Arduino Lab for MicroPython

Arduino Lab for MicroPython is a lightweight editor for MicroPython programs, supporting connection with a board, code upload, file transfer and interactive REPL shell. This project is sponsored by Arduino, based on original work by Murilo Polese . This is an experimental pre-release software, please direct any questions only to Github issues.

Arduino Lab for MicroPython is an Electron app that has its main purpose to communicate over serial with a microprocessor running MicroPython . The Electron code is at /index.js and inside the folder /backend .

All operations over serial are abstracted and packaged on micropython.js which is an attempt of porting pyboard.py . The module has its own repository with documentation and examples of usage.

The User Interface (UI) source code stays inside /ui folder and is completely independent of the Electron code.

The communication between interface and Electron app is accomplished by using the methods and events specified by /preload.js .

At the root of the repository you will find:

Read more at /ui/arduino/README.md

In order for the UI code to be independent of Electron code, there is an API defined at /preload.js that describes all the allowed operations.

There are 3 main operation "channels": Serial communication, local filesystem and window operations. These channels offer methods that should always return promises and are used mostly through async / await .

While the serial communication is mediated by /micropython.js , the local filesystem and window operations are done through Electron's ipcRenderer calls. The handlers for these calls are defined at /index.js

Some changes on the Electron code will require reopening the app but all UI changes will only require refreshing the window (ctrl-r/cmd-r).

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