We compiled this Getting Started Guide to help you get started with this BPI-PicoW-S3 development board quickly.
¶ First Thing
Use a USB-C cable with power and data functions to connect the BPI-Centi-S3 development board to your computer.
A CIRCUITPY disk will reappear on the computer file management page.
BPI-PicoW-S3 is pre-installed with tinyUF2 and CircuitPython firmware out of box. It is recommended to use CircuitPython to quickly get started with the BPI-PicoW-S3 development board as it is considered to be the most beginners friendly platform.
¶ Code with CircuitPython
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Configure usage environment (Mu editor)| YouTube Video , then you can refer to the use case below and start programming.
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If you want to update the firmware, see How to update CircuitPython firmware| YouTube Video.
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If an unexpected problem occurs that prevents normal startup, or the flash is erased, see How to flash tinyUF2 firmware| YouTube Video.
¶ Use case
¶ Supported by CircuitPython
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Supported by the adafruit/circuitpython GitHub repository.
https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/pull/7031 branch has been merged.
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Supported by the adafruit/tinyuf2 GitHub repository.
https://github.com/adafruit/tinyuf2/pull/250 branch has been merged.
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Supported by the adafruit/circuitpython-org GitHub repository.
https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython-org/pull/1070 branch has been merged.
https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython-org/pull/1077 branch has been merged.
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The circuitpython.org website can download circuitpython firmware and tinyuf2 firmware.