To recap, the Getting Started with Raspberry Pi Pico-series has these instructions for the vs code extension:It does say that but I believe you do need the Zadiq driver or some other way to ensure WinUSB is the driver used for the "RP2 Boot" device.The Getting Started with Pico said Windows should have no dependencies. But do I need a Zadig driver anyway?
It does describe how to install that prerequisite so I would class it as a documentation issue, incomplete or potentially misleading.
I would have thought it should be possible to have the WinUSB driver automatically associated with the 'RP2 Boot' interface 'picotool' uses so you wouldn't need to use Zadig but wouldn't know how.
Anyway, glad you got it sorted.
But it is Appendix B that covers picotool and Zadig. I found that reference later.Chapter 3. Install the Raspberry Pi Pico VS Code Extension The Raspberry Pi Pico VS Code extension helps you create, develop, run, and debug projects in Visual Studio Code. It includes a project generator with many templating options, automatic toolchain management, one click project compilation, and offline documentation of the Pico SDK. The VS Code extension supports all Raspberry Pi Pico-series devices. 3.1. Install Dependencies 3.1.1. Raspberry Pi OS and Windows No dependencies needed.
This sort of thing is why I avoid Windows, lol.
Statistics: Posted by breaker — Sun Jan 12, 2025 8:16 pm
