[Microbit-Python] JOE / DAMIEN - REQUIRES ACTION Re: Is there a publicly available Asm/C/C++ API yet?

[Nicholas H.Tollervey]

Great stuff!

N.

On 01/09/15 10:42, Finney, Joe wrote:
> Ah, ok. Looks like you're on the github view. Will get a github invite out to Mark in a mo.
> 
> joe
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nicholas H.Tollervey [mailto:ntoll at ntoll.org] 
> Sent: 01 September 2015 10:39
> To: Finney, Joe; microbit at python.org
> Subject: Re: JOE / DAMIEN - REQUIRES ACTION Re: [Microbit-Python] Is there a publicly available Asm/C/C++ API yet?
> 
> Hi Joe,
> 
> In the yotta.json file the following (GitHub???) repos are referenced:
> 
> "dependencies":{
>     "mbed-classic": "~0.0.4",
>     "ble": "lancaster-university/BLE_API#master",
>     "ble-nrf51822": "lancaster-university/nRF51822#master",
>     "microbit-dal":"lancaster-university/microbit-dal#master"
>   },
> 
> Does this answer your question?
> 
> Basically, we're asking for access to the repos that will allow people to build MicroPython (on of which is the microbit-dal we're building our "microbit" module on top of).
> 
> Regards,
> 
> N.
> 
> On 01/09/15 10:07, Finney, Joe wrote:
>> Hi Nicholas,
>>
>> Yes, of course. Can you clarify exactly which repo though? We've moved 
>> our active dev tree onto github, and there's a snapshot on mbed.org 
>> that we update periodically. So mbed tends to be more stable, and 
>> Github tends to be more up to date.
>>
>> Which is best for you guys? It's probably important that you all look 
>> at the same one. :-)
>>
>> joe
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Nicholas H.Tollervey 
>> [mailto:ntoll at ntoll.org] Sent: 01 September 2015 08:27 To:
>> microbit at python.org; Finney, Joe Subject: JOE / DAMIEN - REQUIRES 
>> ACTION Re: [Microbit-Python] Is there a publicly available Asm/C/C++ 
>> API yet?
>>
>> On 29/08/15 20:23, Mark Shannon wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> If we are to design a nice Pythonic API on top of the underlying 
>>> low-level API it would help to know what that API is.
>>>
>>> Does one exist yet, ideally on Github or a similar open website?
>>>
>>
>> TL;DR - Joe and Damien, can you please add Mark Shannon (markshannon) 
>> to the repos referenced below.
>>
>> Mark,
>>
>> OK... so the DAL has a private repos. I've cc'd Joe F. from Lancaster 
>> Uni who has been leading this work. When the device is delivered to 
>> schools this code will be open sourced.
>>
>> Damien has a special MicroPython-microbit repos hosting the, er, 
>> microbit version of MicroPython (what else?). The instructions for 
>> compiling the project etc... are in the README therein.
>>
>> It is the DAL that exposes a C++ API upon which MicroPython will build 
>> its "microbit" module. This evening, on the train home from London, I 
>> intend listing/documenting its capabilities and posting them onto this 
>> list for all to see.
>>
>>> Did I missed an announcement or is it still not public yet?
>>>
>>> Googling and searching github gives me nothing useful.
>>>
>>
>> We're still very much covered by the NDA. Remember, this is more for 
>> media management purposes. Everything is "open sourced" when the 
>> devices are delivered to schools.
>>
>> Happy to answer questions..! But I suspect things become clearer when 
>> you see the code.
>>
>> If anyone else wants access, please shout - you've all signed the NDA 
>> so there shouldn't be a problem and we need all the help we can get..!
>>
>> N.
>>
>>> Cheers, Mark. _______________________________________________
>>> Microbit mailing list Microbit at python.org 
>>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit
>>
>>
> 
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