Alphabetize the boards menu (#495)

Reorder the boards menu to make it easier to find any specific
board.  Add a note to the script asking manufacturers to keep it
that way.

tools/makeboards.py

@@ -217,7 +217,15 @@ def MakeBoardJSON(name, vendor_name, product_name, vid, pid, pwr, boarddefine, f
 sys.stdout = open(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)) + "/../boards.txt", "w")
 WriteWarning()
 BuildGlobalMenuList()
+
+# Note to new board manufacturers:  Please add your board so that it sorts
+# alphabetically starting with the company name and then the board name.
+# Otherwise it is difficult to find a specific board in the menu.
+
+# Raspberry Pi
 MakeBoard("rpipico", "Raspberry Pi", "Pico", "0x2e8a", "0x000a", 250, "RASPBERRY_PI_PICO", 2, "boot2_w25q080_2_padded_checksum")
+
+# Adafruit
 MakeBoard("adafruit_feather", "Adafruit", "Feather RP2040", "0x239a", "0x80f1", 250, "ADAFRUIT_FEATHER_RP2040", 8, "boot2_w25x10cl_4_padded_checksum")
 MakeBoard("adafruit_itsybitsy", "Adafruit", "ItsyBitsy RP2040", "0x239a", "0x80fd", 250, "ADAFRUIT_ITSYBITSY_RP2040", 8, "boot2_w25q080_2_padded_checksum")
 MakeBoard("adafruit_qtpy", "Adafruit", "QT Py RP2040", "0x239a", "0x80f7", 250, "ADAFRUIT_QTPY_RP2040", 8, "boot2_w25q080_2_padded_checksum")
@@ -225,19 +233,40 @@ MakeBoard("adafruit_stemmafriend", "Adafruit", "STEMMA Friend RP2040", "0x239a",
 MakeBoard("adafruit_trinkeyrp2040qt", "Adafruit", "Trinkey RP2040 QT", "0x239a", "0x8109", 250, "ADAFRUIT_TRINKEYQT_RP2040", 8, "boot2_w25q080_2_padded_checksum")
 MakeBoard("adafruit_macropad2040", "Adafruit", "MacroPad RP2040", "0x239a", "0x8107", 250, "ADAFRUIT_MACROPAD_RP2040", 8, "boot2_w25q080_2_padded_checksum")
 MakeBoard("adafruit_kb2040", "Adafruit", "KB2040", "0x239a", "0x8105", 250, "ADAFRUIT_KB2040_RP2040", 8, "boot2_w25q080_2_padded_checksum")
+
+# Arduino
 MakeBoard("arduino_nano_connect", "Arduino", "Nano RP2040 Connect", "0x2341", "0x0058", 250, "NANO_RP2040_CONNECT", 16, "boot2_w25q080_2_padded_checksum")
+
+# Cytron
 MakeBoard("cytron_maker_nano_rp2040", "Cytron", "Maker Nano RP2040", "0x2e8a", "0x100f", 250, "CYTRON_MAKER_NANO_RP2040", 2, "boot2_w25q080_2_padded_checksum")
 MakeBoard("cytron_maker_pi_rp2040", "Cytron", "Maker Pi RP2040", "0x2e8a", "0x1000", 250, "CYTRON_MAKER_PI_RP2040", 2, "boot2_w25q080_2_padded_checksum")
-MakeBoard("sparkfun_promicrorp2040", "SparkFun", "ProMicro RP2040", "0x1b4f", "0x0026", 250, "SPARKFUN_PROMICRO_RP2040", 16, "boot2_generic_03h_4_padded_checksum")
-MakeBoard("generic", "Generic", "RP2040", "0x2e8a", "0xf00a", 250, "GENERIC_RP2040", 16, "boot2_generic_03h_4_padded_checksum")
+
+# DeRuiLab
+MakeBoard("flyboard2040_core", "DeRuiLab", "FlyBoard2040Core", "0x2e8a", "0x008a", 500, "FLYBOARD2040_CORE", 4, "boot2_generic_03h_4_padded_checksum")
+
+# iLabs
 MakeBoard("challenger_2040_lora", "iLabs", "Challenger 2040 LoRa", "0x2e8a", "0x1023", 250, "CHALLENGER_2040_LORA_RP2040", 8, "boot2_w25q080_2_padded_checksum")
 MakeBoard("challenger_2040_wifi", "iLabs", "Challenger 2040 WiFi", "0x2e8a", "0x1006", 250, "CHALLENGER_2040_WIFI_RP2040", 8, "boot2_w25q080_2_padded_checksum")
 MakeBoard("challenger_2040_lte", "iLabs", "Challenger 2040 LTE", "0x2e8a", "0x100b", 500, "CHALLENGER_2040_LTE_RP2040", 8, "boot2_w25q080_2_padded_checksum")
 MakeBoard("challenger_nb_2040_wifi", "iLabs", "Challenger NB 2040 WiFi", "0x2e8a", "0x100b", 500, "CHALLENGER_NB_2040_WIFI_RP2040", 8, "boot2_w25q080_2_padded_checksum")
 MakeBoard("ilabs_rpico32", "iLabs", "RPICO32", "0x2e8a", "0x1010", 250, "ILABS_2040_RPICO32_RP2040", 8, "boot2_w25q080_2_padded_checksum")
+
+# Melopera
 MakeBoard("melopero_shake_rp2040", "Melopero", "Shake RP2040", "0x2e8a", "0x1005", 250, "MELOPERO_SHAKE_RP2040", 16, "boot2_w25q080_2_padded_checksum")
+
+# Solder Party
 MakeBoard("solderparty_rp2040_stamp", "Solder Party", "RP2040 Stamp", "0x1209", "0xa182", 500, "SOLDERPARTY_RP2040_STAMP", 8, "boot2_generic_03h_4_padded_checksum")
+
+# SparkFun
+MakeBoard("sparkfun_promicrorp2040", "SparkFun", "ProMicro RP2040", "0x1b4f", "0x0026", 250, "SPARKFUN_PROMICRO_RP2040", 16, "boot2_generic_03h_4_padded_checksum")
+
+# Upesy
 MakeBoard("upesy_rp2040_devkit", "uPesy", "RP2040 DevKit", "0x2e8a", "0x1007", 250, "UPESY_RP2040_DEVKIT", 2, "boot2_w25q080_2_padded_checksum")
+
+# WIZnet
 MakeBoard("wiznet_5100s_evb_pico", "WIZnet", "W5100S-EVB-Pico", "0x2e8a", "0x1008", 250, "WIZNET_5100S_EVB_PICO", 2, "boot2_w25q080_2_padded_checksum")
-MakeBoard("flyboard2040_core", "DeRuiLab", "FlyBoard2040Core", "0x2e8a", "0x008a", 500, "FLYBOARD2040_CORE", 4, "boot2_generic_03h_4_padded_checksum")
+
+# Generic
+MakeBoard("generic", "Generic", "RP2040", "0x2e8a", "0xf00a", 250, "GENERIC_RP2040", 16, "boot2_generic_03h_4_padded_checksum")
+
 sys.stdout.close()