“One can build a Debug Probe with just a Pico board, but if a practical version is desired (that is, with wires, status LED indicators, and a case) the price would increase and close to the Debug Probe´s. So the price is reasonable.
Just tested the Debug Probe for a few days, it worked at once and no problems since then.
Delivery was OK, according to the times indicated on the web page.”
“This is a great addition - and I use it all the time even when not debugging - as its a fast way to flash the pico from the ide without having to reset it all the time - just one button press from visual studio code. Worth it for this feature alone.
I found the documentation lacking though - especially for windows users - pihuts guides was out of date - all the ocd etc files needed to get it to work are provided in the official sdk now - you dont need the complex recompile of the debug tools the documentation suggests. Docking a star as its so much harder to setup than it should be.
Todate - I still cannot find any one guide that shows how to use this device with the official c pico (baremetal) sdk (*not Arduino libraries mode - I need baremetal*) with platformio ide - I got something mostly working with just VisualStudioCode, just not platformio - but it was a complex setup and .pio files are still an issue - if anyone knows of a guide please send on. thanks :)”
“Having been ripped off by ARM's SEGGER debugger, this £12 unit is absolutely fantastic! It works brilliantly on most ARM based systems which support 3 wire debugging. One gripe is your site should have proper instructions on how to set up VSCode (or Eclipse) for debugging.
See attached image (launch.json and environment variables).
Maybe give example setups for Windows, MacOS and Linux under VSCode As for the probe itself, it's a game changer, allowing hobbyists to single step through code on microcontrollers (and the full blown Raspberry Pi). Utterly awesome!”
“Great service from Pi Hut with quick dispatch and next day delivery.
I must say the spec on this confused me and had to buy one to try it out. I had been using a Pico as a PicoProbe for flashing. This isn't quite the same as uses a different openocd interface description and provides Uart serial to Serial over USB connection. This is nice as the breadboard is now more isolated from my Mac, against issues with shorting USB.”
