diff -r 28ab5f487f71 -r 05017f795c24 src/eric7/MicroPython/EspDevices.py
--- a/src/eric7/MicroPython/EspDevices.py Wed Nov 09 09:42:19 2022 +0100
+++ b/src/eric7/MicroPython/EspDevices.py Wed Nov 09 10:37:21 2022 +0100
@@ -463,3 +463,21 @@
@rtype str
"""
return Preferences.getMicroPython("MicroPythonFirmwareUrl")
+
+
+def createDevice(microPythonWidget, deviceType, vid, pid):
+ """
+ Function to instantiate a MicroPython device object.
+
+ @param microPythonWidget reference to the main MicroPython widget
+ @type MicroPythonWidget
+ @param deviceType device type assigned to this device interface
+ @type str
+ @param vid vendor ID
+ @type int
+ @param pid product ID
+ @type int
+ @return reference to the instantiated device object
+ @rtype EspDevice
+ """
+ return EspDevice(microPythonWidget, deviceType)
