Is my RP2040 connect bricked?

[superbwoodpecker791]

Hello. I am not able to connect my nano RP2040 to the IDE. Entering bootloader mode by double pressing the reset button or shorting the REC pin to GND does not work.

I can't see it in the device manager either.

Was running this:
GitHub - slviajero/tinybasic: A BASIC interpreter for Arduino, ESP, RP2040, STM32, Infineon XMC and POSIX with IoT and microcontroller features.
Worked fine for a while but i plugged it in one day and nothing..

[sonofcy]

Perhaps reading the Arduino docs on how the RP2040 works would get you back on track.

[ptillisch]

Hi @superbwoodpecker791. Please try this experiment and then report back here with the results:

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This procedure is not intended to solve the problem. The purpose is to gather more information.

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1. Disconnect the USB cable of the Nano RP2040 Connect board from your computer.
2. Use a jumper wire to connect the pin marked "REC" on the board to the pin marked "GND" on the board.
3. Connect the Nano RP2040 Connect to your computer with the USB cable.
4. You might now see a notification from your operating system that a new drive named "RPI-RP2". If not, open Windows "File Explorer".

Now please reply here on the forum topic with the answer to the following question:

• Did a new drive named "RPI-RP2" appear on your computer after you performed the above instructions?

@superbwoodpecker791

I can't see it in the device manager either.

When you put the Nano RP2040 Connect board into "USB mass storage mode" by grounding the "REC" pin, it presents itself to your computer as a flash drive. It is expected that you won't see a serial port under the "Ports (COM & LPT)" section of the Device Manager tree while it is in that mode. You should instead see a device named "RP2 Boot" under the "Universal Serial Bus devices" section of the tree.

[superbwoodpecker791]

Sorry, but i don't have the board any more. Thanks anyway.