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In this tutorial we’re going to switch the Pico firmware from C/C++ to MicroPython and create our first program, which flashes the LED on the board. However, there’s a more beginner-friendly method: MicroPython, a port of the Python programming language designed specifically for microcontrollers. The C/C++ SDK is an extremely flexible and powerful way to interact with your Raspberry Pi Pico.

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Raspberry Pi Pico is set up, by default, for use with the C/C++ Software Development Kit (SDK). Program Raspberry Pi Pico with MicroPython Make sure to read, and bookmark, these new Raspberry Pi Pico and 2040 data sheets. Makers looking to explore the C/C++ SDK should download the Pico C/C++ SDK documentation. Get Started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico is available now from Raspberry Pi Press.

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As well as learning how to use Raspberry Pi Pico’s pins as inputs and outputs, you’ll build a simple game, measure temperatures, save and load data to your Pico’s file system, and even make a burglar alarm for your room.

Get Started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Picoįor more physical computing projects to try on your Raspberry Pi Pico, grab a copy of the new book, Get Started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico. Additionally, the C/C++ SDK provides higher-level libraries for dealing with timers, USB, synchronisation, and multicore programming, along with additional high-level functionality built using PIO such as audio.īeginners looking to get started with the MicroPython port should start with the Raspberry Pi Pico Python SDK documentation and be sure to pick up a copy of Getting Started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico.

Meanwhile, the C/C++ SDK is fine-tuned to RP2040 and has all the headers, libraries, and build systems necessary to write programs in C, C++, or assembly language. Programs written for other MicroPython-compatible microcontroller boards will work on Raspberry Pi Pico, and vice versa – sometimes needing minor modification for different features between boards – giving Raspberry Pi Pico a healthy library of projects and tutorials beyond those developed by Raspberry Pi itself. You can pick up a Raspberry Pi Pico from just $4 / £3.60, or free with the latest edition of HackSpace magazine.

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