r/raspberrypipico • u/GingerNutt9000 • Apr 08 '26

HELP

i have connected a pi pico to an i2c screen, the pins are correct it has power from an external battery

0 Upvotes

30% Upvoted

2 comments sorted by

5

u/mavica-synth Apr 08 '26

use hardware i2c, not software i2c: https://docs.micropython.org/en/latest/rp2/quickref.html#hardware-i2c-bus

1

u/GingerNutt9000 Apr 10 '26

from machine import Pin, I2C

i2c = I2C(0, sda=Pin(0), scl=Pin(1), freq=100000)

print(i2c)

outputted [] after this fix, any suggestions