def _detect_available_configs():
        """Detect all configurations/channels that this interface could
        currently connect with.

        :rtype: Iterator[dict]
        :return: an iterable of dicts, each being a configuration suitable
                 for usage in the interface's bus constructor.
        """
        if ics is None:
            return []

        try:
            devices = ics.find_devices()
        except Exception as e:
            logger.debug("Failed to detect configs: %s", e)
            return []

        # TODO: add the channel(s)
        return [{
            'interface': 'neovi',
            'serial': NeoViBus.get_serial_number(device)
        } for device in devices]
Detect all configurations/channels that this interface could
        currently connect with.

        :rtype: Iterator[dict]
        :return: an iterable of dicts, each being a configuration suitable
                 for usage in the interface's bus constructor.