============================================================================== Claude Code session : 526f4916-08d6-4b2e-9778-0a36509a070e Project directory : /home/agent/TE_ting Started : 2026-07-17 16:07:12 Ended : 2026-07-17 16:14:54 User prompts : 5 Claude Code version : 2.1.211 ============================================================================== [2026-07-17 16:07:12] user: /model model [2026-07-17 16:07:12] user: Set model to Opus 4.8 and saved as your default for new sessions [2026-07-17 16:07:19] user: /effort effort [2026-07-17 16:07:19] user: Set effort level to high (saved as your default for new sessions): Comprehensive implementation with extensive testing and documentation · burns fastest — medium handles most tasks [2026-07-17 16:07:26] user: There is a Teenage Engineering Ting FX ep-2350 device attached. A guide for it can be found here: https://teenage.engineering/guides/ep-2350. It runs micropython. It's disk drive is at /media/timc/TINGDISK and its serial port is /dev/ttyACM0. I have included copies of readme files that are found with it's firmware download and on the TINGDISK drive, and a copy of its firmware UF2 file. The device is based on an RP2350 that is connected to a NAU88L21 audio CODEC chip. There are copies of the RP2350 and NAU88L21 datasheet PDFs in this directory. I want your help trying to figure out which pins on the RP2350 the NAU88L21 is connected to. We need to find the I2C pins and the I2S pins. In order to find them you can connect to the REPL of the device and run any micropython code that you want. Can you please start by writing a plan that covers what approaches you would suggest for finding the pins into ./pinmapping_plan.md [2026-07-17 16:07:31] thinking: [not recorded in transcript] [2026-07-17 16:07:31] agent: I'll start by exploring the working directory to understand what materials are available, then write the plan. [2026-07-17 16:07:32] tool use: Bash command: ls -la /home/agent/TE_ting/ description: List files in working directory [2026-07-17 16:07:32] tool result: Bash total 11948 drwxrwxr-x 3 agent agent 4096 Jul 17 16:03 . drwx------ 15 agent agent 4096 Jul 17 16:07 .. -rw-rw-r-- 1 agent agent 2018007 Jul 17 13:44 DS_NAU88L21_DataSheet_EN_Rev2.8.pdf -rw-r--r-- 1 agent agent 1544192 Dec 4 2025 ep-2350_firmware_1_0_8.uf2 -rw-rw-r-- 1 agent agent 663879 Dec 4 2025 ep-2350_firmware_1_0_8.zip -rw-r--r-- 1 agent agent 1136 Dec 4 2025 fw_download_readme.txt drwxrwxr-x 16 agent agent 4096 Jul 17 14:35 micropython -rw-rw-r-- 1 agent agent 6411 Jul 17 15:38 rom_main.py -rw-rw-r-- 1 agent agent 7968417 Jul 17 13:52 RP-008373-DS-2-rp2350-datasheet.pdf -rw-rw-r-- 1 agent agent 7588 Jul 17 14:47 TINGDISK_readme.txt [2026-07-17 16:07:33] tool use: Bash command: ls -la /media/timc/TINGDISK/ 2>/dev/null && echo "---SERIAL---" && ls -la /dev/ttyACM0 2>/dev/null description: List TINGDISK contents and check serial port [2026-07-17 16:07:41] tool result (error): Bash Exit code 1 total 432 drwxrwxr-x 3 timc removable_storage 16384 Dec 31 1969 . drwxr-x---+ 3 root root 4096 Jul 17 15:45 .. -rwxrwxr-x 1 timc removable_storage 410332 Nov 4 2025 1_.wav -rwxrwxr-x 1 timc removable_storage 7847 Nov 4 2025 readme.pdf d?????????? ? ? ? ? ? System Volume Information [2026-07-17 16:07:46] thinking: [not recorded in transcript] [2026-07-17 16:07:47] tool use: Bash command: ls -la /dev/ttyACM0; echo "---groups---"; groups; echo "---micropython dir---"; ls -la /home/agent/TE_ting/micropython/ description: Check serial port and micropython dir [2026-07-17 16:07:47] tool result: Bash crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 166, 0 Jul 17 15:45 /dev/ttyACM0 ---groups--- agent dialout audio ---micropython dir--- total 