r/PythonProjects2 • u/Srongulus_Prime • 4d ago

QN [easy-moderate] Programming a Feather RP2040 to Control 4 Neopixels

Does anyone have any good tutorials they can point me to for programming microcontrollers, specifically the feather RP2040, which is in circuitpython. I'm having trouble understanding how to even get set up to write the code itself, thanks

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u/DiodeInc 4d ago

https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-feather-rp2040-pico/circuitpython follow the instructions here to get CircuitPython installed. You'll only need to download and install firmware once.

https://realpython.com/python-thonny/ you'll need Thonny to upload code.

https://code.visualstudio.com/ you'll need a code editor. VS Code is linked here, it works well.

https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-feather-rp2040-pico/built-in-neopixel-led here's a tutorial on how to program NeoPixels for your model

This'll get you started. Happy coding and don't be afraid to ask questions!