Preparing Raspberry Pi Pico
The bare Raspberry Pi Pico can run code, but we need some preparatory steps before we can use it. In this chapter, you will see how to get CircuitPython up and running and take your first steps in programming Pico. You’ll then learn soldering so that you can add headers to your Pico—letting you plug it into things.
At the end of the chapter, you’ll have Pico ready to run code, with headers ready to add other hardware, and have your laptop or computer ready to send code to Pico. Plus, you’ll have some soldering experience if that is new to you.
In this chapter, we will cover the following main topics:
- Getting CircuitPython onto Raspberry Pi Pico
- Preparing the CircuitPython library for Pico
- Coding on Pico—first steps
- Soldering headers to Raspberry Pi Pico
