0.11.1

This update brings some refactoring and bug/fixes that make the editor more stable and resilient.

Here's a list of features and bug-fixes we've worked on.

Features:

• Shortcuts!!!
  • Connect
  • Disconnect
  • Run
  • Stop
  • Reset
  • Save
  • Switch between Editor and File Manager
  • Clear terminal output
• Run only the selected block of code (with OS dependent Shortcut!)
• Added binary transfer from board to host computer
• Display name of file being currently transferred
• Enforce confirmation to save when closing the first tab or the editor with a single (unsaved) tab
• Removed forced /lib folder creation which could freeze the editor on boards with a corrupted File System
• Increased size of line numbers column to support 4 digits
• Replaced icons for Editor and File Manager, as well as the one indicating the board in File Manager and on tabs

Fixes:

• Implemented a more reliable timeout on connection to prevent UI lock-ups
• Fixed recursive upload of folders on Windows
• Fixed loss of focus and ability to edit on Windows
• Refactored Serial connection handling

Known bugs:

On Windows recursive upload (computer to board) of folders is a little dodgy due to a path conversion issue.
Fix will come in 0.11.2

EXTRA:

We uploaded an experimental build for Linux on arm64 which has been loosely tested on Raspberry Pi 5 and a few VMs.
Give it a try if you feel daring, but we got mixed results 😉

Acknowledgments

A massive thank you to everyone who's been filing issues (which we read but often don't have time to handle right away), giving us feedback, working on fixing bugs and working around the kinks of this experimental project.

Enjoy the holidays, make something fun and see you next year 🎆

0.10.0

Version 0.10.0 addresses a few things missing from 0.9.x and adds a couple fixes (see below).

New features

• Electron will wait for UI to confirm close
• Remember scroll position between tabs
• Make a component for overlays
• Enable devtools on production
• Splash screen
• Switch to tab if file is already open
• Apple Silicon build support.

Bug Fixes

• Check if there is a diskNavigationRoot before refreshing files
• Include helper as extra resource and load its path correctly

0.9.1

• Updated README.md
• Split backend code from index.js into different files
  • IPC communication
  • Custom menu and about page
  • Helpers (mostly file system)
• Fixed broken about window

0.9.0

Arduino Lab for MicroPython 0.9.0

This is an entire rewrite of this editor, hence listing changes does not make any sense.
Please refer to the README.md file for a full description of features implemented compared to 0.8.0

Thanks everyone for the patience and the (almost always) constructive feedback in the issues reported :)

0.8.0

This release introduces major changes to the file manager as well as a large amount of bug-fixes and extended compatibility range.
The presence of folder navigation allows users to import libraries and modules into the board's lib folder, which is automatically created if not already present in the board's root.
Keeping libraries away from the root makes the whole directory listing cleaner and less prone to accidental damage.

The UI introduces some nice icons from our internal design system

These are the most interesting changes

• fixed disk files sorting
• Update UI elements
• Persist local folder path on localStorage
• New file management
• Fixed Windows path resolving
• many other bugs we bumped into or created ourselves

Big Thanks To

• @kittaakos who found interest in the project
• @per1234 who always has great suggestions and tips on GH actions
• Ernesto and Gabriele from our Design Team for the feedback on UX and the pretty UI elements
• Anyone inside Arduino who was patient and helpful 💟

Full Changelog: 0.7.0...0.8.0

0.8.0 Release Candidate 3

• fixed double-run bug
• updated micropython.js
• refactored REPL command handling

0.8.0 Release Candidate 2

Further minor fixes have been introduced prior to releasing 0.8.0

0.8.0 Release Candidate update

resolves Windows path bug on 0.8.0-RC

0.8.0 Release Candidate

This is a pre-release with new features available for internal testing and bug reporting.
Please report bugs to the GitHub issue section.

Improvements

• major refactoring of micropython.js package
• more sophisticated files panel
• implementation of folder navigation
• wider compatibility range with MicroPython boards

Bug fixes

• more robust save/upload/download operations
• on Mac, the Editor safely disconnects from the board
• multiple minor bug fixes since v. 0.7.0

0.7.0

0.7.0

What's Changed

• Better handling of UI to prevent concurrent save/load operations
• Fixed characters escaping during save/load operations
• [Additional work on micropython.js](@murilopolese in #37)

Full Changelog: 0.6.0...0.7.0