🔧 How to Use Elecrow Pico W5 With Arduino IDE (Blink LED)

🧰 What You Need:

• Elecrow Pico W5 (RP2040 version)

• USB-C cable

• Computer with Arduino IDE installed (get it from arduino.cc)

✅ Step 1: Connect the Pico W5

Plug the Pico W5 into your computer using a USB-C cable.

⚙️ Step 2: Add RP2040 Support to Arduino IDE

1. Open Arduino IDE

2. Go to: File > Preferences

3. Find the “Additional Board URLs” field

4. Paste this URL in:

   https://github.com/earlephilhower/arduino-pico/releases/download/global/package_rp2040_index.json
   

5. Click OK

🔌 Step 3: Install the Board Package

1. Go to: Tools > Board > Boards Manager

2. Search for: “Raspberry Pi Pico/RP2040”

3. Click Install (by Earle Philhower)

🧭 Step 4: Select the Board

1. Go to: Tools > Board

2. Select “Raspberry Pi Pico” (even though it’s a Pico W5, it works with the same setting)

💡 Step 5: Open and Upload Blink Example

1. Go to: File > Examples > 01.Basics > Blink

2. Click the Upload arrow (top left)

The onboard LED should start blinking once the code is uploaded.

💬 Final Notes:

• The onboard LED is usually on GPIO 25

• Works with both Arduino and MicroPython

• For MicroPython, you can use Thonny or uPyCraft IDE