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# Raspberry Pi Pico SDK # Raspberry Pi Pico SDK
The Raspberry Pi Pico SDK (henceforth SDK) provides the headers, libraries and build system The Raspberry Pi Pico SDK (henceforth the SDK) provides the headers, libraries and build system
necessary to write programs for the RP2040 based devices such as the Raspberry Pi Pico necessary to write programs for the RP2040-based devices such as the Raspberry Pi Pico
in C, C++ or assembly language. in C, C++ or assembly language.
The SDK is designed to provide an API and programming environment that is familiar both to non-embedded C developers and embedded C developers alike. The SDK is designed to provide an API and programming environment that is familiar both to non-embedded C developers and embedded C developers alike.
A single program runs on the device at a time and starts with a conventional `main()` method. Standard C/C++ libraries are supported along with A single program runs on the device at a time and starts with a conventional `main()` method. Standard C/C++ libraries are supported along with
C level libraries/APIs for accessing all of the RP2040's hardware include PIO (Programmable IO) C level libraries/APIs for accessing all of the RP2040's hardware include PIO (Programmable IO).
Additionally the SDK provides higher level libraries for dealing with timers, synchronization, USB (TinyUSB) and multi-core programming Additionally the SDK provides higher level libraries for dealing with timers, synchronization, USB (TinyUSB) and multi-core programming
along with various utilities. along with various utilities.
The SDK can be used to build anything from simple applications, full fledged runtime environments such as MicroPython, to low level software The SDK can be used to build anything from simple applications, to fully fledged runtime environments such as MicroPython, to low level software
such as RP2040's on chip bootrom itself. such as RP2040's on-chip bootrom itself.
Additional libraries/APIs that are not yet ready for inclusion in the SDK can be found in [pico-extras](https://github.com/raspberrypi/pico-extras). Additional libraries/APIs that are not yet ready for inclusion in the SDK can be found in [pico-extras](https://github.com/raspberrypi/pico-extras).
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See [Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi Pico](https://rptl.io/pico-get-started) for information on how to setup your See [Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi Pico](https://rptl.io/pico-get-started) for information on how to setup your
hardware, IDE/environment and for how to build and debug software for the Raspberry Pi Pico hardware, IDE/environment and for how to build and debug software for the Raspberry Pi Pico
and other RP2040 based devices. and other RP2040-based devices.
See [Raspberry Pi Pico C/C++ SDK](https://rptl.io/pico-c-sdk) to learn more about programming using the See [Raspberry Pi Pico C/C++ SDK](https://rptl.io/pico-c-sdk) to learn more about programming using the
SDK, exploring more advanced features, and complete PDF based API documentation. SDK, to explore more advanced features, and for complete PDF-based API documentation.
See [Online Raspberry Pi Pico SDK API docs](https://rptl.io/pico-doxygen) for HTML based API documentation. See [Online Raspberry Pi Pico SDK API docs](https://rptl.io/pico-doxygen) for HTML-based API documentation.
# Example code # Example code
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# Quick-start your own project # Quick-start your own project
These instructions are exteremly terse, and Linux based only. For detailed steps, These instructions are extremely terse, and Linux-based only. For detailed steps,
instructions for other platforms, and just in general, we recommend you see [Raspberry Pi Pico C/C++ SDK](https://rptl.io/pico-c-sdk) instructions for other platforms, and just in general, we recommend you see [Raspberry Pi Pico C/C++ SDK](https://rptl.io/pico-c-sdk)
1. Install CMake (at least version 3.13), and GCC cross compiler 1. Install CMake (at least version 3.13), and GCC cross compiler