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Fixes for stmhal USB mass storage, lwIP bindings and VFS regressions This release provides an important fix for the USB mass storage device in the stmhal port by implementing the SCSI SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE command, which is now require by some Operating Systems. There are also fixes for the lwIP bindings to improve non-blocking sockets and error codes. The VFS has some regressions fixed including the ability to statvfs the root. All changes are listed below. py core: - modbuiltins: add core-provided version of input() function - objstr: catch case of negative "maxsplit" arg to str.rsplit() - persistentcode: allow to compile with complex numbers disabled - objstr: allow to compile with obj-repr D, and unicode disabled - modsys: allow to compile with obj-repr D and PY_ATTRTUPLE disabled - provide mp_decode_uint_skip() to help reduce stack usage - makeqstrdefs.py: make script run correctly with Python 2.6 - objstringio: if created from immutable object, follow copy on write policy extmod: - modlwip: connect: for non-blocking mode, return EINPROGRESS - modlwip: fix error codes for duplicate calls to connect() - modlwip: accept: fix error code for non-blocking mode - vfs: allow to statvfs the root directory - vfs: allow "buffering" and "encoding" args to VFS's open() - modframebuf: fix signed/unsigned comparison pendantic warning lib: - libm: use isfinite instead of finitef, for C99 compatibility - utils/interrupt_char: remove support for KBD_EXCEPTION disabled tests: - basics/string_rsplit: add tests for negative "maxsplit" argument - float: convert "sys.exit()" to "raise SystemExit" - float/builtin_float_minmax: PEP8 fixes - basics: convert "sys.exit()" to "raise SystemExit" - convert remaining "sys.exit()" to "raise SystemExit" unix port: - convert to use core-provided version of built-in import() - Makefile: replace references to make with $(MAKE) windows port: - convert to use core-provided version of built-in import() qemu-arm port: - Makefile: adjust object-file lists to get correct dependencies - enable micropython.mem_*() functions to allow more tests stmhal port: - boards: enable DAC for NUCLEO_F767ZI board - add support for NUCLEO_F446RE board - pass USB handler as parameter to allow more than one USB handler - usb: use local USB handler variable in Start-of-Frame handler - usb: make state for USB device private to top-level USB driver - usbdev: for MSC implement SCSI SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE command - convert from using stmhal's input() to core provided version cc3200 port: - convert from using stmhal's input() to core provided version teensy port: - convert from using stmhal's input() to core provided version esp8266 port: - Makefile: replace references to make with $(MAKE) - Makefile: add clean-modules target - convert from using stmhal's input() to core provided version zephyr port: - modusocket: getaddrinfo: Fix mp_obj_len() usage - define MICROPY_PY_SYS_PLATFORM (to "zephyr") - machine_pin: use native Zephyr types for Zephyr API calls docs: - machine.Pin: remove out_value() method - machine.Pin: add on() and off() methods - esp8266: consistently replace Pin.high/low methods with .on/off - esp8266/quickref: polish Pin.on()/off() examples - network: move confusingly-named cc3200 Server class to its reference - uos: deconditionalize, remove minor port-specific details - uos: move cc3200 port legacy VFS mounting functions to its ref doc - machine: sort machine classes in logical order, not alphabetically - network: first step to describe standard network class interface examples: - embedding: use core-provided KeyboardInterrupt object
MicroPython port to ESP8266
This is an experimental port of MicroPython for the WiFi modules based on Espressif ESP8266 chip.
WARNING: The port is experimental and many APIs are subject to change.
Supported features include:
- REPL (Python prompt) over UART0.
- Garbage collector, exceptions.
- Unicode support.
- Builtin modules: gc, array, collections, io, struct, sys, esp, network, many more.
- Arbitrary-precision long integers and 30-bit precision floats.
- WiFi support.
- Sockets using modlwip.
- GPIO and bit-banging I2C, SPI support.
- 1-Wire and WS2812 (aka Neopixel) protocols support.
- Internal filesystem using the flash.
- WebREPL over WiFi from a browser (clients at https://github.com/micropython/webrepl).
- Modules for HTTP, MQTT, many other formats and protocols via https://github.com/micropython/micropython-lib .
Work-in-progress documentation is available at http://docs.micropython.org/en/latest/esp8266/ .
Build instructions
The tool chain required for the build is the OpenSource ESP SDK, which can be
found at https://github.com/pfalcon/esp-open-sdk. Clone this repository and
run make in its directory to build and install the SDK locally. Make sure
to add toolchain bin directory to your PATH. Read esp-open-sdk's README for
additional important information on toolchain setup.
Add the external dependencies to the MicroPython repository checkout:
$ git submodule update --init
See the README in the repository root for more information about external dependencies.
The MicroPython cross-compiler must be built to pre-compile some of the built-in scripts to bytecode. This can be done using:
$ make -C mpy-cross
Then, to build MicroPython for the ESP8266, just run:
$ cd esp8266
$ make axtls
$ make
This will produce binary images in the build/ subdirectory. If you install
MicroPython to your module for the first time, or after installing any other
firmware, you should erase flash completely:
esptool.py --port /dev/ttyXXX erase_flash
Erase flash also as a troubleshooting measure, if a module doesn't behave as expected.
To flash MicroPython image to your ESP8266, use:
$ make deploy
This will use the esptool.py script to download the images. You must have
your ESP module in the bootloader mode, and connected to a serial port on your PC.
The default serial port is /dev/ttyACM0, flash mode is qio and flash size is
detect (auto-detect based on Flash ID). To specify other values, use, eg (note
that flash size is in megabits):
$ make PORT=/dev/ttyUSB0 FLASH_MODE=qio FLASH_SIZE=32m deploy
The image produced is build/firmware-combined.bin, to be flashed at 0x00000.
512KB FlashROM version
The normal build described above requires modules with at least 1MB of FlashROM
onboard. There's a special configuration for 512KB modules, which can be
built with make 512k. This configuration is highly limited, lacks filesystem
support, WebREPL, and has many other features disabled. It's mostly suitable
for advanced users who are interested to fine-tune options to achieve a required
setup. If you are an end user, please consider using a module with at least 1MB
of FlashROM.
First start
Serial prompt
You can access the REPL (Python prompt) over UART (the same as used for programming).
- Baudrate: 115200
WiFi
Initially, the device configures itself as a WiFi access point (AP).
- ESSID: MicroPython-xxxxxx (x’s are replaced with part of the MAC address).
- Password: micropythoN (note the upper-case N).
- IP address of the board: 192.168.4.1.
- DHCP-server is activated.
WebREPL
Python prompt over WiFi, connecting through a browser.
- Hosted at http://micropython.org/webrepl.
- GitHub repository https://github.com/micropython/webrepl.
Please follow the instructions there.
More detailed instructions can be found at http://docs.micropython.org/en/latest/esp8266/esp8266/tutorial/intro.html
Troubleshooting
While the port is in beta, it's known to be generally stable. If you experience strange bootloops, crashes, lockups, here's a list to check against:
- You didn't erase flash before programming MicroPython firmware.
- Firmware can be occasionally flashed incorrectly. Just retry. Recent esptool.py versions have --verify option.
- Power supply you use doesn't provide enough power for ESP8266 or isn't stable enough.
- A module/flash may be defective (not unheard of for cheap modules).
Please consult dedicated ESP8266 forums/resources for hardware-related problems.