Jacdac Python

A client SDK for desktop python for Jacdac.

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.

Partner Preview: Jacdac is currently in preview. If you would like to join as a pre-release test partner, please email jacdac-tap@microsoft.com.

This repository contains a command line interface tool for the Jacdac protocol.

• Jacdac Protocol Documentation
• Python Documentation
• 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 python3 python3-pip ipython3 python3-venv
sudo apt-get install python3-venv

pip3 install --upgrade serial

Build package

Install the build tools

pip install --upgrade setuptools
pip install --upgrade build

Create the library bundle

python3 -m build

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 install/updates the tools

sh scripts/devsetup.sh

To launch the tools

sh scripts/devtools.sh

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.

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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.

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