SERVO2040 (New User)

Hello, I’ve never used a raspberry pi before and I have a SERVO2040 and I’m not sure if it’s working right. What happens is the onboard leds are rgb but only flash red. Also I’m using Mu Editor and circuit python. I have no idea what I’m doing but I’m just following the circuit python welcome guide. Also the leds turn like whitish when I press serial and any key in Mu Editor.

If you referred to anything (SERVO2040, "just following the...") please provide URL.

<@796000224690307072> sorry. Here are some links I was looking at:

https://learn.adafruit.com/welcome-to-circuitpython/creating-and-editing-code

https://github.com/pimoroni/pimoroni-pico/blob/main/micropython/examples/servo2040/led_rainbow.py

That code is for Raspberry Pi Pico and SERVO2040 is the same MCU as the Raspberry Pi Pico

Please read https://discord.com/channels/818384379197784084/1189386838788542464

The code you use is changing the color every 5 seconds

Sorry for the confusion and bad explination. I have an 18 channel servo controller called "Servo 2040". All I know is that it has a RP2040. There's some docs and examples that were provided but I didn't understand them. I then found this link ( https://learn.adafruit.com/welcome-to-circuitpython/circuitpython-libraries ) and now I was able to get the onboard leds to run. I've never messed with a raspberry pi (only an arduino) so I don't know how everything is ran.

And the only reason for the blinking I can think of is that the power supply or the USB cable is bad or has bad connection

Ah you got it working?

yes

And the issue was?

Nice

So first I guess I was using the wrong code... I don't know what's the difference between micropython and circuit python so I was using micropython even tho I selected circuitpython (node) in Mu Editor (https://learn.adafruit.com/welcome-to-circuitpython/installing-mu-editor ). I then saw the GitHub Repo with circuitpython examples (https://github.com/pimoroni/pico-circuitpython-examples/tree/main/servo2040 ). I copied and pasted the code in MU Editor and nothing happened. So I went looking to make sure I flashed the controller right. So i ended up reading this guide ( https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-feather-m0-express-designed-for-circuit-python-circuitpython/uf2-bootloader-details ). Then I found this other guide on using on board leds but for another controller (https://learn.adafruit.com/welcome-to-circuitpython/circuitpython-libraries ). So the main issue was I didn't put the NEOPIXEL.mpy file in my library and once I pasted the code in Mu Editor in the Circuitpython REPL (at the bottom) I just needed to click in there and press CRTL+D to start the code.

Oh you did the investigation work...

Yes, I wasn’t able to find any explanation videos or guide for this controller so I had no idea where to start.

You can use any "Pico" guides and adopt the hardware to it from the Pimorini SERVO2040 page. Check out https://discord.com/channels/818384379197784084/1194546099575341117

Ooooh ok, thank you.