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| PICOTOOL-INFO(1) | User Commands | PICOTOOL-INFO(1) |
NAME¶
picotool-info - Display information from the target device(s) or file. Without any arguments, this will display basic information for all connected RP-series devices in BOOTSEL mode
SYNOPSIS¶
picotool info [-b] [-m] [-p] [-d] [--debug] [-l] [-a] [device-selection]
picotool info [-b] [-m] [-p] [-d] [--debug] [-l] [-a] <filename> [-t <type>]
OPTIONS¶
Information to display
- -b, --basic
- Include basic information. This is the default
- -m, --metadata
- Include all metadata blocks
- -p, --pins
- Include pin information
- -d, --device
- Include device information
- --debug
- Include device debug information
- -l, --build
- Include build attributes
- -a, --all
- Include all information
TARGET SELECTION¶
To target one or more connected RP-series device(s) in BOOTSEL mode (the default)
- --bus <bus>
- Filter devices by USB bus number
- --address <addr>
- Filter devices by USB device address
- --vid <vid>
- Filter by vendor id
- --pid <pid>
- Filter by product id
- --ser <ser>
- Filter by serial number
- -f, --force
- Force a device not in BOOTSEL mode but running compatible code toreset so the command can be executed. After executing the command(unless the command itself is a `reboot') the device will berebooted back to application mode
- -F, --force-no-reboot
- Force a device not in BOOTSEL mode but running compatible code toreset so the command can be executed. After executing the command(unless the command itself is a `reboot') the device will be leftconnected and accessible to picotool, but without the USB drivemounted
To target a file
- <filename>
- The file name
- -t <type>
- Specify file type (uf2 | elf | bin) explicitly, ignoring fileextension
| December 2025 | picotool 2.2.0-a4+dfsg |