RP2040 Macropad

This is a macropad firmware for Raspberry Pi Pico RP2040 written in Circuitpython. This firmware support up to 8 rotary encoders, 20 buttons, and a TFT display. Or you can just adjust it like however you like.

Table of Contents

• RP2040 Macropad
  • Table of Contents
  • Features
  • 🛠 Build
    • Hardwares Needed
    • Schematic
    • Software
    • Installation
    • Configuration
    • My Build Log

Features

• 6 Rotary encoders.
• 240*240 TFT Display to display information and image or gif. ^{_{*RP2040 will struggle to play gif btw}}
• deej rotary encoder support.

🛠 Build

You can adjust this build to fil what you need

Hardwares Needed

• Raspberry Pi Pico
• 2 Expansion Board PCF8574
• 6 EC11 Rotary encoders
• 20 button switches
• ST7789 TFT Display
• Prefboard
• Wires

Schematic

Software

• Circuitpython v9
• Convert image to BMP
• MPY Cross

Installation

• Install Circuitpython v9 to your Pi Pico
• Download or clone this repository
• Move all files inside lib/lib-circuitpython-v9 to your Pi Pico lib folder
• Copy these file from this repository to your Pi Pico:
  • config.py
  • code.py
• If you want use custom font, you
• This is what your Pi Pico directory should look like:

│   boot_out.txt
│   code.py
│   config.py
├───lib
│   │   adafruit_pcf8574.mpy
│   │   adafruit_pioasm.mpy
│   │   adafruit_st7789.mpy
│   │   deej.py
│   │   digitalio.mpy
│   │   rotaryio.mpy
│   │   rp2pio_dualincrementalencoder.mpy
│   │   macropad.mpy
│   │   display.mpy
│
├───media
├───fonts

Configuration

• config.py is to assign your microcontroller pins.
• code.py is to assign your buttons and encoders actions.

My Build Log

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