184 drwxrwxr-x 16 agent agent 4096 Jul 17 14:35 . drwxrwxr-x 4 agent agent 4096 Jul 17 16:07 .. -rw-rw-r-- 1 agent agent 43236 Jul 17 14:35 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -rw-rw-r-- 1 agent agent 13494 Jul 17 14:35 CODECONVENTIONS.md -rw-rw-r-- 1 agent agent 2640 Jul 17 14:35 CODEOFCONDUCT.md -rw-rw-r-- 1 agent agent 357 Jul 17 14:35 CONTRIBUTING.md drwxrwxr-x 19 agent agent 4096 Jul 17 14:35 docs drwxrwxr-x 8 agent agent 4096 Jul 17 14:35 drivers drwxrwxr-x 13 agent agent 4096 Jul 17 14:35 examples drwxrwxr-x 11 agent agent 4096 Jul 17 14:35 extmod drwxrwxr-x 8 agent agent 4096 Jul 17 14:35 .git -rw-rw-r-- 1 agent agent 803 Jul 17 14:35 .gitattributes -rw-rw-r-- 1 agent agent 2448 Jul 17 14:35 .git-blame-ignore-revs drwxrwxr-x 5 agent agent 4096 Jul 17 14:35 .github -rw-rw-r-- 1 agent agent 805 Jul 17 14:35 .gitignore -rw-rw-r-- 1 agent agent 2912 Jul 17 14:35 .gitmodules drwxrwxr-x 36 agent agent 4096 Jul 17 14:35 lib -rw-rw-r-- 1 agent agent 3419 Jul 17 14:35 LICENSE drwxrwxr-x 2 agent agent 4096 Jul 17 14:35 logo drwxrwxr-x 3 agent agent 4096 Jul 17 14:35 mpy-cross drwxrwxr-x 21 agent agent 4096 Jul 17 14:35 ports -rw-rw-r-- 1 agent agent 1000 Jul 17 14:35 .pre-commit-config.yaml drwxrwxr-x 2 agent agent 12288 Jul 17 14:35 py -rw-rw-r-- 1 agent agent 3091 Jul 17 14:35 pyproject.toml -rw-rw-r-- 1 agent agent 13785 Jul 17 14:35 README.md drwxrwxr-x 9 agent agent 4096 Jul 17 14:35 shared drwxrwxr-x 31 agent agent 4096 Jul 17 14:35 tests drwxrwxr-x 5 agent agent 4096 Jul 17 14:35 tools [2026-07-17 16:07:48] tool use: Read file_path: /home/agent/TE_ting/fw_download_readme.txt [2026-07-17 16:07:48] tool result: Read 1 # EP-2350 release log 2 3 ## upgrading the firmware 4 1. remove the lower lid. 5 2. attach a usb-c cable from the device to your computer. 6 3. press and hold the handle during the entire upgrade process. 7 4. while still holding the handle, double-click the small button located above the usb port. 8 5. a drive named "TING BOOT" will appear on your computer. this drive will contain the files INDEX.HTM and INFO_UF2.TXT. 9 6. drag and drop the firmware file onto this drive. 10 7. wait for the file to finish transferring. 11 8. once transferred, the unit will automatically restart (the white led will turn on). 12 13 ## firmware rev 1.0.8 release notes 14 - pulsating noise floor fixed 15 16 ## firmware rev 1.0.7 release notes 17 - spurious click in reverb when changing preset removed 18 19 ## firmware rev 1.0.6 release notes 20 - sample loop glitch fixed 21 - json loading regression from 1.0.5 fixed 22 - some json parsing errors fixed 23 - factory samples are no longer loaded after sleep 24 25 ## firmware rev 1.0.5 release notes 26 - fix of upgrade mode drive name, vid/pid 27 - eject drive now reloads samples and settings 28 - lowered microphone compared to sample replay 29 [2026-07-17 16:07:48] tool use: Read file_path: /home/agent/TE_ting/TINGDISK_readme.txt [2026-07-17 16:07:48] tool result: Read 1 # TING 2 thank you for buying EP-2350 TING, a full instruction and warranty terms can be 3 found on teenage engineering's website https://teenage.engineering 4 ## using TING 5 power it by inserting 2 x AAA batteries or attaching to a USB power source. 6 push the handle to start. you must also push the handle to enable the microphone. 7 on batteries: 8 * 5 min after releasing the handle the unit goes into power save mode 9 * 20 min after releasing the handle the unit turns off 10 * if the battery voltage is too low an LED will blink 11 and the unit will not turn on 12 * remove the batteries if the unit is stored 13 on usb power: 14 * the unit will stay powered until you pull the cable 15 * the batteries are not used if there is usb power 16 * the batteries are not charged 17 WARNING: loud sound levels leads to hearing loss. TING is designed to connect 18 to the RIDDIM or an audio mixer, not directly to headphones. 