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+<h1>eric7.MicroPython.Devices.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><a href="#createDevice">createDevice</a></td>
+<td>Function to instantiate a MicroPython device object.</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>
+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="#CircuitPythonDevice.__init__">CircuitPythonDevice</a></td>
+<td>Constructor</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#CircuitPythonDevice.__aboutToShowLibraryMenu">__aboutToShowLibraryMenu</a></td>
+<td>Private slot to populate the 'Library Management' menu.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#CircuitPythonDevice.__cpyVersionResponse">__cpyVersionResponse</a></td>
+<td>Private method handling the response of the latest version request.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#CircuitPythonDevice.__createCPyMenu">__createCPyMenu</a></td>
+<td>Private method to create the CircuitPython submenu.</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.__findDeviceDirectories">__findDeviceDirectories</a></td>
+<td>Private method to find the device directories associated with the current board name.</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 a device supporting UF2.</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.__showCircuitPythonVersions">__showCircuitPythonVersions</a></td>
+<td>Private slot to show the CircuitPython version of a connected device and the latest available one (from Github).</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#CircuitPythonDevice.__showTeensyFlashInstructions">__showTeensyFlashInstructions</a></td>
+<td>Private method to show a message box because Teensy does not support the UF2 bootloader yet.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#CircuitPythonDevice.__startTeensyLoader">__startTeensyLoader</a></td>
+<td>Private method to start the 'Teensy Loader' application.</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, boardName, 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>boardName</i> (str)</dt>
+<dd>
+name of the board
+</dd>
+<dt><i>parent</i> (QObject)</dt>
+<dd>
+reference to the parent object
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<a NAME="CircuitPythonDevice.__aboutToShowLibraryMenu" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.__aboutToShowLibraryMenu"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.__aboutToShowLibraryMenu</h4>
+<b>__aboutToShowLibraryMenu</b>(<i></i>)
+
+<p>
+ Private slot to populate the 'Library Management' menu.
+</p>
+<a NAME="CircuitPythonDevice.__cpyVersionResponse" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.__cpyVersionResponse"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.__cpyVersionResponse</h4>
+<b>__cpyVersionResponse</b>(<i>reply</i>)
+
+<p>
+ Private method 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="CircuitPythonDevice.__createCPyMenu" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.__createCPyMenu"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.__createCPyMenu</h4>
+<b>__createCPyMenu</b>(<i></i>)
+
+<p>
+ Private method to create the CircuitPython submenu.
+</p>
+<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.__findDeviceDirectories" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.__findDeviceDirectories"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.__findDeviceDirectories</h4>
+<b>__findDeviceDirectories</b>(<i>directories</i>)
+
+<p>
+ Private method to find the device directories associated with the
+ current board name.
+</p>
+<dl>
+
+<dt><i>directories</i> (list of str)</dt>
+<dd>
+list of directories to be checked
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl>
+<dt>Return:</dt>
+<dd>
+list of associated directories
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl>
+<dt>Return Type:</dt>
+<dd>
+list of str
+</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 a device supporting UF2.
+</p>
+<a NAME="CircuitPythonDevice.__installLibraryFiles" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.__installLibraryFiles"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.__installLibraryFiles</h4>
+<b>__installLibraryFiles</b>(<i>packageMode=False</i>)
+
+<p>
+ Private slot to install Python files into the onboard library.
+</p>
+<dl>
+
+<dt><i>packageMode</i> (bool (optional))</dt>
+<dd>
+flag indicating to install a library package
+ (defaults to False)
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<a NAME="CircuitPythonDevice.__showCircuitPythonVersions" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.__showCircuitPythonVersions"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.__showCircuitPythonVersions</h4>
+<b>__showCircuitPythonVersions</b>(<i></i>)
+
+<p>
+ Private slot to show the CircuitPython version of a connected device and
+ the latest available one (from Github).
+</p>
+<a NAME="CircuitPythonDevice.__showTeensyFlashInstructions" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.__showTeensyFlashInstructions"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.__showTeensyFlashInstructions</h4>
+<b>__showTeensyFlashInstructions</b>(<i></i>)
+
+<p>
+ Private method to show a message box because Teensy does not support
+ the UF2 bootloader yet.
+</p>
+<a NAME="CircuitPythonDevice.__startTeensyLoader" ID="CircuitPythonDevice.__startTeensyLoader"></a>
+<h4>CircuitPythonDevice.__startTeensyLoader</h4>
+<b>__startTeensyLoader</b>(<i></i>)
+
+<p>
+ Private method to start the 'Teensy Loader' application.
+</p>
+<p>
+ Note: The application must be accessible via the application search path.
+</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>
+<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
+</dd>
+<dt><i>pid</i> (int)</dt>
+<dd>
+product ID
+</dd>
+<dt><i>boardName</i> (str)</dt>
+<dd>
+name of the board
+</dd>
+<dt><i>serialNumber</i> (str)</dt>
+<dd>
+serial number of the board
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl>
+<dt>Return:</dt>
+<dd>
+reference to the instantiated device object
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl>
+<dt>Return Type:</dt>
+<dd>
+CircuitPythonDevice
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<div align="right"><a href="#top">Up</a></div>
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