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TeacherEric
 
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Make(er)Code CPBluefruit

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Hello from Germany,
I teach a iPad class. I want to use MakeCode (MakerCode) with the iPad and transfer the code to an Adafruit Circuit Playground Bluefruit Board. It does not works! No problem with MacOS or Win10. I read in the forum that some have the same problem.
Is there already a solution for transferring data from the iPad to the Circuit Playground Bluefruit Board?
Thanks..

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Re: Make(er)Code CPBluefruit

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I take it you are following this guide:

Program CircuitPython USB Devices with iPhone & iPad
https://learn.adafruit.com/use-circuitp ... d?view=all

At what point do you encounter difficulty? Are there any error messages?

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Re: Make(er)Code CPBluefruit

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Hi,
yes I followed the instructions. Trash is also deleted!
It's also no problem to copy and replace code.py. (to CIRCUITPY)
The problem exists when copying the Make(er)Code.UF2 file to CPLAYBTBOOT.
OSStatus error -36
Thanks

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Re: Make(er)Code CPBluefruit

Post by mikeysklar »

The Adafruit guide I had provided a link to is really for CircuitPython devices being used from iOS with a focus on modifying the code.py files.

I’ve found discussions in other forums of people trying to get Makecode to work with current iOS devices, but they are getting stuck with the UF2 file transfer to CPLAYBOOT as you are.

Just to confirm are you running the current bootloader on the CircuitPlayground Bluefruit?

https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_nR ... /tag/0.6.3

Which iOS release are you running on your iPad?

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Re: Make(er)Code CPBluefruit

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Hi,
I checked and found the bootloader version 0.2.11 from 2019.
Is not the newest!
The iPad Pro is running OS 15.1.
Should I update the bootloader?

Eric

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Re: Make(er)Code CPBluefruit

Post by mikeysklar »

Good find about the bootloader. That is a good idea to update to 0.6.3.

https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_nR ... /tag/0.6.3

I do see mention of a UF2 enhancement in that version which might be of value for your situation. Please give it a try.
add converted softdevice uf2 for easy recovery by @hathach in #253

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