Pybricks: alternative firmware for Powered Up device

[Lok24]

There are two things that are on the roadmap that I would preferre:

Support for the "City Hub" and what I think is really essential, is the " remote handset"
Why? It offers the chance to influence the behavior of the program without any smart device.

And that's what many users complain about.
Trains: A City Hub, two technic motors and a handset to control ....

Edited June 12, 2020 by Lok24

[GianCann]

Dancing lights with Pybricks ;)

 

[Lok24]

Nice.

As the developemnet is running via browser, does that mean that you always need internet connection if you want to anything with it?
Or will there be a method to start a programm offline?
Or did I miss something?

 

 

[nikzagvit]

Pybricks has access to a gyroscope?

[Lok24]

2 minutes ago, nikzagvit said:

Pybricks has access to a gyroscope?

Only for EV3 at that time I think.

[GianCann]

31 minutes ago, Lok24 said:

As the developemnet is running via browser, does that mean that you always need internet connection if you want to anything with it?

No, no Internet connection is required.

You can save locally the page, and write code without problem ;)

[Lok24]

Great, thanks.

[Tcm0]

1 hour ago, GianCann said:

No, no Internet connection is required.

You can save locally the page, and write code without problem ;)

But that doesn't work yet, does it? For me the link to the "local backup option" results in a 404.

[Lok24]

Hi,

did anybody find a way to download the latest build and replace  the main.py to make a program resident?

[GianCann]

It's not yet available ;)

[Lok24]

The link is active now:

https://github.com/pybricks/pybricks-micropython/actions?query=workflow%3ABuild+

(this is the one  flagged as "available soon")

 

[GianCann]

Yes @Lok24 , I saw.
I'm trying ... ;)

[Lok24]

[GianCann]

@Lok24 Look here: https://github.com/pybricks/support/issues/50

[Lok24]

Thanks. But its moving forward....

Which build of the list did you take?

[GianCann]

I using the latest firmware:
https://github.com/pybricks/pybricks-micropython/releases

v3.0.0a2

[GianCann]

Yeah! With v3.0.0a3 now it work ;)

 

[Lok24]

Thanks for your efforts, I'll  will try.....

As I'm not very experienced with that all I will come back with other questions.....stay tuned.

 

[Lok24]

The link in the description only leads to the workflow?

I now found this:

https://github.com/pybricks/pybricks-micropython/releases/tag/v3.0.0a3

That contains a json file, the firmware as bin and the main.py.
If I understand correctly I shold replace the main.py, zip again and drop the zip onto the frimware button in the browser.

But why is the original main.py not empty, as I expected?

Thanks for your support in advance, nice Video

 

 

[GianCann]

Just now, Lok24 said:

If I understand correctly I shold replace the main.py, zip again and drop the zip onto the frimware button in the browser.

Yes

Just now, Lok24 said:

But why is the original main.py not empty, as I expected?

Because this is a test made some weeks ago, when Pybricks was not yet public

[Lok24]

Thanks, I'll try later and report experiences.

 

[Lok24]

uuuuhhhh....

This is - awesome. Brillant.

Thanks you  @GianCann

And of course to @David Lechner and @laurens valk

 

[Lok24]

Hi here's a short video showing a resident program in the hub:

 

https://youtu.be/79LWUEo21dg

 

Edited June 17, 2020 by Lok24

[GianCann]

Great work!

[JaBaCaDaBra]

Really great work this.

Q:
Works this only on Chrome?