Micro Python documentation contents

• Quick reference for the pyboard
  • General board control
  • LEDs
  • Pins and GPIO
  • Servo control
  • External interrupts
  • Timers
  • PWM (pulse width modulation)
  • ADC (analog to digital conversion)
  • DAC (digital to analog conversion)
  • UART (serial bus)
  • SPI bus
  • I2C bus
• General information about the pyboard
  • Local filesystem and SD card
  • Boot modes
  • Errors: flashing LEDs
• Micro Python tutorial
  • 1. Introduction to the pyboard
    • 1.1. Caring for your pyboard
    • 1.2. Layout of the pyboard
    • 1.3. Plugging in and powering on
    • 1.4. Powering by an external power source
  • 2. Running your first script
    • 2.1. Connecting your pyboard
    • 2.2. Opening the pyboard USB drive
    • 2.3. Editing main.py
    • 2.4. Resetting the pyboard
  • 3. Getting a Micro Python REPL prompt
    • 3.1. Windows
    • 3.2. Mac OS X
    • 3.3. Linux
    • 3.4. Using the REPL prompt
    • 3.5. Resetting the board
  • 4. Turning on LEDs and basic Python concepts
    • 4.1. A Disco on your pyboard
    • 4.2. The Fourth Special LED
  • 5. The Switch, callbacks and interrupts
    • 5.1. Switch callbacks
    • 5.2. Technical details of interrupts
  • 6. The accelerometer
    • 6.1. Using the accelerometer
    • 6.2. Making a spirit level
  • 7. Safe mode and factory reset
    • 7.1. Safe mode
    • 7.2. Factory reset the filesystem
  • 8. Making the pyboard act as a USB mouse
    • 8.1. Sending mouse events by hand
    • 8.2. Making a mouse with the accelerometer
    • 8.3. Restoring your pyboard to normal
  • 9. The Timers
    • 9.1. Timer counter
    • 9.2. Timer callbacks
    • 9.3. Making a microsecond counter
  • 10. Inline assembler
    • 10.1. Returning a value
    • 10.2. Accessing peripherals
    • 10.3. Accepting arguments
    • 10.4. Loops
  • 11. Power control
  • Tutorials requiring extra components
    • 1. Controlling hobby servo motors
      • 1.1. Creating a Servo object
      • 1.2. Continuous rotation servos
      • 1.3. Calibration
    • 2. Fading LEDs
      • 2.1. Components
      • 2.2. Connecting Things Up
      • 2.3. Code
      • 2.4. Breathing Effect
      • 2.5. Advanced Exercise
      • 2.6. Addendum
    • 3. The LCD and touch-sensor skin
      • 3.1. Using the LCD
      • 3.2. Using the touch sensor
    • 4. The AMP audio skin
      • 4.1. Example code
  • Tips, tricks and useful things to know
    • 1. Debouncing a pin input
    • 2. Making a UART - USB pass through
• Micro Python libraries
  • Python standard libraries
    • cmath – mathematical functions for complex numbers
      • Functions
      • Constants
    • gc – control the garbage collector
      • Functions
    • math – mathematical functions
      • Functions
      • Constants
    • os – basic “operating system” services
      • Pyboard specifics
      • Functions
      • Constants
    • select – wait for events on a set of streams
      • Pyboard specifics
      • Functions
      • class Poll
        • Methods
    • struct – pack and unpack primitive data types
      • Functions
    • sys – system specific functions
      • Functions
      • Constants
    • time – time related functions
      • Functions
  • Python micro-libraries
    • ubinascii – binary/ASCII conversions
      • Functions
    • uctypes – access C structures
      • Defining structure layout
      • Module contents
      • Structure objects
    • uhashlib – hashing algorithm
      • Constructors
      • Methods
    • uheapq – heap queue algorithm
      • Functions
    • ujson – JSON encoding and decoding
      • Functions
    • ure – regular expressions
      • Functions
      • Regex objects
      • Match objects
    • usocket – socket module
      • Functions
    • uzlib – zlib decompression
      • Functions
  • Libraries specific to the pyboard
    • pyb — functions related to the pyboard
      • Time related functions
      • Reset related functions
      • Interrupt related functions
      • Power related functions
      • Miscellaneous functions
      • Classes
        • class Accel – accelerometer control
          • Constructors
          • Methods
        • class ADC – analog to digital conversion: read analog values on a pin
          • Constructors
          • Methods
        • class CAN – controller area network communication bus
          • Constructors
          • Class Methods
          • Methods
          • Constants
        • class DAC – digital to analog conversion
          • Constructors
          • Methods
        • class ExtInt – configure I/O pins to interrupt on external events
          • Constructors
          • Class methods
          • Methods
          • Constants
        • class I2C – a two-wire serial protocol
          • Constructors
          • Methods
          • Constants
        • class LCD – LCD control for the LCD touch-sensor pyskin
          • Constructors
          • Methods
        • class LED – LED object
          • Constructors
          • Methods
        • class Pin – control I/O pins
          • Constructors
          • Class methods
          • Methods
          • Constants
        • class PinAF – Pin Alternate Functions
          • Methods
        • class RTC – real time clock
          • Constructors
          • Methods
        • class Servo – 3-wire hobby servo driver
          • Constructors
          • Methods
        • class SPI – a master-driven serial protocol
          • Constructors
          • Methods
          • Constants
        • class Switch – switch object
          • Constructors
          • Methods
        • class Timer – control internal timers
          • Constructors
          • Methods
        • class TimerChannel — setup a channel for a timer
          • Methods
        • class UART – duplex serial communication bus
          • Constructors
          • Methods
        • class USB_VCP – USB virtual comm port
          • Constructors
          • Methods
    • network — network configuration
      • class CC3K
        • Constructors
        • Methods
        • Constants
      • class WIZNET5K
        • Constructors
        • Methods
• The pyboard hardware
• Datasheets for the components on the pyboard
• Datasheets for other components
• Micro Python license information