README.md

🐍 PyPortal Starter Pack

Clone this starter pack and dive into coding on the excellent Adafruit PyPortal!

How to Use This Repository

1. Connect your PyPortal device via USB. Be sure to use a good quality USB cable!

2. In a blank /Volumes/CIRCUITPY directory, clone this repository to the root of /Volumes/CIRCUITPY. Make sure to remove the .git directory:

   cd /Volumes/CIRCUITPY
   git clone git@github.com:droxey/pyportalpack.git . && rm -rf .git

3. Initialize your own Git repository in the directory:

   git init

4. Create a checkpoint by adding and committing the starter code:

   git add .
   git commit -m "[add] initial starter pack"

5. Create a file named secrets.py that contains the following code:

   secrets = {
     'ssid': 'CHANGE ME',             # Keep the two '' quotes around the name
     'password': 'CHANGE ME',         # Keep the two '' quotes around password
     'timezone': "America/Los_Angeles",  # http://worldtimeapi.org/timezones
     'aio_username': 'YOUR_ADAFRUIT_ACCOUNT_USERNAME',
     'aio_key': 'YOUR_ADAFRUITIO_KEY',
   }

6. Update your ssid, password, timezone, aio_username, and aio_key with your relevant values. You'll need at least ssid and password filled into connect the PyPortal device to your Wifi.

7. Time to start developing! You can find more documentation in the /docs directory in this repository.