19 signal level out is 2 VRMS and this can be very loud connecting directly to 20 headphones, under the lid there is a round green turn to adjust the volume. 21 the orange button selects between clean voice and 4 effect presets 22 some of the effect parameters are modulated by the position of the handle, 23 some are effected by if you shake the unit. 24 [ clean, echo, echo+spring, pixie, robot ] 25 the green button selects between 4 preset samples. if you want to 26 you can change these to your own samples. 27 [ siren, alarm, gunshot, monkey boy ] 28 the white button plays the selected sample. 29 ### pushing the handle 30 the position of the handle can change the amount of an effect. 31 ### shaking the unit 32 shaking the unit temporarily modifies the sound of the effect, 33 how is preset dependent. 34 ## upgrading the firmware 35 first you will need a firmware uf2 file. if there is a new firmware this can 36 be downloaded from teenage engineering's website. 37 remove the lower lid and attach a usb-c cable to your computer, 38 hold in the handle and then double click the small button above the usb port. 39 a drive called TING BOOT should appear in your computer containing the files 40 INDEX.HTM and INFO_UF2.TXT, drag and drop the firmware file to this drive 41 and wait until transferred and the unit restarts. do not release the handle 42 until the the operation is finished. 43 ## changing the samples 44 overriding a preset sample with your own sample is done by placing files called 45 1.wav, 2.wav, 3.wav and 4.wav on the TING DISK. only wav format is allowed and 46 the total file size is about 1 MB. the samples can be mono or stereo, 8/16/24-bit 47 or 32-bit floating point, with a frequency up to 96 kHz. the samples are not 48 available until the unit is restarted, push the button over the usb-c port 49 turn it off and push the handle to start again. 50 ## config.json 51 a file called config.json overrides the presets and selects what samples to play. 52 json is a human-readable data exchange format that that TING can interpret. 53 please look at the example syntax and you will be able to write your own. 54 some effects like delay, reverb, harmony and ssb should only be used ones per 55 effect chain. parameters not initialized will have a default value. if your 56 config file is so extreme that the unit will not start, hold green + white 57 button when starting and then fix the file. 58 ### example 59 ~~ 60 { 61 "name": "We count from zero", 62 "samples": [ 63 { "pos": 1, "file": "samples/whistle1.wav","playmode": "oneshot" }, 64 { "pos": 0, "file": "live1/loop.wav","playmode": "startstop" }, 65 { "file": "horn.wav","playmode": "hold" }, 66 { "file": "live1/shottis.wav","playmode": "oneshot" } 67 ], 68 "presets": [ 69 { 70 "pos": 0, 71 "list": [ 72 { "effect": "HARMONY", "pitch": 2.0, "BUS": 2 73 }, 74 { "effect": "REVERB", "time": 0.1, "dry-level": 1.0 }, 75 { "effect": "DELAY","time": 0.5, "dry-level": 0.0, "echo": 0.5, "BUS": 1 }, 76 { "effect": "SAMPLE", "speed": 1.0 } 77 ], 78 "handle": { "row": 1, "param": "time","depth": 0.6 }, 79 "shake": { "row": 2, "param": "echo", "depth": 1.0 }, 80 "lfo": { "row": 3, "param": "echo", "depth": 1.0, 81 "mpy": 1.0, "shape": "random", "phase": 0, "speed", 4.0 }, 82 "trigger": { "row": 3 } 83 }, 84 { 85 "pos": 2, 86 "list": [ 87 { "effect": "HARMONY", "pitch": 2.0 }, 88 { "effect": "SAMPLE", "speed": 2.0 }, 89 { "effect": "REVERB", "time": 1.0, "spring": 0.5 }, 90 { "effect": "DELAY", "time": 0.1, "echo": 0.5 } 91 ], 92 "handle": { "row": 