Raspberry Pi Pico Series - Using Picotool

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NOTE
If you are building on Microsoft Windows you should invoke CMake as follows,
C:\Users\pico\picotool> mkdir build
C:\Users\pico\picotool> cd build
C:\Users\pico\picotool\build> cmake .. -G "NMake Makefiles"
C:\Users\pico\picotool\build> nmake
Using picotool
The picotool binary includes a command-line help function,
$ picotool help
PICOTOOL:
Ê Tool for interacting with RP2040/RP2350 device(s) in BOOTSEL mode, or with an RP2040/RP2350
Ê binary
SYNOPSIS:
Ê picotool info [-b] [-p] [-d] [--debug] [-l] [-a] [device-selection]
Ê picotool info [-b] [-p] [-d] [--debug] [-l] [-a] <filename> [-t <type>]
Ê picotool config [-s <key> <value>] [-g <group>] [device-selection]
Ê picotool config [-s <key> <value>] [-g <group>] <filename> [-t <type>]
Ê picotool load [-p] [--family <family_id>] [-n] [-N] [-u] [-v] [-x] <filename> [-t <type>]
Ê [-o <offset>] [device-selection]
Ê picotool encrypt [--quiet] [--verbose] [--hash] [--sign] <infile> [-t <type>] [-o <offset>]
Ê <outfile> [-t <type>] <aes_key> [-t <type>] [<signing_key>] [-t <type>]
Ê picotool seal [--quiet] [--verbose] [--hash] [--sign] [--clear] <infile> [-t <type>] [-o
Ê <offset>] <outfile> [-t <type>] [<key>] [-t <type>] [<otp>] [-t <type>] [--major
Ê <major>] [--minor <minor>] [--rollback <rollback> [<rows>..]]
Ê picotool link [--quiet] [--verbose] <outfile> [-t <type>] <infile1> [-t <type>] <infile2>
Ê [-t <type>] [<infile3>] [-t <type>] [-p] <pad>
Ê picotool save [-p] [device-selection]
Ê picotool save -a [device-selection]
Ê picotool save -r <from> <to> [device-selection]
Ê picotool verify [device-selection]
Ê picotool reboot [-a] [-u] [-g <partition>] [-c <cpu>] [device-selection]
Ê picotool otp list|get|set|load|dump|permissions|white-label
Ê picotool partition info|create
Ê picotool uf2 info|convert
Ê picotool version [-s] [<version>]
Ê picotool coprodis [--quiet] [--verbose] <infile> [-t <type>] <outfile> [-t <type>]
Ê picotool help [<cmd>]
COMMANDS:
Ê info Display information from the target device(s) or file.
Ê Without any arguments, this will display basic information for all connected
Ê RP2040 devices in BOOTSEL mode
Ê config Display or change program configuration settings from the target device(s) or
Ê file.
Ê load Load the program / memory range stored in a file onto the device.
Ê encrypt Encrypt the program.
Ê seal Add final metadata to a binary, optionally including a hash and/or signature.
Ê link Link multiple binaries into one block loop.
Ê save Save the program / memory stored in flash on the device to a file.
Ê verify Check that the device contents match those in the file.
Ê reboot Reboot the device
Ê otp Commands related to the RP2350 OTP (One-Time-Programmable) Memory
Getting started with Raspberry Pi Pico-series
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