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| author | Scott Shawcroft <scott@tannewt.org> | 2020-03-31 18:27:55 -0700 |
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| committer | Scott Shawcroft <scott@tannewt.org> | 2020-03-31 18:27:55 -0700 |
| commit | 77562a2acde3c82e5949096533535b211f747c6d (patch) | |
| tree | a0b4acc589339542af42bd2df52f2e4ba4a413f1 | |
| parent | 75b7f583d2a7eba4890373f2f75b159b01a86308 (diff) | |
Update the supported ports
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/supported_ports.rst | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | ports/atmel-samd/README.rst | 19 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | ports/litex/README.rst | 16 |
3 files changed, 27 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/docs/supported_ports.rst b/docs/supported_ports.rst index bd237fb5d..09571afb6 100644 --- a/docs/supported_ports.rst +++ b/docs/supported_ports.rst @@ -1,14 +1,19 @@ Supported Ports ============================== -Adafruit's CircuitPython currently has limited support with a focus on supporting the Atmel SAMD -and ESP8266. +CircuitPython supports a number of microcontroller families. Support quality for each varies +depending on the active contributors for each port. + +Adafruit sponsored developers are actively contributing to atmel-samd, mimxrt10xx, nrf and stm +ports. They also maintain the other ports in order to ensure the boards build. Additional testing +is limited. .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 ../ports/atmel-samd/README + ../ports/cxd56/README + ../ports/litex/README ../ports/mimxrt10xx/README ../ports/nrf/README ../ports/stm/README - ../ports/cxd56/README diff --git a/ports/atmel-samd/README.rst b/ports/atmel-samd/README.rst index b4d208577..c10159682 100644 --- a/ports/atmel-samd/README.rst +++ b/ports/atmel-samd/README.rst @@ -1,17 +1,8 @@ -SAMD21x18 -========= +SAMD21 and SAMD51 +================== -This port brings MicroPython to SAMD21x18 based development boards under the name -CircuitPython. Supported boards include: - -- Adafruit CircuitPlayground Express -- Adafruit Feather M0 Basic -- Adafruit Feather M0 Express -- Adafruit Metro M0 Express -- Adafruit M0 Bluefruit LE -- Arduino Zero -- Arduino MKR Zero -- Arduino Nano 33 IoT +This port supports many development boards that utilize SAMD21 and SAMD51 chips. See +https://circuitpython.org/downloads for all supported boards. Pinout @@ -138,7 +129,7 @@ utilities. They can be installed as follows: .. code-block:: shell - sudo pacman -S arm-none-eabi-gcc arm-none-eabi-newlib + sudo pacman -S arm-none-eabi-gcc arm-none-eabi-newlib For other systems, the `GNU Arm Embedded Toolchain <https://developer.arm.com/open-source/gnu-toolchain/gnu-rm/downloads>`_ may be available in binary form. diff --git a/ports/litex/README.rst b/ports/litex/README.rst index d3c66b22c..bc1d20e61 100644 --- a/ports/litex/README.rst +++ b/ports/litex/README.rst @@ -1,8 +1,20 @@ -You'll need `dfu-util` to install CircuitPython on the Fomu. +LiteX (FPGA) +============ + +`LiteX <https://github.com/enjoy-digital/litex>`_ is a Python-based System on a Chip (SoC) designer +for open source supported Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) chips. This means that the CPU +core(s) and peripherals are not defined by the physical chip. Instead, they are loaded as separate +"gateware". Once this gateware is loaded, CircuitPython can be loaded on top of it to work as +expected. + +Installation +------------- + +You'll need ``dfu-util`` to install CircuitPython on the Fomu. Make sure the foboot bootloader is updated. Instructions are here: https://github.com/im-tomu/fomu-workshop/blob/master/docs/bootloader.rst -Once you've updated the bootloader, you should know how to use `dfu-util`. It's pretty easy! +Once you've updated the bootloader, you should know how to use ``dfu-util``. It's pretty easy! To install CircuitPython do: |