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 Before we do that, we'll cover how to get the device seen by your computer.
-Depending on the device you have you may need to insert a paperclip and hold down a button or you will need to open the bottom, locate a small PCB wrapped in blue tape, and the press a black dot on the tape.
+Depending on the device you have you may need to insert a paperclip and hold down a button or you will need to open the bottom using a Phillips screwdriver, locate a small PCB wrapped in blue tape, and then press a black dot on the tape. (See the [[http://codex.2xlnetworks.net/products:firmware_update|Firmware Update Guide]] for more info.)
 You will need to hold this reset button down while plugging the USB cable into your computer. Wait a few seconds after you plug it in and then release the button.
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 {{:products:02-rpi-rp2-files.png?direct&600|}}
-The drive will contain two files. Ignore the files, **do not delete or attmept to edit them**.
+The drive will contain two files. Ignore the files, **do not delete or attempt to edit them**.
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 Click the Boards Manager icon on the left side. It should be the second from the top.
-{{:products:05-philhower.png?direct&600|}}
+{{:products:05-philhower.png?direct&800|}}
+Type "Philhower" into the search box and you should see the **Raspberry Pi Pico/RP2040 by Earle F. Philhower, III** appear.
+Click the **INSTALL** button.
+//Note that in the screenshot it shows a **REMOVE** button as I already have it installed. If it shows REMOVE for you as well then congrats! It's already installed.//
+----
+Next we're going to install the Bounce2 library.
+Click the Library Manager icon on the left side. It should be the third from the top.
+{{:products:06-bounce-library.png?direct&800|}}
+Type "bounce2" into the search box and you should see the **Bounce2 by Thomas O Fredericks** appear.
+Click the **INSTALL** button.
+Once it is installed you can close the side panel.
+----
+We've got things setup and now we can prepare to program the board.
+First we need to select the correct board.
+{{:products:07-select-pico.png?direct&800|}}
+Under the **Tools** menu select **Boards** and then **Raspberry Pi Pico/RP2040** and finally **Raspberry Pi Pico**.
+----
+Now we'll select the port. Since we pressed the reset button to get the board to mount as a UF2 drive we'll select that.
+{{:products:08-select-port.png?direct&800|}}
+Under the **Tools** menu select **Port** and then **UF2 Board**.
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+Finally if you are programming the device as a keyboard, mouse, or joystick/game controller you can use the **Pico SDK**.
+(If you want a USB MIDI device **Adafruit TinyUSB** is the option to choose.)
+{{:products:09-select-pico-sdk.png?direct&800|}}
+Under the **Tools** menu select **USB Stack** and then **Pico SDK**.
+We are ready to load the code!
+Download this {{ :products:example_code.zip |}} to get started.
+----
+{{:products:10-upload.png?direct&800|}}
+Once you have your code ready you can upload it to the board. Use the **Upload** button found in the upper left part of the application window. (It looks like an arrow pointing to the right.)

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