micropython/stmhal/help.c
Damien George 0bbe4de527 stmhal: Update help text.
Remove reference to pyb.gc; add reference to pyb.millis.

There are lots of functions not listed when you run help(), but it would
be too much to list them all, so we list only some basic, useful ones.

Addresses issue #846.
2014-10-02 14:51:17 +01:00

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/*
* This file is part of the Micro Python project, http://micropython.org/
*
* The MIT License (MIT)
*
* Copyright (c) 2013, 2014 Damien P. George
*
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*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include "mpconfig.h"
#include "nlr.h"
#include "misc.h"
#include "qstr.h"
#include "obj.h"
STATIC const char *help_text =
"Welcome to Micro Python!\n"
"\n"
"For online help please visit http://micropython.org/help/.\n"
"\n"
"Quick overview of commands for the board:\n"
" pyb.info() -- print some general information\n"
" pyb.delay(n) -- wait for n milliseconds\n"
" pyb.millis() -- get number of milliseconds since hard reset\n"
" pyb.Switch() -- create a switch object\n"
" Switch methods: (), callback(f)\n"
" pyb.LED(n) -- create an LED object for LED n (n=1,2,3,4)\n"
" LED methods: on(), off(), toggle(), intensity(<n>)\n"
" pyb.Pin(pin) -- get a pin, eg pyb.Pin('X1')\n"
" pyb.Pin(pin, m, [p]) -- get a pin and configure it for IO mode m, pull mode p\n"
" Pin methods: init(..), value([v]), high(), low()\n"
" pyb.ExtInt(pin, m, p, callback) -- create an external interrupt object\n"
" pyb.ADC(pin) -- make an analog object from a pin\n"
" ADC methods: read(), read_timed(buf, freq)\n"
" pyb.DAC(port) -- make a DAC object\n"
" DAC methods: triangle(freq), write(n), write_timed(buf, freq)\n"
" pyb.RTC() -- make an RTC object; methods: datetime([val])\n"
" pyb.rng() -- get a 30-bit hardware random number\n"
" pyb.Servo(n) -- create Servo object for servo n (n=1,2,3,4)\n"
" Servo methods: calibration(..), angle([x, [t]]), speed([x, [t]])\n"
" pyb.Accel() -- create an Accelerometer object\n"
" Accelerometer methods: x(), y(), z(), tilt(), filtered_xyz()\n"
"\n"
"Pins are numbered X1-X12, X17-X22, Y1-Y12, or by their MCU name\n"
"Pin IO modes are: pyb.Pin.IN, pyb.Pin.OUT_PP, pyb.Pin.OUT_OD\n"
"Pin pull modes are: pyb.Pin.PULL_NONE, pyb.Pin.PULL_UP, pyb.Pin.PULL_DOWN\n"
"Additional serial bus objects: pyb.I2C(n), pyb.SPI(n), pyb.UART(n)\n"
"\n"
"Control commands:\n"
" CTRL-A -- on a blank line, enter raw REPL mode\n"
" CTRL-B -- on a blank line, enter normal REPL mode\n"
" CTRL-C -- interrupt a running program\n"
" CTRL-D -- on a blank line, do a soft reset of the board\n"
"\n"
"For further help on a specific object, type help(obj)\n"
;
STATIC void pyb_help_print_info_about_object(mp_obj_t name_o, mp_obj_t value) {
printf(" ");
mp_obj_print(name_o, PRINT_STR);
printf(" -- ");
mp_obj_print(value, PRINT_STR);
printf("\n");
}
STATIC mp_obj_t pyb_help(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
if (n_args == 0) {
// print a general help message
printf("%s", help_text);
} else {
// try to print something sensible about the given object
printf("object ");
mp_obj_print(args[0], PRINT_STR);
printf(" is of type %s\n", mp_obj_get_type_str(args[0]));
mp_map_t *map = NULL;
if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(args[0], &mp_type_module)) {
map = mp_obj_dict_get_map(mp_obj_module_get_globals(args[0]));
} else {
mp_obj_type_t *type;
if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(args[0], &mp_type_type)) {
type = args[0];
} else {
type = mp_obj_get_type(args[0]);
}
if (type->locals_dict != MP_OBJ_NULL && MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(type->locals_dict, &mp_type_dict)) {
map = mp_obj_dict_get_map(type->locals_dict);
}
}
if (map != NULL) {
for (uint i = 0; i < map->alloc; i++) {
if (map->table[i].key != MP_OBJ_NULL) {
pyb_help_print_info_about_object(map->table[i].key, map->table[i].value);
}
}
}
}
return mp_const_none;
}
MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(mp_builtin_help_obj, 0, 1, pyb_help);