2, "param": "pitch", "depth": -0.2 }, 93 "trigger": { "row": 1 } 94 } 95 ] 96 } 97 ~~ 98 ### effects 99 BALANCE: 100 balance 101 [0.0, 1.0] 102 DELAY: 103 time 104 lowpass-cutoff 105 highpass-cutoff 106 wet-level 107 dry-level 108 echo 109 cross-feed 110 balance[0.0, 1.2] 111 [0.0, 1.0] 112 [0.0, 1.0] 113 [0.0, 1.0] 114 [0.0, 1.0] 115 [0.0, 1.0] 116 [0.0, 1.0] 117 [0.0, 1.0] 118 DIST: 119 amount 120 highpass-cutoff 121 lowpass-cutoff 122 mix[0.0, 40.0] 123 [0.0, 1.0] 124 [0.0, 1.0] 125 [0.0, 1.0] 126 HARMONY: 127 dry-level 128 pitch[0.0, 1.0] 129 [0.50, 2.0] 130 HIGHPASS: 131 cutoff[0.0, 1.0] 132 LOWPASS: 133 cutoff[0.0, 1.0] 134 SAMPLE: 135 speed 136 pitch 137 level 138 balance[0.0, 4.0] 139 [-24.0, 24.0] 140 [0.0, 1.0] 141 [0.0, 1.0] 142 REVERB: 143 dry-level 144 wet-level 145 time 146 spring-mix 147 highpass-cutoff[0.0, 1.0] 148 [0.0, 1.0] 149 [0.0, 1.0] 150 [0.0, 1.0] 151 [0.0, 1.0] 152 RING: 153 frequency 154 mix[0.0, 20000.0] 155 [0.0, 1.0] 156 SSB: 157 frequency 158 [-20000.0, 20000.0] 159 ### LFO shapes 160 [ sine, square, sawtooth, random ] 161 ## Licenses 162 copyright (c) 2025 teenage engineering, all rights reserved, 163 teenage engineering holds all rights to its registered trademarks. 164 ### PICO SDK 165 Copyright (c) 2020 Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd. 166 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, 167 this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 168 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, 169 this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation 170 and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 171 3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors 172 may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software 173 without specific prior written permission. 174 THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" 175 AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED 176 WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. 177 IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY 178 DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES 179 (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR 180 SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) 181 HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT 182 LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT 183 OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 184 ### MICROPYTHON 185 Copyright (c) 2013-2025 Damien P. George 186 The MIT License (MIT) 187 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy 188 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal 189 in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights 190 to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell 191 copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is 192 furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: 193 The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in 194 all copies or substantial portions of the Software. 195 THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR 196 IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, 197 FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE 198 AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER 199 LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, 200 OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN 201 THE SOFTWARE. 202 [2026-07-17 16:07:48] tool use: Read file_path: /home/agent/TE_ting/rom_main.py [2026-07-17 16:07:48] tool result: Read 1 import os 2 import json 3 import ui 4 import spl 5 import fx 6 7 sam_pos = 0 8 fx_pos = -1 9 sam_primed = 0 10 fx_primed = 0 11 ui.leds(fx_pos,sam_pos) 12 ui.callback(0) 13 14 def examine_drive(mount): 15 if mount == True: 16 # print("Mounting") 17 import vfs,rp2 18 # Try to mount the filesystem, and format the flash if it doesn't exist. 