I am totally new to this community and just wanted to say thanks in advance for any help.
I recently bought a seeed xiao rp2040 and I am trying to install the json file in the Arduino ide board manager. Every time I try to install the file I get a crc doesn’t match error. I have read everything I think that I could to resolve this problem but I just cant figure it out. Maybe someone can give me some advice.
You are not doing anything wrong. The server is borked for the latest version, 2.7.2, and has been for some time.
Just tell the Board Manager to install version 1.12.0
It works for me.
Regards,
Dave
Footnote: I think that the hardest job in the world is in IT for servers like this. No one appreciates you, personally, when things work out OK, and every one absolutely hates you, personally, when things go wrong. Sometimes they even accuse of not testing this stuff when you put up new versions.
Thanks for taking your time out to help me. At least I know it is nothing I am doing wrong. I installed version 1.12.0 and that loaded fine. I don’t see the new version yet, but I will keep an eye out for it.
We have uploaded the correct onboard file to the server, but it still reports CRC checksum error when downloading from Arduino. Both R&D and Cloud Center are working hard to identify the problem, please wait. At this time, it is recommended to use a version lower than version 2.7.2 to download and use, thank you.
Version 2.7.2 only fixes the compatibility problem between XIAO RP2040 and XIAO expansion board, it is still in testing stage, we suggest you use version 1.12.0 first.
I’m brand new to the Xiao, Pi, Aurduino IDE environment. Very confused about how to get started. I’d like to make some projects using the RP2040 board but so far I have not found the board files from seeed that support it. This is stopping me from purchasing these boards. I did read the getting started blog which explained about the board files to download and I have done that and installed it into the board manager in the arduino IDE but I still can not find support for the RP2040.
The rp2040 c SDK in vscode is actually my favorite way to work, using a simple Power shell script to build, reset and Flash the RP2040/2350. There’s a ton of stuff out there for it that will run great on the Xiao modules.
So in the Arduino IDE, you need to add it, check it out… The Wiki link is key copy it to get started. here are five PIC’s on what and how to:
LMK if you get stuck, but it is pretty straight forward once over the hump.
You will need to restart the IDE after you load the examples, it will prompt you.
Step one open preferences and paste in the GIT link to the New board files
it might be gray but select it anyway , after it will do it’s thing and be normal, then you can Find it listed in the examples and pick any to try.
It may ask for a restart, YMMV