micropython/ports/zephyr
Angus Gratton decf8e6a8b all: Remove the "STATIC" macro and just use "static" instead.
The STATIC macro was introduced a very long time ago in commit
d5df6cd44a.  The original reason for this was
to have the option to define it to nothing so that all static functions
become global functions and therefore visible to certain debug tools, so
one could do function size comparison and other things.

This STATIC feature is rarely (if ever) used.  And with the use of LTO and
heavy inline optimisation, analysing the size of individual functions when
they are not static is not a good representation of the size of code when
fully optimised.

So the macro does not have much use and it's simpler to just remove it.
Then you know exactly what it's doing.  For example, newcomers don't have
to learn what the STATIC macro is and why it exists.  Reading the code is
also less "loud" with a lowercase static.

One other minor point in favour of removing it, is that it stops bugs with
`STATIC inline`, which should always be `static inline`.

Methodology for this commit was:

1) git ls-files | egrep '\.[ch]$' | \
   xargs sed -Ei "s/(^| )STATIC($| )/\1static\2/"

2) Do some manual cleanup in the diff by searching for the word STATIC in
   comments and changing those back.

3) "git-grep STATIC docs/", manually fixed those cases.

4) "rg -t python STATIC", manually fixed codegen lines that used STATIC.

This work was funded through GitHub Sponsors.

Signed-off-by: Angus Gratton <angus@redyak.com.au>
2024-03-07 14:20:42 +11:00
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boards zephyr/boards: Add config for bbc_microbit_v2. 2022-09-09 14:14:31 +10:00
src zephyr: Update include paths to use the zephyr namespace. 2022-06-17 16:44:30 +10:00
CMakeLists.txt extmod/modmachine: Factor ports' machine module dict to common code. 2023-11-30 16:11:11 +11:00
Kconfig zephyr: Build MicroPython as a cmake target. 2021-02-16 18:49:30 +11:00
README.md all: Rename MP_QSTR_umodule to MP_QSTR_module everywhere. 2023-06-08 17:53:57 +10:00
help.c ports: Standardise docs link in help text. 2023-06-02 11:48:46 +10:00
machine_i2c.c all: Remove the "STATIC" macro and just use "static" instead. 2024-03-07 14:20:42 +11:00
machine_pin.c all: Remove the "STATIC" macro and just use "static" instead. 2024-03-07 14:20:42 +11:00
machine_spi.c all: Remove the "STATIC" macro and just use "static" instead. 2024-03-07 14:20:42 +11:00
machine_uart.c all: Remove the "STATIC" macro and just use "static" instead. 2024-03-07 14:20:42 +11:00
main.c all: Remove the "STATIC" macro and just use "static" instead. 2024-03-07 14:20:42 +11:00
make-bin-testsuite tests: Rename run-tests to run-tests.py for consistency. 2021-03-12 19:56:09 +11:00
modbluetooth_zephyr.c all: Remove the "STATIC" macro and just use "static" instead. 2024-03-07 14:20:42 +11:00
modmachine.c all: Remove the "STATIC" macro and just use "static" instead. 2024-03-07 14:20:42 +11:00
modmachine.h extmod/modmachine: Provide common bindings for 6 bare-metal functions. 2023-11-30 16:11:11 +11:00
modsocket.c all: Remove the "STATIC" macro and just use "static" instead. 2024-03-07 14:20:42 +11:00
modtime.c all: Remove the "STATIC" macro and just use "static" instead. 2024-03-07 14:20:42 +11:00
modzephyr.c all: Remove the "STATIC" macro and just use "static" instead. 2024-03-07 14:20:42 +11:00
modzephyr.h zephyr: Implement block device protocol via zephyr flash map api. 2020-02-07 11:24:06 +11:00
modzsensor.c all: Remove the "STATIC" macro and just use "static" instead. 2024-03-07 14:20:42 +11:00
mpconfigport.h ports: Move definitions of ATOMIC_SECTION macros to mphalport.h. 2023-12-01 14:37:48 +11:00
mpconfigport_bin_testsuite.h all: Update to point to files in new shared/ directory. 2021-07-12 17:08:10 +10:00
mpconfigport_minimal.h shared/readline: Use MP_REGISTER_ROOT_POINTER(). 2022-07-18 13:48:49 +10:00
mphalport.c zephyr: Run scheduled callbacks at REPL and during mp_hal_delay_ms. 2021-04-30 15:32:16 +10:00
mphalport.h ports: Move definitions of ATOMIC_SECTION macros to mphalport.h. 2023-12-01 14:37:48 +11:00
prj.conf all: Rename UMODULE to MODULE in preprocessor/Makefile vars. 2023-06-08 17:54:11 +10:00
prj_minimal.conf zephyr: Run scheduled callbacks at REPL and during mp_hal_delay_ms. 2021-04-30 15:32:16 +10:00
uart_core.c ports: Fix sys.stdout.buffer.write() return value. 2023-12-22 10:32:46 +11:00
zephyr_storage.c all: Remove the "STATIC" macro and just use "static" instead. 2024-03-07 14:20:42 +11:00

README.md

MicroPython port to Zephyr RTOS

This is a work-in-progress port of MicroPython to Zephyr RTOS (http://zephyrproject.org).

