Intro to Raspberry Pi Pico and RP2040 - C/C++ Part 1: VS Code and Blink | Digi-Key Electronics

Previously, we covered how to program the Raspberry Pi Pico using MicroPython. In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a simple blink program using C. We will also configure VS Code so that it can build projects with the push of a button. Note that the written version of this tutorial can be found here: You will need to install the build tools for the RP2040. I recommend following Chapter 1 (for Linux) or Chapter 9 (for macOS and Windows) of the official Getting Started with Raspberry Pi Pico guide (). Alternatively, if you are on Windows and do not wish to install Build Tools for Visual Studio, you can follow the guide here: In VS Code, you will want to install the CMake and CMake Tools extensions. T