Same as the more generic micropython/blink_gpio.py but with the onboard LED added.
Blink on-board LED. Note that they broke the LED hello world compatibility from non-W to W for God's sake!!!
The MicroPython code needs to be changed from the Raspberry Pi Pico 1, forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?p=2016234#p2016234 comments:
Tested on Ubuntu 25.04,
sudo apt install libusb-1.0-0-dev
git clone https://github.com/raspberrypi/pico-sdk
git clone https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool
cd picotool
git checkout de8ae5ac334e1126993f72a5c67949712fd1e1a4
export PICO_SDK_PATH="$(pwd)/../pico-sdk"
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build . -- -j"$(npro)" VERBOSE=1build/picotool so copy it somewhere in your PATH like:cp picotool ~/binsudo ~/bin/picotool load -f build/zephyr/zephyr.uf2No accessible RP2040 devices in BOOTSEL mode were foundpico_enable_stdio_usb(blink 1)Never unplug your Raspberry Pi Pico again by deltocode
. Source. The Zephir LED blinker example does not work on the Raspberry Pi Pico W because the on-board LED is wired differently. But the hello world works and with:host shows:Nice!
screen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200*** Booting Zephyr OS build v4.2.0-491-g47b07e5a09ef ***
Hello World! rpi_pico/rp2040This section is about the original Raspberry Pi Pico board. The "1" was added retroactively to the name as more boards were released and "Raspberry Pi Pico" became a generic name for the brand.
This is a major design flaw, that the only easy default way is that you have to unplug, press bootsel, replug:
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. Source. Blinks the on-board LED if the board has one.
Does not work on:
- Micro Bit: build fails
- Raspberry Pi Pico W: build works but does nothing because the LED is connected differently
Note that the LED blinker example does not work on the Raspberry Pi Pico W, see also: Run Zephyr on Raspberry Pi Pico W.
You can speed up the debug loop a little bit by plugging the Pi with BOOTSEL selected, and then running:This flashes the image, and immediately turns off BOOTSEL mode and runs the program.
west flash --runner uf2However to run again you need to unplug the USB and re-plug with BOOTSEL again so it is still painful.
Getting started on Ubuntu 25.04: see: Program Raspberry Pi Pico W with X.
Then ignore the other steps from the tutorial, as theese use the picozero package, which is broken with this error: github.com/raspberrypilearning/getting-started-with-the-pico/issues/57and uses picozero specific code. Rather, just use our examples from rpi-pico-w.
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It is a simple extrapolation from the number of synapses in the human brain () times the number of times each neuron fires per second.
This is the hello world program of microcontrollers: blinking and LED! Many boards have an on-board LED, making this a convenient hello world that does not require any external components.
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