I just recieved my PicoCalc and assembled it. However, when I turn it on, it doesn’t seem to be booting.
I see the screen get a little lighter–but the screen is otherwise blank.
I can adjust both the keyboard lighting and the screen brightness using the keyboard, but nothing else seems to respond.
Any ideas on getting it up and running?
guu
May 1, 2025, 6:51am
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Really new to firmware flashing on the Picocalc and waiting for it, i wonder how :
Flashing a uf2 file to a pico1
Flashing a uf2 file to a pico2w (i got one to replace the pico1)
Thanks !
Try to flash a firmware for checking
Assuming you are using PICO 1
download the uf2
press BOOTSEL on Pico and plug the Micro-usb cable into Pico too
copy the uf2 into PICO,on windows there will be a new disk ,on linux there will be like /media/$USER/RPI-XXX
once copying done, pico will reset automaticly, unplug the Micro-USB cable
Plug USB type C cable into PicoCalc TYPE C port
Press Power ON
Normally picocalc will boot up and you will see PicoMite prompt interface
if Not , double check the assembling carefully
If still nothing happend
it’s time to send email to help@clockworkpi.com
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Thanks. The Pico disk wasn’t showing on my computer when I did the BOOTSEL + microusb connection, so I took a closer look at the Pico and noticed it wan’t seated properly. After fixing that, everything’s working as expected.