# PicoProbe PCB kit

Turn your Raspberry Pi Pico into a debug probe

- **Seller:** [Fabien Chouteau's store](https://lectronz.com/stores/fabien-c), Angers, France
- **Price:** €8.00 (EUR, before shipping and taxes)
- **Availability:** Sold out
- **Categories:** Raspberry Pi, Test equipment, Tools
- **Product page:** https://lectronz.com/products/picoprobe-pcb-kit

## Links

- [Code](https://github.com/Fabien-Chouteau/picoprobe-pcb)
- [Design Files](https://github.com/Fabien-Chouteau/picoprobe-pcb/tree/main/production/rev-1.0)

## Images

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## Description

If like me you love the Raspberry Pi Pico/RP2040, but your are not satisfied with the available hardware debugging solution, this kit is for you ^^

This PCB is designed to turn a Pico into a nice debug probe using the [PicoProbe software](https://github.com/raspberrypi/picoprobe).

The kit provides everything you need to turn a Raspberry Pi Pico into a debug probe (Raspberry Pi Pico not included):

- The Picoprobe-PCB
- 1x cortex-M SWD 10pin header
- 1x cortex-M SWD 10pin ribon cable
- 1x 6 pin male header
- 1x 6 pin female header

# Usage

## Mounting options

There are two ways to mount a Raspberry Pi Pico on the Picoprobe-PCB. You can
either solder it directly for a slim/compact result (right), or use header to
be able to re-use the Pico on other projects (left).

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Fabien-Chouteau/picoprobe-pcb/main/docs/media/docs/media/mounting_options.jpg "")

## Install the Picoprobe software

 1. Either get the picoprobe `.uf2` binary from our release [here](https://github.com/Fabien-Chouteau/picoprobe-pcb/releases/tag/v1.0) or compile it yourself from sources [here](https://github.com/raspberrypi/picoprobe).

 1. Hold the BOOTSEL button on the Pico, then connect to your computer using a
 micro USB cable.

 1. Drag and drop the UF2 file on to the RPI-RP2 drive.

 1. You should be good to go.

### Plug the picoprobe SWD pin to the Pico that you want to debug

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Fabien-Chouteau/picoprobe-pcb/main/docs/media/docs/media/3_pin_SWD.jpg "")

### Build Raspberry Pi's openocd

$ sudo apt install automake autoconf build-essential texinfo libtool libftdi-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev

$ git clone https://github.com/raspberrypi/openocd.git --branch picoprobe --depth=1 --no-single-branch

$ cd openocd

$ ./bootstrap

$ ./configure --enable-picoprobe

$ make -j4

### Run openocd

$ ./src/openocd  -s tcl -f interface/picoprobe.cfg -f target/rp2040.cfg

### Debug!

Now that openocd is connected, you can start debugging with GDB for instance.

$ arm-eabi-none-gdb

(gdb) target extended-remote :3333