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@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ The simplest way to use this tool is just by invoking it without any arguments:
mpremote
-This command automatically detects and connects to the first available serial
-device and provides an interactive REPL. Serial ports are opened in exclusive
-mode, so running a second (or third, etc) instance of ``mpremote`` will connect
-to subsequent serial devices, if any are available.
+This command automatically detects and connects to the first available USB
+serial device and provides an interactive REPL. Serial ports are opened in
+exclusive mode, so running a second (or third, etc) instance of ``mpremote``
+will connect to subsequent serial devices, if any are available.
Commands
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ The full list of supported commands are:
``<device>`` may be one of:
- ``list``: list available devices
- - ``auto``: connect to the first available device
+ - ``auto``: connect to the first available USB serial port
- ``id:<serial>``: connect to the device with USB serial number
``<serial>`` (the second entry in the output from the ``connect list``
command)
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ Auto connection and soft-reset
Connection and disconnection will be done automatically at the start and end of
the execution of the tool, if such commands are not explicitly given. Automatic
-connection will search for the first available serial device. If no action is
-specified then the REPL will be entered.
+connection will search for the first available USB serial device. If no action
+is specified then the REPL will be entered.
Once connected to a device, ``mpremote`` will automatically soft-reset the
device if needed. This clears the Python heap and restarts the interpreter,