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Workflow

1. Pycom typical workflow

2. Resetting your device

3. Fetching data from the Lopy with Filezilla

4. Syncing a subfolder

Pycom typical workflow

A typical workflow is the following:

  1. Open Atom
  2. Add a project folder: top menu ► File ► Add Project Folder...
  3. Plug your device into your USB port
  4. Update Pymakr settings (connection via USB or WiFi)
  5. Connect
  6. Write your code
  7. Run your code for debugging
  8. Sync your code once done

These steps are illustrated in the following video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1CmWsZlCeU

Instead you might want to connect to your device via WiFi. To do so:

  1. Remove the serial port name in Pymakr settings Device address field and just leave it blank (the default IP address is ok)
  2. Look up Pycom device's WiFi in WiFi access points available
  3. and reconnect.

These three steps are illustrated in the following video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3rnU3dZJ9w&feature=youtu.be

Resetting

They are different ways to reset your device:

  1. Soft reset

ctrl+D in Pymarkr plugin console.

  1. Formating device's /flash folder
import os
os.mkfs('/flash')

then reboot.

Fetching data from the Lopy with Filezilla

Warning: Your device's WiFi should be in Acces Point mode.

To establish a connection with your device:

  1. open FileZilla
  2. connect to device's WiFi
  3. click to File ▸ Site Manager
  4. reproduce the settings below
  5. and connect (password is: python)

img/filezilla-settings.png

These steps are illustrated in the following video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bHJWAezaB0&feature=youtu.be

Syncing a subfolder

This is important to note that only one folder/project should be open in Atom when using the Pymakr package. This said, this main folder can contain subfloders. Let's consider the example below where we open the button project/folder containing various subfolders.

If you want to sync. only one folder to the Pycom device. You must:

  1. specify in Settings Sync Folder field your subfolder of interest
  2. click Reconnect (IMPORTANT!)

Then you will be in a position to sync exclusively the subfolder of interest. The video link below illustrate the process:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa4-0Rf62ps&feature=youtu.be