19 bdev = rp2.Flash() 20 vfs.umount("/fat") 21 try: 22 vfs.mount(vfs.VfsFat(bdev), "/fat") 23 except: 24 # print("Formatting") 25 vfs.VfsFat.mkfs(bdev) 26 vfs.mount(vfs.VfsFat(bdev), "/fat") 27 del vfs, bdev 28 # print("Done mounting") 29 30 json_loaded = False 31 try: 32 os.chdir('/fat') 33 try: 34 f = open('config.json','r') 35 d = json.load(f) 36 f.close() 37 json_loaded = True 38 except: 39 try: 40 f = open('1.wav','rb') 41 spl.load_wav(0,f,0) 42 f.close() 43 except: 44 spl.rom(0) 45 try: 46 f = open('2.wav','rb') 47 spl.load_wav(1,f,0) 48 f.close() 49 except: 50 spl.rom(1) 51 try: 52 f = open('3.wav','rb') 53 spl.load_wav(2,f,0) 54 f.close() 55 except: 56 spl.rom(2) 57 try: 58 f = open('4.wav','rb') 59 spl.load_wav(3,f,0) 60 f.close() 61 except: 62 spl.rom(3) 63 except: 64 spl.rom(0) 65 spl.rom(1) 66 spl.rom(2) 67 spl.rom(3) 68 69 if json_loaded == True: 70 # load potential samples 71 spl.rom(0) 72 spl.rom(1) 73 spl.rom(2) 74 spl.rom(3) 75 for i in range(4): 76 try: 77 pos = d.get('samples')[i].get('pos') 78 if (pos >= 4) or (pos < 0): 79 pos = i 80 except: 81 pos = i 82 83 try: 84 g=open(d.get('samples')[i].get('file'),'rb') 85 86 try: 87 pm = d.get('samples')[i].get('playmode') 88 except: 89 pm = 'oneshot' 90 if pm is None: 91 pm = 'oneshot' 92 if not spl.load_wav(pos,g,pm): 93 spl.rom(pos) 94 g.close() 95 except: 96 pass 97 98 # parse the effect chains 99 try: 100 n = len(d.get('presets')) 101 except: 102 n = 0 103 104 for i in range(n): 105 try: 106 pos = d.get('presets')[i].get('pos') 107 if (pos >= 4) or (pos < 0): 108 pos = i 109 except: 110 pos = i 111 112 fx.preset_mods_disable(pos) 113 114 for j in range (16): 115 try: 116 l = d.get('presets')[i].get('list')[j] 117 except: 118 fx.preset(pos,j,'END') 119 break 120 try: 121 effect = l.get('effect') 122 except: 123 fx.preset(pos,j,'END') 124 break 125 126 fx.preset(pos,j,effect) 127 for key, value in l.items(): 128 if key != 'effect': 129 fx.preset_param(pos,j,key,float(value)) 130 131 if d.get('presets')[i].get('handle'): 132 try: 133 value = d.get('presets')[i].get('handle').get('row') 134 fx.preset_handle(pos,'row',value) 135 l = d.get('presets')[i].get('handle') 136 for key, value in l.items(): 137 fx.preset_handle(pos,key,value) 138 except: 139 fx.preset_handle(pos,'row',-1) 140 141 if d.get('presets')[i].get('shake'): 142 try: 143 value = d.get('presets')[i].get('shake').get('row') 144 fx.preset_shake(pos,'row',value) 145 l = d.get('presets')[i].get('shake') 146 for key, value in l.items(): 147 fx.preset_shake(pos,key,value) 148 except: 149 fx.preset_shake(pos,'row',-1) 150 151 if d.get('presets')[i].get('lfo'): 152 try: 153 value = d.get('presets')[i].get('lfo').get('row') 154 fx.preset_lfo(pos,'row',value) 155 l = d.get('presets')[i].get('lfo') 156 for key, value in l.items(): 157 fx.preset_lfo(pos,key,value) 158 except: 159 fx.preset_lfo(pos,'row',-1) 160 161 try: 162 fx.preset_trigger_row(pos,d.get('presets')[i].get('trigger').get('row')) 163 except: 164 pass 165 166 examine_drive(False) 167 168 fx.load_preset(fx_pos) 169 170 def python_callback(message): 171 #print(f"callback {message:08x}") 172 global sam_pos 173 global fx_pos 174 global sam_primed 175 global fx_primed 176 mess_type = message >> 16 177 mess_val = message & 0xFFFF 178 #type = mess_type & 0xF0 179 #adc = mess_type & 0x0F 180 #print(f"adc {type} {adc} {mess_val}") 181 182 if mess_type == 1: 183 184 if mess_val == 0: 185 spl.trigger(-1,sam_pos,True) 186 187 if mess_val == 1: 188 if ui.sw(4) == 0: 189 sam_primed = 10 190 191 if mess_val == 2: 192 if ui.sw(4) == 0: 193 fx_primed = 10 194 195 if mess_type == 2: 