diff --git a/info-kit.html b/info-kit.html index 5ca1d0a..5a0321d 100644 --- a/info-kit.html +++ b/info-kit.html @@ -106,14 +106,19 @@ Download main.py ↓ Source + README ↗

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Two separate steps — and main.py is not a drag‑and‑drop file. The + RPI‑RP2 drive only accepts a .uf2 firmware file; a .py copied there is + discarded on reboot. You drag‑and‑drop the firmware once, then copy main.py over USB serial.

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  1. Install MicroPython: hold BOOTSEL, plug the Pico into USB, and drop the MicroPython - .uf2 onto the RPI‑RP2 drive +
  2. Install MicroPython (drag‑and‑drop, one time): hold BOOTSEL, plug the Pico into USB, and drop + the MicroPython .uf2 onto the RPI‑RP2 drive (Pico / - Pico 2).
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  3. Copy main.py onto the Pico as main.py (in - Thonny: File ▸ Save as ▸ Raspberry Pi Pico, - or mpremote cp main.py :main.py).
    4. + Pico 2). It reboots + on its own and the drive disappears — that's correct. +
  4. Copy main.py (the Pico is no longer a USB drive, so use a serial tool): + in Thonny pick the interpreter + MicroPython (Raspberry Pi Pico), then File ▸ Save as ▸ Raspberry Pi Pico as main.py; + or mpremote cp main.py :main.py.
  5. Reset — it boots straight into the metronome.
  6. Add your own grooves by pasting program strings from the editor into the PROGRAMS list at the top of main.py. If colours, touch, or the joystick look off, flip a flag in the diff --git a/pico/README.md b/pico/README.md index fe95f2f..021fc70 100644 --- a/pico/README.md +++ b/pico/README.md @@ -21,17 +21,35 @@ buzzer, joystick, the polymeter engine — no external libraries). The components are wired on the board — you don't breadboard anything; just seat the Pico. -## Flash it +## Flash it — TWO separate steps -1. **MicroPython:** hold **BOOTSEL**, plug the Pico into USB, and copy the MicroPython UF2 - onto the `RPI-RP2` drive that appears: - - Pico / Pico W → +> ⚠️ **`main.py` is NOT a drag-and-drop file.** The `RPI-RP2` drive that appears in BOOTSEL mode +> is the bootloader, and it *only* accepts a `.uf2` firmware file — anything else (like `main.py`) +> is silently discarded on the next reboot. You first flash MicroPython with a `.uf2` (drag-and-drop), +> and *then* copy `main.py` over the USB serial link with Thonny or mpremote. Two different steps. + +### Step 1 — install MicroPython (drag-and-drop a `.uf2`, one time) + +1. Download the MicroPython firmware **`.uf2`** for your board: + - Pico / Pico W → (or `RPI_PICO_W`) - Pico 2 / Pico 2 W → -2. **The firmware:** open `main.py` in [Thonny](https://thonny.org) (or `rshell`/`mpremote`) - and save it to the Pico **as `main.py`**. - - Thonny: open the file → **File ▸ Save as… ▸ Raspberry Pi Pico** → name it `main.py`. - - mpremote: `mpremote cp main.py :main.py` -3. Reset (replug). It boots straight into the metronome. +2. Hold **BOOTSEL**, plug into USB → the `RPI-RP2` drive appears. +3. **Drag the `.uf2` file onto that drive.** It copies, the Pico reboots on its own, and the drive + **disappears** — that's correct and means MicroPython is installed. (Don't use BOOTSEL again unless + you're reinstalling the firmware.) + +### Step 2 — copy `main.py` (over USB serial, NOT to a drive) + +After step 1 the Pico runs MicroPython and **no longer shows up as a USB drive** — so you can't drag +files to it. Use a tool that talks to it over USB serial: + +- **Thonny (easiest):** install [Thonny](https://thonny.org), plug the Pico in normally, then + bottom-right click the interpreter selector → **MicroPython (Raspberry Pi Pico)** (you should see + a `>>>` prompt in the Shell). Open `main.py`, then **File ▸ Save as… ▸ Raspberry Pi Pico** and save + it as exactly **`main.py`**. +- **mpremote (command line):** `pip install mpremote` then `mpremote cp main.py :main.py` + +Reset (replug) and it boots straight into the metronome. ## Controls