How to Use VSCode with Raspberry Pi Pico W and MicroPython 

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The newest version of Pico-W-Go, now renamed MicroPico, includes the ability to display the file system on the Pico. Now I feel comfortable moving from Thonny to VSC.

Pico-W-Go is now named MicroPico

Another well made fast video to get you started with this device and VSC!! What is amazing is the videos you put out already are right down the path I am following! For example, I got a MPU4060 and a GPS module for my car computer and sure enough, you have a few videos on it! Then next, I wanted to code for my whole project using VSC, including the RPI Pico W, and here I am! ONE THING WORTH NOTING - I got errors when I tried to use the extension. I actually had Pico-Go still installed and it does NOT play nice with Pico-W-Go. So check if you have Pico-Go and either disable or uninstall it before installing the newer version. THANKS AGAIN Shilleh for the VERY useful contribution!! {already-subscribed.liked.saved}

Great tutorial! I really appreciate you making this, I found it very helpful :)

I find this the best way to use a pi pico and the setup is very well explained, I think my pi friends will love this. I got 2x pico's (Pico H and Pico WH) to try and see how they work plus be a gpio for my desktop or laptop

Thank you! Easy to follow and very straightforward.

Thanks for this tutorial!

Thanks mate made getting started with micropython on my RP2040-Touch-LCD-1.28 very easy!

thanks, it i exactly what i looking for

Works for me. Thank you!

Very helpful. Thank you.

You reduced my installation time from a whole day to 6 minutes 😂 i thank you kind sir 👍❤️

Thank you, I like VSCode and when I first saw Thonny I thought nup I'm finding out how to do this in VSCode.....so yeah thank you

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thank you!

Great video. You saved me after 2h of trying. One question, how do I make this file consistent in my pico? I mean, I want that LED blinks every time I disconnetc/connect it again

Thank you for the great work. You stated that the main.py file located in the home directory of the pico needs to be edited for code to be persistent. How does one access the home folder on the pico? Thanks

Hi! Thanks for the tutorial. It was super easy to follow. Can I ask, is there any way to manage packages using micropico, akin to Tools --> Manage Packages in Thonny? Thanks again

Great video and teaching. You made it look easy AND it worked. Question- I read your answer about adding libraries from GitHub straight onto the pico. You mentioned a “lib” folder. Do we make a folder in a text editor, then put a library like BME280 into it and download prior to adding the firmware onto the pico?

Followed your steps, but my VS says "Pico Connected", not Pico W, down the bottom on the blue bar. And when I try right-clicking on the Blink-Sketch file, to select 'Pico-W-Go > Run current file', that's greyed out. Can't use that. Any ideas?

thanks

I installed Pico-W-Go on VS Code, I have Python 3.9+ on my PC. I have microPython on my board and it works with Thonny. The issue now is, apparently there are several more extensions required to make this thing work. I don't know the equivalent of Command-Shift-P in Windows 11. Is this something that works within the environment of VS Code or is it installed like any other app? I don't show any connection or opportunity to connect in the lower right. I'm hoping that "Configure Project" thing might be the key to all this, but don't know how to run it.

Excellent Video. H. How do you single step and debug Pyton Code running in Pico using VSCode ?

Have you considered making an update of this video will all the new stuff you can now do with MicroPico and the remote filesystem kind of stuff

Nice work! Could you help me? Chinese calliper data reading pi pico micropyton is the few lines of code that do this! Unfortunately, I couldn't find a sample example of such a thing anywhere!

anyone can tell me how to "upload" program to pico using this method? i already try the example code (blink led) and try to "Run current file on pico" --> it's work, but not permanent uploaded, when i try to "upload project to pico" ---> nothing happened, is there something wrong?

hey great tutorial, but i am having an issue. everytime i write the code onto the pico trough REPL it all works fine on vsCode, but wheni try to write a .py file and try to run it on the pico i always get my pico disconnected and the error "Exception occured (maybe a connection loss)". does anyone know how to solve this I am on windows 10

Can you with this plugging use Raspberry pi Pico to fake a mouseclicked ?

I followed everything step by step but when I try to configure the Pico W it says "Activating Extensions..." on the bottom but then nothing happens. What can I do?

Can this tutorial also be used to code a normal raspberry pi pico?

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I was able to simply save a main.py file to the pico and it runs automatically now. Thanks

with new 3.0 update, this didn't work to me. Any solution?

how to upload?? why it doesn't start itself???

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