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• Download Pirate brand MicroPython (special Badger edition)
• Getting Started with Badger 2040
• C++ examples
• MicroPython examples
• MicroPython function reference

You can also use?CircuitPython?on your Badger 2040. CircuitPython drivers are designed to work on a bunch of different microcontrollers so you won’t get the fancy RP2040-architecture specific tweaks that you’ll find in our library, but you will get access to all the nice conveniences of Adafruit’s ecosystem.

• Download CircuitPython for Badger 2040
• Getting Started with CircuitPython
• CircuitPython examples
• BadgerOS ported to CircuitPython by Stephane BeBoX

Connecting Breakouts

If your breakout has a QW/ST connector on board, you can plug it straight in with a?JST-SH to JST-SH cable, or you can easily connect any of our I2C Breakout Garden breakouts with a?JST-SH to JST-SH cable?coupled with a?Qw/ST to Breakout Garden adaptor.

• List of breakouts?currently compatible with our C++/MicroPython build.

Printables

Want to protect Badger from knocks and scrapes? Check out these nifty 3D printable cases and enclosures!

• Badger Guard?(simple backplate with standoffs)
• Badger 2040 stand?by samuelmcdermott
• Case for Pimoroni Badger 2040?by hsavior
• Badger 2040 enclosure?by?Andreas K?nner
• Badger 2040 keypad?by?Andreas K?nner

Notes

• Measurements: 85.6mm x 48.7mm x 10mm (L x W x H, including connectors). The mounting holes are M2 and 2.9mm in from each edge. The corner radius is 3mm.
• Badger 2040 is fairly accommodating about input voltage (2.7V – 6V), so it’s possible to use a variety of different batteries and battery packs. A?2x AAA battery pack?fits behind Badger nicely (double/triple AA and AAA battery packs will also work though).
• 2x AAA?rechargeable (NiMH) batteries?only puts out 2.4V which is, strictly speaking, not enough for Badger. However, in our tests it keeps on truckin’ down to an input voltage of 2.05V (without the LED), so if you want to use rechargeable batteries that should be fine.
• Alternatively, you can plug a?LiPo/LiIon battery?into the battery connector, with the following caveats. Please only consider this if the person wearing the badge is an adult and knows what they’re doing with LiPos!
  • A solid enclosure or backplate to protect the battery from damage whilst being worn is a very good idea.
  • There’s no battery protection included on Badger 2040, so you should only use it with LiPo batteries that include internal protection (all ours do).
  • Unlike some of our other boards, Badger 2040 doesn’t have battery charging circuitry onboard. You’ll need an external LiPo charger to charge the battery (like a?LiPo Amigo).
• With older versions of the Badger firmware, reset behaviour?is slightly different when running on battery. If you’re running on battery power, you will need to?tap?the reset button on the back, and then?hold any of the front buttons?to wake it up and trigger a refresh. With?version 1.18.5?or later of the Badger firmware you won’t need to do this.

• Eight APA102 RGB LEDs
• Individually controllable pixels
• Sits directly on top of your Pi in a tiny footprint
• Fits inside most Pi cases
• Doesn’t interfere with PWM audio
• Blinkt! pinout
• Compatible with all 40-pin header Raspberry Pi models
• Python library
• Comes fully assembled

Software

Our?Blinkt! Python library?will have you blasting out rainbows in two shakes of a unicorn’s tail! There’s a stack of examples too, from binary clocks to cheerlights and flickering candles to Larson scanners!

Notes

• Be careful to plug in your Blinkt! the correct way round, it has curves on the top that match the corners of your Raspberry Pi
• If you want to access the rest of the GPIO at the same time as using Blinkt! then our?Mini Black HAT Hack3r?is the ideal accompaniment, allowing you to combine Blinkt! with another HAT or pHAT, or just prototype using the GPIO pins for your own project
• The dimensions of Blinkt! are 65mm long x 8mm wide x 8.5mm thick (thickness includes header and pixels)
• Additional accessories shown in photos not included

We featured Blinkt! on a special episode of Bilge Tank where we tried to come up with as many different code examples as possible in one morning.