Verifying Compatibility with TestConsole

[Mick3DIY]

Hello there !

I'm new in the Raspi Pico world and I would like to use the circuitPython JoystickXL to build a tiny box for flying in some simulators...

I follow the first part : download the last version, copy/paste in the Pico lib folder, create a boot.py file...

When I try to run the testConsole command, I have a error during the import :

I'm using Ubuntu 22 with Thonny IDE. When I copy and paste tools.py in the lib/joystick_xl, it works well...

What I missed or where I have make a mistake ? Related to this commit Prevent TestConsole failure on board with no D2 pin defined ?

Thank you & have nice week ! Cheers from France.

Mike

[fasteddy516]

You're absolutely correct - the commit that fixes TestConsole on boards without a D2 pin is the difference here. The latest released .mpy files are lagged behind the current source .py files by a couple of commits at the moment. I'll be fixing this soon, but for now using the tools.py file as you have should work fine.

Note that - using tools.py - you can specify a different pin to use for TestConsole from the REPL:

>>> import board
>>> from joystick_xl.tools import TestConsole
>>> TestConsole(button_pin=board.GP0)

Hopefully that helps. I'll post back here when I've added a new release that brings the .mpy files up-to-date.

[Mick3DIY]

Thank you for your help ! Next step, read the doc, read the (entire) doc ! :)

[fasteddy516]

I've just published a minor update (0.4.2) that brings the release files up-to-date.

[Mick3DIY]

Thanks again @fasteddy516 for the update, I have updated a educational project with your library : https://github.com/Mick3DIY/EasyPicoPCB/tree/main/joystickXL

It works well ! Next step I will make a simple multibox (buttons/switches, potentiometers, leds...) for DCS, ETS2... 🍻