It is recommended to use VSCode as an IDE, along with micropy-cli as it provides:
- Linting
- Dependency management
- Version Control System (VCS) compatibility
To set up the project on a local machine for development:
# Clone project
git clone https://github.com/LoJunKai/Plant-e.git
cd Plant-e
# Create virtual environment
python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate
# Install packages
python3 -m pip install micropy-cli pylint
# Set up Micropy environment locally
micropy
This project uses custom MicroPython firmware with camera and BLE support. The firmware was compiled using esp-idf 4.x (hash 4c81978a3e2220674a432a588292a4c860eef27b).
The firmware is included in the firmware
folder. To flash it to the board:
# Install esptool
python3 -m pip install esptool
# Only needed if flashing for the first time
esptool.py --chip esp32 --port /dev/ttyUSB0 erase_flash
# Flash the firmware
esptool.py --chip esp32 --port /dev/ttyUSB0 --baud 460800 write_flash -z 0x1000 micropython_3a9d948_esp32_idf4.x_ble_camera.bin
Create config.py
in the root directory with the following content:
wifi_config = {
"ssid":"<wifi ssid>",
"password":"<wifi password>"
}