got rid of boot messages, added helper functions

Author: jmpollak

src/flight-software/boot.py

@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 storage.disable_usb_drive()  # disable CIRCUITPY
 # After the USB drive is disabled, we can remount the /sd filesystem
 # as writable for our CircuitPython code.
-storage.remount("/sd", readonly=False)
+# storage.remount("/sd", readonly=False)
 
-os.mkdir("/sd", exist_ok=True)  # Ensure the lib directory exists
+# os.mkdir("/sd")  # Ensure the lib directory exists'
 
 # from lib.pysquared.logger import Logger
 

src/flight-software/repl.py

@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@
 
 import board
 import digitalio
-from lib.adafruit_mcp230xx.mcp23017 import (
-    MCP23017,  # This is Hacky V5a Devel Stuff###
-)
+
 from lib.adafruit_tca9548a import TCA9548A  # This is Hacky V5a Devel Stuff###
 
-# from lib.pysquared.Big_Data import AllFaces  ### This is Hacky V5a Devel Stuff###
+import storage
+
+#need to call this to write new code to the board, otherwise the baord will not appear!
+def wipe_system():
+    storage.erase_filesystem()
+# from lib.pysquared.Big_Data import AllFaces  ### This is Hacky V5a Devel Stuff##
 from lib.pysquared.beacon import Beacon
 from lib.pysquared.cdh import CommandDataHandler
 from lib.pysquared.config.config import Config
@@ -29,6 +32,22 @@
 from lib.pysquared.watchdog import Watchdog
 from version import __version__
 
+#TO DO: turn this into a real test for our flash memory
+def test_sd():
+    print(os.listdir())
+    print("___________")
+    os.mkdir('sd/new_folder')
+    print(os.listdir('sd'))
+    print("_______________")
+    with open('boot_out.txt', 'r') as file:
+        print(file.read())
+
+
+
+from lib.adafruit_mcp230xx.mcp23017 import (
+    MCP23017,  # This is Hacky V5a Devel Stuff###
+)
+
 rtc = MicrocontrollerManager()
 
 logger: Logger = Logger(
@@ -191,6 +210,8 @@ def all_faces_on():
     FACE4_ENABLE.value = True
 
 
+
+
 ## Face Sensor Stuff ##
 
 # This is the TCA9548A I2C Multiplexer