NOTE: Jacdac has moved to the organization https://github.com/jacdac

Jacdac Python

A Python client and server SDK for Jacdac. This SDK is not compatible with micropython or circuit python.

Jacdac is a plug-and-play hardware/software stack for microcontrollers and their peripherals (sensors/actuators), with applications to rapid prototyping, making, and physical computing.

• Jacdac Home
• Jacdac Python Documentation
• API Reference
• Discussions at https://github.com/microsoft/jacdac/discussions
• Issues are tracked on https://github.com/microsoft/jacdac/issues

The rest of this page is for developers of the jacdac-python library.

Development

This section explains how to develop this library locally.

WSL setup

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install --upgrade -y python3 python3-pip ipython3 python3-venv python3-libgpiod

Codespaces

You can develop this package from a GitHub codespace container. No configuration changes is needed, follow the regular installation steps.

The devtools web site will be forwarded by GitHub and you will be able to connect to physical hardware from the browser while testing the Python running on the codespace container.

Raspberry Pi Setup

You'll need a JacHAT for Raspberry Pi and you will need to build bridge executable, see https://github.com/microsoft/jacdac-stm32x0/tree/main/spibridge

Build package

Install the build tools

python -m pip install --upgrade -r requirements.txt

Create the library bundle

python -m build

The build system uses Angular commit syntax to automatically generate releases.

Devtools

The devtools script allows to run a Jacdac dashboard connected through a websocket. This allows to pipe packets from the python library into the web developer tools and diagnose issues over there

To launch the developer tools server (once per session)

python -m jacdac.devtools

Examples

With the devtools running, you can run snippets from the examples folder:

python -m examples.blinky

Contributing

This project welcomes contributions and suggestions. Most contributions require you to agree to a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) declaring that you have the right to, and actually do, grant us the rights to use your contribution. For details, visit https://cla.opensource.microsoft.com.

When you submit a pull request, a CLA bot will automatically determine whether you need to provide a CLA and decorate the PR appropriately (e.g., status check, comment). Simply follow the instructions provided by the bot. You will only need to do this once across all repos using our CLA.

This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. For more information see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact opencode@microsoft.com with any additional questions or comments.

Trademarks

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