# \#rp2040

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## [RP2040 embedded runtime: adainit hangs in tasking when with Ada.Exceptions; is present (debugger only)](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/rp2040-embedded-runtime-adainit-hangs-in-tasking-when-with-ada-exceptions-is-present-debugger-only/4406)

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**Author:** [@krischik](https://forum.ada-lang.io/u/krischik)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/rp2040-embedded-runtime-adainit-hangs-in-tasking-when-with-ada-exceptions-is-present-debugger-only/4406 "2026-05-09T18:28:26Z")

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Hello everyone, I’m seeing a strange debugger-dependent hang on the Raspberry Pi Pico (RP2040) with the embedded runtime. Observed behaviour Works perfectly when: Loaded via simple cp and hardware reset, or Debugged a…

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## [Just published Chapter 1 of my Raspberry Pi Pico Ada tutorial series: “Blinking LEDs – Getting Started with Ada on the Pico”](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/just-published-chapter-1-of-my-raspberry-pi-pico-ada-tutorial-series-blinking-leds-getting-started-with-ada-on-the-pico/4252)

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**Author:** [@krischik](https://forum.ada-lang.io/u/krischik)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 9:35am UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/just-published-chapter-1-of-my-raspberry-pi-pico-ada-tutorial-series-blinking-leds-getting-started-with-ada-on-the-pico/4252 "2026-04-09T09:35:45Z")

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Starts with Jeremy Grosser’s classic blink, moves on to explicit pin control, renames for clean external LED code, and ends with a look at (the still-experimental) Ravenscar tasking on RP2040. All in pure Ada, with GN…

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## [Using both cores of RP2040](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/using-both-cores-of-rp2040/3853)

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**Author:** [@RREE](https://forum.ada-lang.io/u/RREE)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/using-both-cores-of-rp2040/3853 "2025-10-01T21:59:33Z")

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I am trying to use both cores of a RPi Pico RP2040. Unfortunately the example multicore program in Pico\_Examples does not blink. It gets stuck when starting a procedure in the second core. When I stop the program in GDB,…