196 197 if mess_val == 0: 198 spl.trigger(-1,sam_pos,False) 199 200 if mess_val == 1: 201 sam_primed = 0 202 203 if mess_val == 2: 204 fx_primed = 0 205 206 if mess_type == 3: 207 if fx_primed > 0: 208 fx_primed = fx_primed - 1 209 if fx_primed == 0: 210 fx_pos = fx_pos + 1 211 if(fx_pos >= 4): 212 fx_pos = -1 213 fx.load_preset(fx_pos) 214 ui.leds(fx_pos,sam_pos) 215 216 if sam_primed > 0: 217 sam_primed = sam_primed - 1 218 if sam_primed == 0: 219 sam_pos = sam_pos + 1 220 if sam_pos >= 4: 221 sam_pos = 0 222 ui.leds(fx_pos,sam_pos) 223 224 if mess_type == 4: 225 if mess_val == 1: 226 # print("ejected") 227 examine_drive(mount = True) 228 fx.load_preset(fx_pos) 229 230 if mess_type & 0xF0 == 0x10: 231 adc = mess_type & 0x0F 232 # print(f"adc {adc} {mess_val}") 233 234 235 ui.callback(python_callback) 236 [2026-07-17 16:07:55] thinking: [not recorded in transcript] [2026-07-17 16:07:56] agent: This is a rich environment. Let me dig into the micropython checkout — a TE fork may contain board definitions that reveal the pins directly. [2026-07-17 16:07:58] tool use: Bash command: cd /home/agent/TE_ting/micropython && echo "=== git remotes ===" && git remote -v 2>/dev/null; echo "=== branch/last commit ===" && git log --oneline -5 2>/dev/null; echo "=== recent tags/describe ===" && git describe --tags 2>/dev/null; echo "=== board dirs mentioning ting/te/ep ===" && ls ports/rp2/boards/ 2>/dev/null | grep -iE "ting|te_|ep|teenage" description: Inspect micropython git and board dirs [2026-07-17 16:08:00] tool use: Bash command: cd /home/agent/TE_ting/micropython && echo "=== search for NAU / I2S / codec references ===" && grep -rilE "nau88|nau8821|codec" --include=*.c --include=*.h --include=*.py --include=*.cmake --include=*.mk . 2>/dev/null | head -40 description: Search for codec references in checkout [2026-07-17 16:08:07] tool result: Bash === git remotes === origin https://github.com/micropython/micropython.git (fetch) origin https://github.com/micropython/micropython.git (push) === branch/last commit === 772df1ae5 rp2: Build with -fno-math-errno to use the hardware sqrt instruction. ca209fd4e rp2/clocks_extra: Sync clock init with pico-sdk 2.3.0. ba4415d97 rp2: Reserve the ROMFS partition in the linker script. f6c8c156d rp2: Migrate to pico-sdk 2.3.0 include-based linker scripts. 111d2e970 lib/pico-sdk: Update pico-sdk to 2.3.0. === recent tags/describe === v1.29.0-preview-590-g772df1ae5 === board dirs mentioning ting/te/ep === deploy.md [2026-07-17 16:08:09] tool result: Bash === search for NAU / I2S / codec references === tools/autobuild/build-downloads.py tools/verifygitlog.py tests/cpydiff/types_bytes_decode_encoding.py ports/mimxrt/boards/PHYBOARD_RT1170/mpconfigboard.h ports/stm32/usbhost/Class/MTP/Inc/usbh_mtp_ptp.h ports/stm32/usbhost/Class/MSC/Src/usbh_msc_bot.c ports/cc3200/mods/pybi2c.c [2026-07-17 16:08:47] thinking: [not recorded in transcript] [2026-07-17 16:08:49] agent: This micropython checkout is stock upstream (origin = micropython/micropython, no TE/NAU customizations), so the codec init lives in the compiled UF2's custom modules (`ui`/`spl`/`fx`), not in source. That shapes the plan. Let me check available tooling and grab a couple of concrete register facts before writing. [2026-07-17 16:08:51] tool use: Bash command: echo "=== serial tools ==="; which mpremote ampy rshell picocom minicom python3 2>/dev/null; echo "=== python modules ==="; python3 -c "import serial; print('pyserial', serial.