This port requires Zephyr version v3.1.0, and may also work on higher versions. All boards supported by Zephyr (with standard level of features support, like UART console) should work with MicroPython (but not all were tested).

Features supported at this time:

  • REPL (interactive prompt) over Zephyr UART console.
  • time module for time measurements and delays.
  • machine.Pin class for GPIO control, with IRQ support.
  • machine.I2C class for I2C control.
  • machine.SPI class for SPI control.
  • socket module for networking (IPv4/IPv6).
  • "Frozen modules" support to allow to bundle Python modules together with firmware. Including complete applications, including with run-on-boot capability.
  • virtual filesystem with FAT and littlefs formats, backed by either DiskAccess or FlashArea (flash map).

Over time, bindings for various Zephyr subsystems may be added.

Building

Follow to Zephyr web site for Getting Started instruction of installing Zephyr SDK, getting Zephyr source code, and setting up development environment. (Direct link: https://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/getting_started/index.html). You may want to build Zephyr's own sample applications to make sure your setup is correct.

If you already have Zephyr installed but are having issues building the MicroPython port then try installing the correct version of Zephyr via:

$ west init zephyrproject -m https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr --mr v3.1.0

Alternatively, you don't have to redo the Zephyr installation to just switch from master to a tagged release, you can instead do:

$ cd zephyrproject/zephyr
$ git checkout v3.1.0
$ west update

With Zephyr installed you may then need to configure your environment, for example by sourcing zephyrproject/zephyr/zephyr-env.sh.

Once Zephyr is ready to use you can build the MicroPython port just like any other Zephyr application. You can do this anywhere in your file system, it does not have to be in the ports/zephyr directory. Assuming you have cloned the MicroPython repository into your home directory, you can build the Zephyr port for a frdm_k64f board like this:

$ west build -b frdm_k64f ~/micropython/ports/zephyr

To build for QEMU instead:

$ west build -b qemu_x86 ~/micropython/ports/zephyr

Consult the Zephyr documentation above for the list of supported boards. Board configuration files appearing in ports/zephyr/boards/ correspond to boards that have been tested with MicroPython and may have additional options enabled, like filesystem support.

Running

To flash the resulting firmware to your board:

$ west flash

Or, to flash it to your board and start a gdb debug session:

$ west debug

To run the resulting firmware in QEMU (for BOARDs like qemu_x86, qemu_cortex_m3):

$ west build -t run

Networking is enabled with the default configuration, so you need to follow instructions in https://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/guides/networking/qemu_setup.html#networking-with-qemu to setup the host side of TAP/SLIP networking. If you get an error like:

could not connect serial device to character backend 'unix:/tmp/slip.sock'

it's a sign that you didn't follow the instructions above. If you would like to just run it quickly without extra setup, see "minimal" build below.

Quick example

To blink an LED:

import time
from machine import Pin

LED = Pin(("GPIO_1", 21), Pin.OUT)
while True:
    LED.value(1)
    time.sleep(0.5)
    LED.value(0)
    time.sleep(0.5)

The above code uses an LED location for a FRDM-K64F board (port B, pin 21; following Zephyr conventions port are identified by "GPIO_x", where x starts from 0). You will need to adjust it for another board (using board's reference materials). To execute the above sample, copy it to clipboard, in MicroPython REPL enter "paste mode" using Ctrl+E, paste clipboard, press Ctrl+D to finish paste mode and start execution.

To respond to Pin change IRQs, on a FRDM-K64F board run:

from machine import Pin

SW2 = Pin(("GPIO_2", 6), Pin.IN)
SW3 = Pin(("GPIO_0", 4), Pin.IN)

SW2.irq(lambda t: print("SW2 changed"))
SW3.irq(lambda t: print("SW3 changed"))

while True:
    pass

Example of using I2C to scan for I2C slaves:

from machine import I2C

i2c = I2C("I2C_0")
i2c.scan()

Example of using SPI to write a buffer to the MOSI pin:

from machine import SPI

spi = SPI("SPI_0")
spi.init(baudrate=500000, polarity=1, phase=1, bits=8, firstbit=SPI.MSB)
spi.write(b'abcd')

Minimal build

MicroPython is committed to maintain minimal binary size for Zephyr port below 128KB, as long as Zephyr project is committed to maintain stable minimal size of their kernel (which they appear to be). Note that at such size, there is no support for any Zephyr features beyond REPL over UART, and only very minimal set of builtin Python modules is available. Thus, this build is more suitable for code size control and quick demonstrations on smaller systems. It's also suitable for careful enabling of features one by one to achieve needed functionality and code size. This is in the contrast to the "default" build, which may get more and more features enabled over time.

To make a minimal build:

$ west build -b qemu_x86 ~/micropython/ports/zephyr -- -DCONF_FILE=prj_minimal.conf

To run a minimal build in QEMU without requiring TAP networking setup run the following after you built an image with the previous command:

$ west build -t run