micropython/esp8266
Ein Terakawa ab2c64cc76 esp8266: Fix UART stop bit constants.
As per the "ESP8266 Technical Reference".
2017-08-21 22:50:07 +10:00
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modules esp8266: Reinstate 1-wire scripts by sym-linking to drivers/onewire/. 2017-06-22 16:33:20 +10:00
Makefile all: Make use of $(TOP) variable in Makefiles, instead of "..". 2017-08-11 12:22:19 +10:00
README.md esp8266/README: Make "Documentation" a top-level section. 2017-06-24 17:38:53 +03:00
axtls_helpers.c esp8266/axtls_helpers: Remove abort_(), now in lib/embed/. 2016-07-30 00:36:28 +03:00
eagle.rom.addr.v6.ld esp8266/eagle.rom.addr.v6.ld: Add Enable_QMode symbol from SDK 2.0.0. 2016-08-01 00:01:49 +03:00
esp8266.ld esp8266/esp8266.ld, esp8266_ota.ld: Grow main firmware size by 32KB. 2017-05-12 16:00:05 +03:00
esp8266_512k.ld esp8266: Factor out common linker code to esp8266_common.ld. 2017-01-25 09:49:55 +11:00
esp8266_common.ld stmhal: Move pybstdio.c to lib/utils/sys_stdio_mphal.c for common use. 2017-06-15 18:55:34 +10:00
esp8266_ota.ld esp8266/esp8266.ld, esp8266_ota.ld: Grow main firmware size by 32KB. 2017-05-12 16:00:05 +03:00
esp_init_data.c esp8266/etshal.h: Add prototypes for SPIRead/SPIWrite/SPIEraseSector. 2016-11-02 02:16:20 +03:00
esp_mphal.c all: Use the name MicroPython consistently in comments 2017-07-31 18:35:40 +10:00
esp_mphal.h all: Use the name MicroPython consistently in comments 2017-07-31 18:35:40 +10:00
espapa102.c esp8266: Make APA102 driver inclusion configurable. 2016-08-01 00:03:55 +03:00
espapa102.h all: Unify header guard usage. 2017-07-18 11:57:39 +10:00
espneopixel.c esp8266/espneopixel.c: Solve glitching LED issues with cpu at 80MHz. 2016-11-07 17:13:49 +11:00
espneopixel.h all: Unify header guard usage. 2017-07-18 11:57:39 +10:00
esppwm.c esp8266/esppwm.c: Fix IRQ handler prototype. 2016-03-26 00:34:28 +02:00
esppwm.h all: Unify header guard usage. 2017-07-18 11:57:39 +10:00
ets_alt_task.c esp8266/ets_alt_task.c: Prevent spurious large increment of ticks_ms() 2017-05-13 17:56:16 +10:00
ets_alt_task.h all: Unify header guard usage. 2017-07-18 11:57:39 +10:00
etshal.h all: Unify header guard usage. 2017-07-18 11:57:39 +10:00
fatfs_port.c all: Use the name MicroPython consistently in comments 2017-07-31 18:35:40 +10:00
gccollect.c all: Use the name MicroPython consistently in comments 2017-07-31 18:35:40 +10:00
gccollect.h all: Use the name MicroPython consistently in comments 2017-07-31 18:35:40 +10:00
gchelper.s esp8266: New port of Micro Python to ESP8266 wifi module. 2014-11-27 20:30:33 +00:00
help.c esp8266: Convert to use builtin help function. 2017-01-22 11:56:16 +11:00
hspi.c all: Use the name MicroPython consistently in comments 2017-07-31 18:35:40 +10:00
hspi.h esp8266/modpybhspi: Add a HSPI module for hardware SPI support 2016-08-19 21:19:59 +03:00
hspi_register.h all: Remove trailing spaces, per coding conventions. 2017-07-19 13:12:10 +10:00
intr.c esp8266: Rename "machine" module implementation to use contemporary naming. 2016-11-06 01:30:19 +03:00
lexerstr32.c esp8266: Update lexer constructors so they can raise exceptions. 2017-03-14 11:52:05 +11:00
machine_adc.c all: Use the name MicroPython consistently in comments 2017-07-31 18:35:40 +10:00
machine_hspi.c all: Raise exceptions via mp_raise_XXX 2017-08-13 22:52:33 +10:00
machine_pin.c all: Raise exceptions via mp_raise_XXX 2017-08-13 22:52:33 +10:00
machine_pwm.c all: Use the name MicroPython consistently in comments 2017-07-31 18:35:40 +10:00
machine_rtc.c all: Raise exceptions via mp_raise_XXX 2017-08-13 22:52:33 +10:00
machine_uart.c all: Make more use of mp_raise_{msg,TypeError,ValueError} helpers. 2017-06-15 11:54:41 +10:00
machine_wdt.c esp8266: Convert to mp_rom_map_elem_t. 2017-07-30 18:13:01 +03:00
main.c all: Use the name MicroPython consistently in comments 2017-07-31 18:35:40 +10:00
makeimg.py esp8266/makeimg.py: Append md5 hash to the generated binary. 2016-08-04 00:21:05 +03:00
modesp.c all: Raise exceptions via mp_raise_XXX 2017-08-13 22:52:33 +10:00
modmachine.c all: Raise exceptions via mp_raise_XXX 2017-08-13 22:52:33 +10:00
modmachine.h all: Unify header guard usage. 2017-07-18 11:57:39 +10:00
modnetwork.c all: Raise exceptions via mp_raise_XXX 2017-08-13 22:52:33 +10:00
modpyb.c all: Use the name MicroPython consistently in comments 2017-07-31 18:35:40 +10:00
moduos.c all: Use the name MicroPython consistently in comments 2017-07-31 18:35:40 +10:00
modutime.c all: Use the name MicroPython consistently in comments 2017-07-31 18:35:40 +10:00
mpconfigport.h all: Make static dicts use mp_rom_map_elem_t type and MP_ROM_xxx macros. 2017-08-21 21:34:23 +10:00
mpconfigport_512k.h esp8266/mpconfigport_512k: Use terse error messages to get 512k to fit. 2017-07-04 15:31:36 +10:00
qstrdefsport.h all: Use the name MicroPython consistently in comments 2017-07-31 18:35:40 +10:00
strtoll.c esp8266: Change bignum from mpz to longlong; move some rodata to iram. 2014-11-28 14:58:25 +00:00
uart.c esp8266/uart: Add support for polling uart device. 2017-02-03 17:15:43 +11:00
uart.h esp8266: Fix UART stop bit constants. 2017-08-21 22:50:07 +10:00
uart_register.h esp8266: New port of Micro Python to ESP8266 wifi module. 2014-11-27 20:30:33 +00:00
user_config.h esp8266: New port of Micro Python to ESP8266 wifi module. 2014-11-27 20:30:33 +00:00
xtirq.h all: Unify header guard usage. 2017-07-18 11:57:39 +10:00

README.md

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 (xs 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.

Please follow the instructions there.

Documentation

More detailed documentation and instructions can be found at http://docs.micropython.org/en/latest/esp8266/ , which includes Quick Reference, Tutorial, General Information related to ESP8266 port, and to MicroPython in general.

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.

Additional information may be available by the documentation links above.