Raspberry Pi Pico Configuration

Start a project with raspberry Pico is very easy. You only have to follow the next steps:

  1. Install Thonny IDE.
  2. Open Thonny IDE.
  3. Connect the Raspberry Pi Pico to the Computer.
  4. Thonny IDE detect it automatically and it shows a installation window to install or update Micropython into the Raspberry Pi Pico. Like in the image of the bottom (Figure 1):
  5. Follow the installation steps of the window and click in install.
  6. Sometimes a window from the Operation System appears indicating that the unit disc have been ejected incorrectly. This message can be ignored.
  7. Run the following program into the Thonny IDE to test that everything work correctly.
from machine import Pin
import time
led = Pin(25, Pin.OUT)

while True:
    led.high()
    time.sleep(1)
    led.low()
    time.sleep(1)

If the led embedded into the board blink with a second difference everything is correctly. Otherwise revise again all the steps.

Figure 1:

InstallationWindow