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V9.3.3 Astrobe for RP2350 has now been released with I2C support:

What's New in Astrobe for RP2040 and RP2350

Astrobe for RP2040 should follow shortly after Christmas. In the meantime the same I2C source code can be used for both.

No plan as yet. Now if it was RISC5 instead of RISC-V that would be an entirely different matter

We plan to provide support for I2C for the Pi releases by the end of this year. The Astrobe for RP2040 and RP2350 Feature Matrix now specifies everything that is scheduled to be implemented by then.

A new product, Astrobe for RP2350 has now been released. You can use it to develop embedded software for the very popular, inexpensive, Raspberry Pi Pico 2 board. More information can be found here: What's New in Astrobe for RP2040 and RP2350 Astrobe for RP2040 / RP2350 Feature Matrix Astrobe for RP...

This has been addressed in Astrobe for RP2350 which has now been released. The Astrobe for RP2040 update will follow shortly. For more information see:

What's New in Astrobe for RP204 and RP2350

HCFilerSetup.exe for Windows is currently available on request to Personal and Professional Edition users of Astrobe. You should receive a copy by email shortly. Here is a screenshot taken when files created using the Astrobe HCTest example were being copied by Windows HCFiler from the SD card to a ...

Thank you for your report. Currently v9.3 Astrobe for RP2040 and RP2350 only support “Normal cache operation” i.e. XIP access, cacheable, allocating. We will update the documentation to reflect this. However, if you wish to experiment with other cache options and are prepared to do any additional wo...

We have tested HCTest successfully on the Opus-Two Micro-SD Adapter. You can order them from here: https://opus-two.myshopify.com/products/micro-usd-adapter-for-xilinx-arty-fpga-evaluation-kit FYI - these are manufactured and sold by one of our Astrobe users. I just tried the same HCTest code using ...

The following connections between the Pi Pico and the AdaFruit 160x128 TFT display breakout board have been tested successfully: Display Pi Pico ------- ------- Gnd 3. GND VCC 36. 3V3 (OUT) RESET 9. GP6 D/C 10. GP7 - CS 12. GP9 MOSI 15. GP11 SCK 19. GP14 - LITE 20. GP15 The corresponding procedures ...

Astrobe is developed and tested on Windows 11. We don't have any Python experience or the use of MicroPython. My limited research indicates that MicroPython executes on the Pi Pico and applications run under the control of an 'interpreter' on the Pi Pico. There are exceptions but, in general, Interp...