Adafruit PyGamer
The Adafruit PyGamer is a ARM development board based on the Atmel ATSAMD51J19A family of SoC.
It has many built-in devices, such as a 1.8" 160x128 Color TFT Display, a dual-potentiometer analog stick, 4 x square-top buttons, 5 x NeoPixel LED, a triple-axis accelerometer, a light sensor, and a speaker. The PyGamer uses the ST7735 display, so you may use the tinygo-org st7735 driver. The accelerometer is the LIS3DH so you may use the tinygo lis3dh driver.
Interfaces
| Interface | Hardware Supported | TinyGo Support |
|---|---|---|
| GPIO | YES | YES |
| UART | YES | YES |
| SPI | YES | YES |
| I2C | YES | YES |
| ADC | YES | YES |
| PWM | YES | YES |
| USBDevice | YES | YES |
Pins
| Pin | Hardware pin | Alternative names | PWM |
|---|---|---|---|
D0 |
PB17 |
UART_RX_PIN |
TCC3 (channel 1), TCC0 (channel 5) |
D1 |
PB16 |
UART_TX_PIN |
TCC3 (channel 0), TCC0 (channel 4) |
D2 |
PB03 |
A8 |
TCC2 (channel 3) |
D3 |
PB02 |
A9 |
TCC2 (channel 2) |
D4 |
PA14 |
TCC2 (channel 0), TCC1 (channel 2) |
|
D5 |
PA16 |
TCC1 (channel 0), TCC0 (channel 4) |
|
D6 |
PA18 |
TCC1 (channel 2), TCC0 (channel 6) |
|
D7 |
PB14 |
SD_CS |
TCC4 (channel 0), TCC0 (channel 2) |
D8 |
PA15 |
NEOPIXELS, WS2812 |
TCC2 (channel 1), TCC1 (channel 3) |
D9 |
PA19 |
TCC1 (channel 3), TCC0 (channel 7) |
|
D10 |
PA20 |
TCC1 (channel 4), TCC0 (channel 0) |
|
D11 |
PA21 |
TCC1 (channel 5), TCC0 (channel 1) |
|
D12 |
PA22 |
TCC1 (channel 6), TCC0 (channel 2) |
|
D13 |
PA23 |
LED |
TCC1 (channel 7), TCC0 (channel 3) |
A0 |
PA02 |
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A1 |
PA05 |
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A2 |
PB08 |
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A3 |
PB09 |
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A4 |
PA04 |
UART2_TX_PIN |
|
A5 |
PA06 |
UART2_RX_PIN |
|
A6 |
PB01 |
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A7 |
PB04 |
LIGHTSENSOR |
|
BUTTON_LATCH |
PB00 |
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BUTTON_OUT |
PB30 |
TCC4 (channel 0), TCC0 (channel 6) |
|
BUTTON_CLK |
PB31 |
TCC4 (channel 1), TCC0 (channel 7) |
|
JOYY |
PB06 |
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JOYX |
PB07 |
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TFT_DC |
PB05 |
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TFT_CS |
PB12 |
TCC3 (channel 0), TCC0 (channel 0) |
|
TFT_RST |
PA00 |
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TFT_LITE |
PA01 |
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SPEAKER_ENABLE |
PA27 |
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USBCDC_DM_PIN |
PA24 |
TCC2 (channel 2) |
|
USBCDC_DP_PIN |
PA25 |
TCC2 (channel 3) |
|
SDA_PIN |
PA12 |
TCC0 (channel 6), TCC1 (channel 2) |
|
SCL_PIN |
PA13 |
TCC0 (channel 7), TCC1 (channel 3) |
|
SPI0_SCK_PIN |
PA17 |
TCC1 (channel 1), TCC0 (channel 5) |
|
SPI0_SDO_PIN |
PB23 |
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SPI0_SDI_PIN |
PB22 |
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SPI1_SCK_PIN |
PB13 |
TCC3 (channel 1), TCC0 (channel 1) |
|
SPI1_SDO_PIN |
PB15 |
TCC4 (channel 1), TCC0 (channel 3) |
|
QSPI_SCK |
PB10 |
TCC0 (channel 4), TCC1 (channel 0) |
|
QSPI_CS |
PB11 |
TCC0 (channel 5), TCC1 (channel 1) |
|
QSPI_DATA0 |
PA08 |
TCC0 (channel 0), TCC1 (channel 4) |
|
QSPI_DATA1 |
PA09 |
TCC0 (channel 1), TCC1 (channel 5) |
|
QSPI_DATA2 |
PA10 |
TCC0 (channel 2), TCC1 (channel 6) |
|
QSPI_DATA3 |
PA11 |
TCC0 (channel 3), TCC1 (channel 7) |
Machine Package Docs
Documentation for the machine package for the Adafruit PyGamer
Flashing
UF2
The PyGamer comes with the UF2 bootloader already installed.
CLI Flashing
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Plug your PyGamer into your computer’s USB port.
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Flash your TinyGo program to the board using this command:
tinygo flash -target=pygamer [PATH TO YOUR PROGRAM] -
The PyGamer board should restart and then begin running your program.
Troubleshooting
If you have troubles getting your PyGamer board to receive code, try this:
- Press the “RESET” button on the board two times to get the PyGamer board ready to receive code.
- The PyGamer board will appear to your computer like a USB drive.
- Now try running the command as above:
tinygo flash -target=pygamer [PATH TO YOUR PROGRAM]
Once you have updated your PyGamer board the first time, after that you should be able to flash it entirely from the command line.
Notes
You can use the USB port to the PyGamer as a serial port. UART0 refers to this connection.