telemetrix-rpi-pico 0.8

Remotely Control And Monitor A Raspberry Pi Pico

Telemetrix-RPi-Pico

This is an early version of a Telemetrix client for the Raspberry Pi Pico.

This is a work in progress.

A full User's Guide is available online.

A Python API for may be found here.

The Pico server code may be viewed here.

The following functionality is implemented in this release:

• Autodetect and connection to a single PICO connected to the PC.
• Automatic board reset of the PICO using the watchdog timer when application exits.
  • Board will blink twice upon reset.
• Retrieval of the PICO unique ID.
• Analog Input
• Digital Input, Digital Input Pullup, Digital Input Pulldown
• PWM output
• Loopback (for client/server link debugging)
• I2C Support
• NeoPixel Support

To install The Client Library:

Linux/macOS:

sudo pip3 install telemetrix-rpi-pico

Windows:

pip install telemetrix-rpi-pico 

If you are upgrading from a previously installed version:

Linux/macOS:

sudo pip3 install telemetrix-rpi-pico --upgrade

Windows:

pip install telemetrix-rpi-pico --upgrade

To Install The Pico Server Application

1. Download and save the .uf2 file.

2. Place the Pico in file upload mode:

   A. Press and hold the BOOTSEL button while applying power.

   B. Release the BOOTSEL button.

   C. In your file explorer, you should see a new folder appear called: RPI-RP2.

   D. Drag the .uf2 file into this folder to upload the code.

Download And Run The Examples

1. Download, save, and uncompress the teletmetrix-rpi-pico Github repository.

2. Open the examples directory and run any of the examples. You may modify them to suit your needs.