Board not supported {}".format(board_id) needs better error message. about adafruit_python_platformdetect

[makermelissa]

Great idea. Want to submit a Pull Request?

[arhyneRWU]

Yea, be happy to. I'll have to look at the code and get that set up.

[makermelissa]

Thank you

[arhyneRWU]

Pull request is created on Adafruit_Blinka where the error message is generated from

adafruit/Adafruit_Blinka#469

[ryanddunn]

I'm not that familiar with Python, Adafruit, etc. so please forgive my ignorance. I'm running into this exact error.

I ran the command...

pip3 install --upgrade adafruit-blinka adafruit-platformdetect

But that didn't see to help my issue. Here is the full error I'm running into.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/media/ryan/RPI-RP2/code.py", line 2, in <module>
    import board
  File "/home/ryan/PycharmProjects/MacroPad-RP2040/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/board.py", line 279, in <module>
    raise NotImplementedError("Board not supported {}".format(board_id))
NotImplementedError: Board not supported GENERIC_LINUX_PC

Process finished with exit code 1

FYI, Ubuntu 22 LTS, PyCharm, Python 3.10.4

Any ideas?

[arhyneRWU]

Please provide your board name. Your running what type of microcomputer? Is it a PC running Linux?

The error is generated because your board is not found.

The code is erroring because it's trying to import the board pin configurations but can't find your model.

error is here
https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Blinka/blob/main/src/board.py

can't find a board so gets to else:

else:
    raise NotImplementedError("Board not supported {}".format(board_id))

Needs your pin names that are found in this directory and has to import that board in the code above.
https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Blinka/tree/main/src/adafruit_blinka/board

looks like someone has requested this be an added feature

adafruit/Adafruit_Blinka#546

[ryanddunn]

Thank you for the reply @arhyneRWU

I believe the board name is "MacroPad RP2040" (Raspberry Pi RP2040 Chip) https://circuitpython.org/board/adafruit_macropad_rp2040/

Connecting to Linux, specifically Ubuntu 22.04 LTS