This 2-in-1 PR started with the goal of support the Bangle.js 2
smartwatch with *no USB*.
* Adds "secure" DFU build support with a committed private key.
* Adds 3-bit color support with one dummy bit for the JDI memory display
* Allows nrf boards to have a board_background_task() run in RUN_BACKGROUND_TASK.
This is needed because the Bangle.js 2 uses the watchdog to reset.
* Renamed port_background_task() to port_background_tick() to indicate it
runs on tick, not RUN_BACKGROUND_TASK.
* Marks serial connected when the display terminal is inited. This means
that safe mode messages show up on the display.
ACep, 7-color epaper displays also pack 3 bits in 4. So, I added that
support as well.
* Adds 3-bit ACeP color support for 7-color e-paper displays. (Not
watch related but similar due to color depth.)
* Allows a refresh sequence instead of a single int command. The 7" ACeP
display requires a data byte for refresh.
* Adds optional delay after resetting the display. The ACeP displays
need this. (Probably to load LUTs from flash.)
* Adds a cleaning phase for ACeP displays before the real refresh.
For both:
* Add dither support to Palette.
* Palette no longer converts colors when set. Instead, it caches
converted colors at each index.
* ColorConverter now caches the last converted color. It should make
conversions faster for repeated colors (not dithering.)
Watchdogs are used to reboot out of the bootloader. There is a
scratch register for user watchdogs. So use sdk functions to better
distinguish these.
Related to #7346
The comment says it is `buffer[start:end]` but it assumed elements
were a single byte long. Now it correctly does multibyte elements
from array.array.
Fixes#4988
Now, open wifi works on Pico W, so this closes#7438.
For the web workflow it's now OK to either
* specify an empty password string (as before)
* not have the CIRCUITPY_WIFI_PASSWORD key at all (new functionality)
reset_port calls reset_all_pins, which disables the built-in pull
down. In theory, this could allow some CYW43 interfacing pin to float
to an inappropriate value. There's no proof of this! but the move can't
really hurt, either
Scott Shawcroft
MicroDev
Neradoc
Dan Halbert
Gregory Neverov
Dan Halbert
Pierre Constantineau
Jeff Epler
Alex
Gregory Neverov
Conor Burns
2231puppy
Jozsef Kiraly
Jay Greco
Pontus Oldberg