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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

Include basic information. This is the default
Include all metadata blocks
Include pin information
Include device information
Include device debug information
Include build attributes
Include all information

TARGET SELECTION

To target one or more connected RP-series device(s) in BOOTSEL mode (the default)

Filter devices by USB bus number
Filter devices by USB device address
Filter by vendor id
Filter by product id
Filter by serial number
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
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
Specify file type (uf2 | elf | bin) explicitly, ignoring fileextension
December 2025 picotool 2.2.0-a4+dfsg