feat: add host-mounted SD card support, mirror display to host#715
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feat: add host-mounted SD card support, mirror display to host#715ngxson wants to merge 15 commits intocrosspoint-reader:masterfrom
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Can this be used for automated testing, I wonder |
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I think this PR lays the foundation of communication between host <--> device, which may enable the development of auto or semi-auto testing tools in the future. I imagine having a script that automatically compiles the firmware, flash it to the device, prepare a fake |
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Summary
This PR is built upon the recently added HAL infrastructure. It aims to help developers to test and debug changes more quickly.
The "emulator" in this context is not a VM (not QEMU, see #500 for why), but more like the
-vmounting option on Docker. Currently, it allows to:.sdcarddirectory on host machine (or PC) as a virtual SD cardIt requires #656 to work (hence why you see a lot of changes here)
Screen.Recording.2026-02-05.at.23.52.53.mp4
To try this out:
emulatedpio environmentpython scripts/dev_server.pyKnown bugs:
Serialobject. If 2 tasks (aka 2 threads) trying to useSerial.printat the same time, the emulator can crash. We should implement a proper logger in near future.TODO:
AI Usage
While CrossPoint doesn't have restrictions on AI tools in contributing, please be transparent about their usage as it
helps set the right context for reviewers.
Did you use AI tools to help write this code? --> The python script and web UI are vibe-coded. C++ is hand-written.