Ampy to transfer files to Pycom microcontroller

Authors

For more information contact Adam Simankowicz or Edmond Lascaris

References

• Micropython basics- Load and run code
• Ampy GitHub
• rshell alternative - not used

Installation of Ampy

sudo pip3 install adafruit-ampy

• To check that ampy has installed correct enter the following in the Terminal.

ampy --help

• To upgrade ampy to the latest version enter the code

sudo pip3 install adafruit-ampy --upgrade

Using the REPL

• REPL is an abbreviation (acronym) for Read, Evaluate, Print, and Loop
• Developers use REPL Python to communicate with the Python Interpreter or Python Shell.
• You can also input commands and python code directly in the REPL and see the results displayed immediately.