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Re: circuit playground bluefruit not connecting to app

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Let's try a bootloader update. The process is the same as when you updated CircuitPython with the UF2 image. Download the new bootloader to your PC and put the Circuit Playground Bluefruit into bootloader mode by double tapping reset. Then drop the UF2 image on the CPLAYBOOT drive. The bottom right link has the latest bootloader v0.7.0

https://circuitpython.org/board/circuit ... bluefruit/

https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-cir ... bootloader

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The DPB connect app only shown: NMHA9
my watch,
a tile,
a tv that I did not evenn know existed,
and something called:rnet

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Re: circuit playground bluefruit not connecting to app

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The bootloader upgrade is described in the link above. It is done via connecting the Circuit Playground Bluefruit to your computer not through the app.

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I am sorry if I gave that impression. I downloaded the UF2 file you told me to. Then through the appropriate data cable from my computer's USB port to the CPB. The file transferred perfectly.

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It sounds as though the bootloader upgrade worked. You can always confirm with plugging the CPX Bluefruit into your PC again, double-reset to get into bootloader and verifying tha the INFO_UF2.TXT on the CPLAYBOOT drive contents read as v0.7.0.

After doing that please install the current CircuitPython release. CP 8b6.

https://downloads.circuitpython.org/bin ... beta.6.uf2

After CircuitPython is installed you can then try the Bluefruit LE Connect App again to see what devices appear.

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I have done that boot loader reset quite a few times. This was the most up to date one yet. The thing is is that the app on the phone does not see the name of the CPB.

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After you do the bootloader you need to reload CircuitPython. Have you done that?

I placed an order for a Circuit Playground Bluefruit over the weekend so I'll try the same process with my iOS devices to confirm everything works as documented.

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Did you get the order?

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Yes, the CircuitPlayground Bluefruit arrived. Thank you for the followup.

I loaded up the current CircuitPython v8.x beta and copied over the example code for the "Playground Color Picker".I was able to see the CircuitPY#### device on my iPhone and navigating to Modules --> Controller --> ColorPicker the colors would change on the 10 built-in Neopixels based on selection.

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Thank you very much for all your help. It works great. Thank you for sending me that last link.

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Excellent. Glad to see it was just a matter of loading up some active BLE code to get everything talking.

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Re: circuit playground bluefruit not connecting to app

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I am sorry to post this in the wrong section but I could not find the POST button, elsewhere. I just bought a Adafruit QT Py ESP32 Pico. The instructions say to install ESPTOOL. I am using a windows 10 machine. I do not have "PIP install" options.

Are there instruction on how to setup Adafruit QT Py ESP32 Pico with circuit python from a windows machine?
If possible, could you tell me where the correct place to post this is?

Thank you for your help and everyone at Adafruit for being so nice.

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Okay, I need you start a thread under CircuitPython from the main forums page.

This is the guide page you should be working from for the Qt Py ESP32 Pico. It is not necessary to do any pip install related actions.

https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-qt- ... cuitpython

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