Other RP2040 boards • Re: RP2040 Pico clone firmware

Glad I could help!

… I feel like maybe more people would be talking about it if it's a feature that's needed that Micropython doesn't implement in their UF2 file.

It is an option that can be enabled in MicroPython, but the stock UF2 images don't include it. This might be for many reasons:

• someone, somewhere might want to talk to a Raspberry Pi Pico at 1200 baud. Some older utility meters use 1200 baud serial connections
• the MicroPython project maintainers tend to think that if you want a feature, you can build your own firmware image. This is true, up to a point: it's not that hard, but it's not fun for most users
• the MicroPython team has never received a pull request to make it the default for all RP2040 boards. They're a very small team (two people, not quite full time, then about 4-5 core volunteers) with a huge pull request backlog
• this doesn't really help MicroPython users having this enabled. It helps users of Arduino, though.

A pull request to add default support for your board's extra memory and features has stalled since August of last year: ports/rp2/boards: Added support for YD-RP2040 by VCC-GND studio 4 8 16 MB flash which is a pin compatible PICO clone. by mhidro · Pull Request #12281 · micropython/micropython

Statistics: Posted by scruss — Sun Mar 31, 2024 7:50 pm

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