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XIAO RP2040 with PlatformIO

PlatformIO Introduce​

PlatformIO is a development platform that integrates many types of development boards and has good scalability. If the platform does not have the type you need, you can manually add the type of development board yourself. The code you write on Arduino can use it, just add the corresponding library.

In this wiki, we wiil introduce how to install and run the sample code in PlatformIO.

Use PlatformIO For XIAO RP2040​

Setup 1 . SteDownload VS Code​

Download according to the system you are using VS Code

Setup 2 . Install the PlatformIO extension​

Open VSCode, click on Extensions, then search for PlatformIO and select to install. After the installation is complete, restart VSCode.

Setup 3 . Install the platform-seeedboards platform package​

The Seeed Studio XIAO series boards use a custom PlatformIO platform, so you need to install the corresponding platform package manually.

  • Run the following command for a fresh installation:
pio pkg install -g -p "https://github.com/Seeed-Studio/platform-seeedboards.git"

  • If you have previously used Seeed Studio XIAO series boards in PlatformIO, run the command below to update:
pio pkg uninstall -g -p "SeeedStudio"
pio pkg install -g -p "SeeedStudio=https://github.com/Seeed-Studio/platform-seeedboards.git" --force
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Alternatively, you can perform replacements based on existing projects.

[env:seeed_xiao_rp2040]
platform = https://github.com/Seeed-Studio/platform-seeedboards.git
board = seeed-xiao-rp2040
framework = arduino

Setup 4 . Create any project in PlatformIO​

Open the PlatformIO extension and select Create New Project.


Setup 4 . Compile and Burn​

Copy the following program into main.c and upload it to the board.

#include <Arduino.h>

void setup() {
    pinMode(PIN_LED, OUTPUT);
}

void loop() {
    digitalWrite(PIN_LED, HIGH);
    delay(1000);
    digitalWrite(PIN_LED, LOW);
    delay(1000);
}


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