ARTIWARE

Artisan's Firmware

This repository prerequisites micropython to be installed and set up. See section below on detailed instruction

This folder contains config files to make a firmware for:

• PiBody
• ATLAS
• PiSP (Under construction)

How to use it?

• Install micropython alongisde this repository

  • By default, makefile sets micropython location in a same directory of this file, if you don't have micropython in neighboring directory, specify it in the makefile's MP_PATH variable

  • Don't forget to prepare micropython if you fresh cloned micropython

    • Checkout to the stable version

      git fetch --tags
      git tag # To view available versions
      git checkout v1.28.0 # Or any stable version of your choice
      git checkout -b pibody-v1.28.0 # Create branch to attach detached HEAD
      

    • Make mpy-cross. In micropython directory root:

      make -C mpy-cross 
      

    • Build submodules for Pico W

      cd ports/rp2
      make BOARD=RPI_PICO_W submodules
      

• Default target platform is PiBody, you need to specify board name (i.e. BOARD=ATLAS) to target other platforms for the following commands:
• Run make to build a firmware
• Firmware binary files are located at build/board name/ folder
• Run make deploy to upload the firmware to the **Pico **(make sure that pico is in bootsel mode)
• Run make clean to delete build folder