ID="STLinkDevice.__init__"></a>
<h4>STLinkDevice (Constructor)</h4>
<b>STLinkDevice</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="STLinkDevice.__createSTLinkMenu" ID="STLinkDevice.__createSTLinkMenu"></a>
<h4>STLinkDevice.__createSTLinkMenu</h4>
<b>__createSTLinkMenu</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to create the STLink submenu.
</p>

<a NAME="STLinkDevice.__deviceVolumeMounted" ID="STLinkDevice.__deviceVolumeMounted"></a>
<h4>STLinkDevice.__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="STLinkDevice.__findWorkspace" ID="STLinkDevice.__findWorkspace"></a>
<h4>STLinkDevice.__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="STLinkDevice.__firmwareVersionResponse" ID="STLinkDevice.__firmwareVersionResponse"></a>
<h4>STLinkDevice.__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="STLinkDevice.__flashMicroPython" ID="STLinkDevice.__flashMicroPython"></a>
<h4>STLinkDevice.__flashMicroPython</h4>
<b>__flashMicroPython</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to flash a MicroPython firmware.
</p>

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

<a NAME="STLinkDevice.__showDeviceInfo" ID="STLinkDevice.__showDeviceInfo"></a>
<h4>STLinkDevice.__showDeviceInfo</h4>
<b>__showDeviceInfo</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to show some information about connected STLink devices.
</p>

<a NAME="STLinkDevice.__showFirmwareVersions" ID="STLinkDevice.__showFirmwareVersions"></a>
<h4>STLinkDevice.__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="STLinkDevice.__stflashAvailable" ID="STLinkDevice.__stflashAvailable"></a>
<h4>STLinkDevice.__stflashAvailable</h4>
<b>__stflashAvailable</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to check the availability of the 'st-flash' firmware flashing
        tool.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating the availability of the 'st-flash' firmware flashing
            tool
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="STLinkDevice.__stinfoAvailable" ID="STLinkDevice.__stinfoAvailable"></a>
<h4>STLinkDevice.__stinfoAvailable</h4>
<b>__stinfoAvailable</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to check the availability of the 'st-info' tool.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating the availability of the 'st-info' tool
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="STLinkDevice.__stlinkToolAvailable" ID="STLinkDevice.__stlinkToolAvailable"></a>
<h4>STLinkDevice.__stlinkToolAvailable</h4>
<b>__stlinkToolAvailable</b>(<i>toolname</i>)
<p>
        Private method to check the availability of the given STLink tool.
</p>
<p>
        Note: supported tools are st-info and st-flash
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>toolname</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
name of the tool to be checked
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating the availability of the given STLink tool
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>ValueError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
raised to indicate an illegal tool name
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="STLinkDevice.addDeviceMenuEntries" ID="STLinkDevice.addDeviceMenuEntries"></a>
<h4>STLinkDevice.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="STLinkDevice.canRunScript" ID="STLinkDevice.canRunScript"></a>
<h4>STLinkDevice.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="STLinkDevice.canStartFileManager" ID="STLinkDevice.canStartFileManager"></a>
<h4>STLinkDevice.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="STLinkDevice.canStartPlotter" ID="STLinkDevice.canStartPlotter"></a>
<h4>STLinkDevice.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="STLinkDevice.canStartRepl" ID="STLinkDevice.canStartRepl"></a>
<h4>STLinkDevice.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="STLinkDevice.deviceName" ID="STLinkDevice.deviceName"></a>
<h4>STLinkDevice.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="STLinkDevice.forceInterrupt" ID="STLinkDevice.forceInterrupt"></a>
<h4>STLinkDevice.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="STLinkDevice.getDocumentationUrl" ID="STLinkDevice.getDocumentationUrl"></a>
<h4>STLinkDevice.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="STLinkDevice.getFirmwareUrl" ID="STLinkDevice.getFirmwareUrl"></a>
<h4>STLinkDevice.getFirmwareUrl</h4>
<b>getFirmwareUrl</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to get the device firmware download URL.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
firmware download URL of the device
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
str
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="STLinkDevice.getWorkspace" ID="STLinkDevice.getWorkspace"></a>
<h4>STLinkDevice.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="STLinkDevice.hasFlashMenuEntry" ID="STLinkDevice.hasFlashMenuEntry"></a>
<h4>STLinkDevice.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="STLinkDevice.runScript" ID="STLinkDevice.runScript"></a>
<h4>STLinkDevice.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="STLinkDevice.setButtons" ID="STLinkDevice.setButtons"></a>
<h4>STLinkDevice.setButtons</h4>
<b>setButtons</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to enable the supported action buttons.
</p>

<a NAME="STLinkDevice.supportsLocalFileAccess" ID="STLinkDevice.supportsLocalFileAccess"></a>
<h4>STLinkDevice.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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<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>
PyBoardDevice
</dd>
</dl>
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