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<h1>eric7.MicroPython.Devices.GenericMicroPythonDevices</h1>
<p>
Module implementing the device interface class for generic MicroPython devices
(i.e. those devices not specifically supported yet).
</p>

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

<h3>Classes</h3>
<table>
<tr>
<td><a href="#GenericMicroPythonDevice">GenericMicroPythonDevice</a></td>
<td>Class implementing the device interface for generic MicroPython 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="GenericMicroPythonDevice" ID="GenericMicroPythonDevice"></a>
<h2>GenericMicroPythonDevice</h2>
<p>
    Class implementing the device interface for generic MicroPython 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="#GenericMicroPythonDevice.__init__">GenericMicroPythonDevice</a></td>
<td>Constructor</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#GenericMicroPythonDevice.__activateBootloader">__activateBootloader</a></td>
<td>Private slot to switch the board into 'bootloader' mode.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#GenericMicroPythonDevice.__createGenericMenu">__createGenericMenu</a></td>
<td>Private method to create the Generic submenu.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#GenericMicroPythonDevice.__deviceVolumeMounted">__deviceVolumeMounted</a></td>
<td>Private method to check, if the device volume is mounted.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#GenericMicroPythonDevice.__findWorkspace">__findWorkspace</a></td>
<td>Private method to find the workspace directory.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#GenericMicroPythonDevice.__firmwareVersionResponse">__firmwareVersionResponse</a></td>
<td>Private slot handling the response of the latest version request.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#GenericMicroPythonDevice.__resetDevice">__resetDevice</a></td>
<td>Private slot to reset the connected device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#GenericMicroPythonDevice.__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="#GenericMicroPythonDevice._getSetTimeCode">_getSetTimeCode</a></td>
<td>Protected method to get the device code to set the time.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#GenericMicroPythonDevice.addDeviceMenuEntries">addDeviceMenuEntries</a></td>
<td>Public method to add device specific entries to the given menu.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#GenericMicroPythonDevice.canRunScript">canRunScript</a></td>
<td>Public method to determine, if a script can be executed.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#GenericMicroPythonDevice.canStartFileManager">canStartFileManager</a></td>
<td>Public method to determine, if a File Manager can be started.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#GenericMicroPythonDevice.canStartPlotter">canStartPlotter</a></td>
<td>Public method to determine, if a Plotter can be started.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#GenericMicroPythonDevice.canStartRepl">canStartRepl</a></td>
<td>Public method to determine, if a REPL can be started.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#GenericMicroPythonDevice.deviceName">deviceName</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the name of the device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#GenericMicroPythonDevice.getDocumentationUrl">getDocumentationUrl</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the device documentation URL.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#GenericMicroPythonDevice.getFirmwareUrl">getFirmwareUrl</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the device firmware download URL.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#GenericMicroPythonDevice.getWorkspace">getWorkspace</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the workspace directory.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#GenericMicroPythonDevice.runScript">runScript</a></td>
<td>Public method to run the given Python script.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#GenericMicroPythonDevice.setButtons">setButtons</a></td>
<td>Public method to enable the supported action buttons.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#GenericMicroPythonDevice.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="GenericMicroPythonDevice.__init__" ID="GenericMicroPythonDevice.__init__"></a>
<h4>GenericMicroPythonDevice (Constructor)</h4>
<b>GenericMicroPythonDevice</b>(<i>microPythonWidget, deviceType, vid, pid, 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>vid</i> (int)</dt>
<dd>
vendor ID
</dd>
<dt><i>pid</i> (int)</dt>
<dd>
product ID
</dd>
<dt><i>parent</i> (QObject)</dt>
<dd>
reference to the parent object
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="GenericMicroPythonDevice.__activateBootloader" ID="GenericMicroPythonDevice.__activateBootloader"></a>
<h4>GenericMicroPythonDevice.__activateBootloader</h4>
<b>__activateBootloader</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to switch the board into 'bootloader' mode.
</p>

<a NAME="GenericMicroPythonDevice.__createGenericMenu" ID="GenericMicroPythonDevice.__createGenericMenu"></a>
<h4>GenericMicroPythonDevice.__createGenericMenu</h4>
<b>__createGenericMenu</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to create the Generic submenu.
</p>

<a NAME="GenericMicroPythonDevice.__deviceVolumeMounted" ID="GenericMicroPythonDevice.__deviceVolumeMounted"></a>
<h4>GenericMicroPythonDevice.__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="GenericMicroPythonDevice.__findWorkspace" ID="GenericMicroPythonDevice.__findWorkspace"></a>
<h4>GenericMicroPythonDevice.__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="GenericMicroPythonDevice.__firmwareVersionResponse" ID="GenericMicroPythonDevice.__firmwareVersionResponse"></a>
<h4>GenericMicroPythonDevice.__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="GenericMicroPythonDevice.__resetDevice" ID="GenericMicroPythonDevice.__resetDevice"></a>
<h4>GenericMicroPythonDevice.__resetDevice</h4>
<b>__resetDevice</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to reset the connected device.
</p>

<a NAME="GenericMicroPythonDevice.__showFirmwareVersions" ID="GenericMicroPythonDevice.__showFirmwareVersions"></a>
<h4>GenericMicroPythonDevice.__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="GenericMicroPythonDevice._getSetTimeCode" ID="GenericMicroPythonDevice._getSetTimeCode"></a>
<h4>GenericMicroPythonDevice._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="GenericMicroPythonDevice.addDeviceMenuEntries" ID="GenericMicroPythonDevice.addDeviceMenuEntries"></a>
<h4>GenericMicroPythonDevice.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="GenericMicroPythonDevice.canRunScript" ID="GenericMicroPythonDevice.canRunScript"></a>
<h4>GenericMicroPythonDevice.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="GenericMicroPythonDevice.canStartFileManager" ID="GenericMicroPythonDevice.canStartFileManager"></a>
<h4>GenericMicroPythonDevice.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="GenericMicroPythonDevice.canStartPlotter" ID="GenericMicroPythonDevice.canStartPlotter"></a>
<h4>GenericMicroPythonDevice.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="GenericMicroPythonDevice.canStartRepl" ID="GenericMicroPythonDevice.canStartRepl"></a>
<h4>GenericMicroPythonDevice.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="GenericMicroPythonDevice.deviceName" ID="GenericMicroPythonDevice.deviceName"></a>
<h4>GenericMicroPythonDevice.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="GenericMicroPythonDevice.getDocumentationUrl" ID="GenericMicroPythonDevice.getDocumentationUrl"></a>
<h4>GenericMicroPythonDevice.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="GenericMicroPythonDevice.getFirmwareUrl" ID="GenericMicroPythonDevice.getFirmwareUrl"></a>
<h4>GenericMicroPythonDevice.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="GenericMicroPythonDevice.getWorkspace" ID="GenericMicroPythonDevice.getWorkspace"></a>
<h4>GenericMicroPythonDevice.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="GenericMicroPythonDevice.runScript" ID="GenericMicroPythonDevice.runScript"></a>
<h4>GenericMicroPythonDevice.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="GenericMicroPythonDevice.setButtons" ID="GenericMicroPythonDevice.setButtons"></a>
<h4>GenericMicroPythonDevice.setButtons</h4>
<b>setButtons</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to enable the supported action buttons.
</p>

<a NAME="GenericMicroPythonDevice.supportsLocalFileAccess" ID="GenericMicroPythonDevice.supportsLocalFileAccess"></a>
<h4>GenericMicroPythonDevice.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
</dd>
<dt><i>pid</i> (int)</dt>
<dd>
product ID
</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>
GenericMicroPythonDevice
</dd>
</dl>
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