Here you find a utility library and examples to program your Exo Sense RP with MicroPython.
For details on how to set up the MicroPython environment, refer to the Raspberry Pi Pico Python SDK documentation.
Follow these steps to run the MicroPython examples using the Thonny IDE from your host computer connected to Exo Sense RP via USB.
- Download and install Thonny
- Download the content of this repository to your computer
- Open Thonny and from the Files view (menu View > Files) navigate to the downloaded "micropython" folder
- Click on the bottom-right corner of the Thonny window to select "MicroPython (Raspberry Pi Pico)" as interpreter
- Remove power to Exo Sense RP
- Connect the USB cable to Exo Sense RP
- Connect a wire jumper to the BOOTSEL CN3 header
- Turn on power supply to the Exo Sense RP
- Remove the BOOTSEL jumper
- Click the STOP sign button in the top bar of Thonny
- A pop-up will ask you to install MicroPython, go ahead and proceed with the installation
- In the Files view you will now see a "Raspberry Pi Pico" section showing the files uploaded to Exo Sense RP
- From the Files view right-click on the "lib" folder, select "Upload to /" and wait for the upload to finish
- Double-click on one of the example files to open it in the main editor
- Click the "Run" (►) button in the top bar of Thonny to run the example on your Exo Sense RP
