Pybytes library API

The Pybytes library is positioned in the frozen section of the firmware.

It can be imported like regular modules:

from _pybytes import Pybytes
from _pybytes_config import PybytesConfig
conf = PybytesConfig().read_config()
pybytes = Pybytes(conf)

pybytes.start()

Or start the connection to Pybytes on boot, this way it’s always available:

import pycom
import machine
pycom.pybytes_on_boot(True)
machine.reset()

Provisioning

Pybytes.activate(activationstring)

Provision the device to Pybytes. Use the activationstring provided in Pybytes to activate the device.

pybytes.read_config([filename=’/flash/pybytes_config.json’, reconnect=False])

Load the Pybytes configuration file. By default, this is found in /flash/pybytes_config.json

pybytes.update_config(key, [value=None, permanent=True, silent=False, reconnect=False])

Update a key and value of the default configuration file. additional options:

• permanent: will call pybytes.write_config(). If set False, the new value will not be stored in the configuration file and only used this session.
• silent: set silent to True to not print to REPL.
• reconnect: calls pybytes.reconnect()

pybytes.set_config([key=None, value=None, permanent=True, silent=False, reconnect=False])

Same as update_config(...)

pybytes.write_config([file=’/flash/pybytes_config.json’, silent=False])

Writes the updated configuration to the default configuration file. The parameters:

• file: The file name and location
• silent: set silent to True to not print to REPL.

pybytes.print_config()

Print the configuration settings to the REPL.

Connection

pybytes.connect()

Connect the device to Pybytes following the loaded configuration file. You will need to load a configuration file before calling this. If you are using the WiFi or LTE connection, and it is already available, Pybytes will use the existing connection.

pybytes.start([autoconnect=True])

Same as pybytes.connect(), with the option to set autoconnect. Setting autoconnect to False will not start the connection immediately.

pybytes.enable_lte(carrier=None, cid=None, band=None, apn=None, type=None, reset=None, fallback=False)

Enable the LTE connection to pybytes. Enter the paramters you would normally enter for a LTE connection.

pybytes.connect_lte()

Connect to Pybytes using LTE and the settings from the configuration file.

pybytes.connect_wifi()

Connect to Pybytes using WiFi and the settings from the configuration file.

pybytes.connect_sigfox()

Connect to Pybytes using SigFox and the settings from the configuration file.

pybytes.connect_lora_otaa([timeout=120, nanogateway=False])

Connect to Pybytes using LoRa OTAA and the settings from the configuration file.

pybytes.connect_lora_abp([timeout, nanogateway=False])

Connect to Pybytes using LoRa ABP and the settings from the configuration file.

pybytes.disconnect()

Disconnect from Pybytes gracefully. Closes the MQTT connection and socket.

pybytes.reconnect()

Calls pybytes.disconnect() followed by pybytes.connect()

pybytes.isconnected()

Returns the connection status to Pybytes, can be True or False.

pybytes.is_connected()

Same as pybytes.isconnected()

pybytes.enable_ssl()

Enable SSL on the Pybytes connection

Note that SSL might not be supported by your LTE connection

pybytes.dump_ca([file=’/flash/cert/pycom-ca.pem’])

Write SSL certificate to file.

Signals

pybytes.send_signal(signal_number, value)

Send a signal to Pybytes. Arguments are:

• signal_number: The signal number in Pybytes, can be any value between 0-254 (255 is reserved)
• value: The value you want to send, this can be any type.

This will also work in Pymesh.

pybytes.send_ping_message()

Sends a ping (is-alive) message to Pybytes.

pybytes.send_info_message()

Send an info message to Pybytes containing the device type and firmware version.

pybytes.send_battery_level(battery_level)

Sends the battery level to Pybytes. The argument battery_level can be any integer.

Miscellaneous

pybytes.deepsleep(ms, [pins=None, mode=None, enable_pull=None])

See machine.deepsleep() for more details. Additionally, this method disconnects from Pybytes gracefully. The optional arguments operate machine.pin_sleep_wakeup()

pybytes.smart_config()

Allows for the usage of smart_config(), see pycom.smart_config() for more information here

Debugging

Enable debugging if you are having any issues. There are multiple debug levels, the lowest is 0 which is for warnings only and 99 is the highest used and will print more debugging messages

use:

>> import pycom;
>> pycom.nvs_set('pybytes_debug', debugLevel)

e.g.

>> import pycom;
>> pycom.nvs_set('pybytes_debug', 99)