__version__)" 2>&1; python3 -c "import mpremote; print('mpremote ok')" 2>&1; echo "=== pdftotext ==="; which pdftotext 2>/dev/null || echo "no pdftotext" description: Check serial tools and pdf tools availability [2026-07-17 16:08:56] tool result: Bash === serial tools === /usr/bin/python3 === python modules === pyserial 3.5 Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in import mpremote; print('mpremote ok') ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'mpremote' === pdftotext === /usr/bin/pdftotext [2026-07-17 16:09:03] thinking: [not recorded in transcript] [2026-07-17 16:09:03] agent: pyserial and pdftotext are available. Let me pull the RP2350 register base addresses and FUNCSEL encoding from the datasheet so the plan is concrete. [2026-07-17 16:09:09] tool use: Bash command: cd /home/agent/TE_ting && pdftotext -f 1 -l 40 RP-008373-DS-2-rp2350-datasheet.pdf - 2>/dev/null | grep -inE "IO_BANK0_BASE|0x40028000|PADS_BANK0_BASE|PIO0_BASE|PIO1_BASE|I2C0_BASE|I2C1_BASE" | head -30; echo "=== try wider search ==="; pdftotext RP-008373-DS-2-rp2350-datasheet.pdf - 2>/dev/null > /tmp/claude-1001/-home-agent-TE-ting/526f4916-08d6-4b2e-9778-0a36509a070e/scratchpad/rp2350.txt; grep -inE "IO_BANK0_BASE|PADS_BANK0_BASE|PIO0_BASE|PIO1_BASE|0x40028000|0x40038000" /tmp/claude-1001/-home-agent-TE-ting/526f4916-08d6-4b2e-9778-0a36509a070e/scratchpad/rp2350.txt | head -20 description: Extract RP2350 register bases from datasheet [2026-07-17 16:09:19] tool result: Bash 3668:IO_BANK0_BASE 3670:0x40028000 3676:PADS_BANK0_BASE 3720:I2C0_BASE 3724:I2C1_BASE 3887:PIO0_BASE 3891:PIO1_BASE === try wider search === 3668:IO_BANK0_BASE 3670:0x40028000 3676:PADS_BANK0_BASE 3678:0x40038000 3887:PIO0_BASE 3891:PIO1_BASE 72524:The User Bank IO registers start at a base address of 0x40028000 (defined as IO_BANK0_BASE in SDK). 108674:The User Bank Pad Control registers start at a base address of 0x40038000 (defined as PADS_BANK0_BASE in SDK). 129226:The PIO0 and PIO1 registers start at base addresses of 0x50200000 and 0x50300000 respectively (defined as PIO0_BASE 129227:and PIO1_BASE in SDK). [2026-07-17 16:09:26] thinking: [not recorded in transcript] [2026-07-17 16:09:29] tool use: Bash command: cd /tmp/claude-1001/-home-agent-TE-ting/526f4916-08d6-4b2e-9778-0a36509a070e/scratchpad; echo "=== I2C bases ==="; sed -n '3718,3726p' rp2350.txt; echo "=== GPIO FUNCSEL table (search) ==="; grep -inE "F1|F2|F3|SPI0 RX|I2C0 SDA|PIO0" rp2350.txt | grep -iE "i2c0 sda|pio0|funcsel" | head; echo "=== find funcsel encoding line ==="; grep -inE "FUNCSEL" rp2350.txt | head -20 description: Get I2C bases and FUNCSEL table [2026-07-17 16:09:30] tool result: Bash === I2C bases === 0x40088000 I2C0_BASE 0x40090000 I2C1_BASE 0x40098000 === GPIO FUNCSEL table (search) === 875:PIO0 PIO1 PIO2 1008:GPIO0 1152:GPIO0 1431:peripheral connections appear in multiple places to allow some system level flexibility. SIO, PIO0, PIO1 and PIO2 can 1477:I2C0 SDA 1483:PIO0 1505:PIO0 1527:PIO0 1551:PIO0 1569:I2C0 SDA === find funcsel encoding line === 11422:JTAG_FUNCSEL: Multiplexes the JTAG ports onto GPIO0-3 68672:To allocate a function to a GPIO, write to the FUNCSEL field in the CTRL register corresponding to the pin. For a list of GPIOs 72204:invalid_params_if(HARDWARE_GPIO, ((uint32_t)fn << IO_BANK0_GPIO0_CTRL_FUNCSEL_LSB) & 72205:~IO_BANK0_GPIO0_CTRL_FUNCSEL_BITS); 72237:io_bank0_hw->io[gpio].ctrl = fn << IO_BANK0_GPIO0_CTRL_FUNCSEL_LSB; 73553:funcsel 73555:by funcsel 73563:0x0 → NORMAL: drive output from peripheral signal selected by funcsel 73565:funcsel 73593:FUNCSEL: 0-31 → selects pin function according to the gpio table 73782:funcsel 73784:by funcsel 73792:0x0 → NORMAL: drive output from peripheral signal selected by funcsel 73794:funcsel 73808:FUNCSEL: 0-31 → selects pin function according to the gpio table 74013:funcsel 74015:by funcsel 74023:0x0 → NORMAL: drive output from peripheral signal selected by funcsel 74025:funcsel 74039:FUNCSEL: 0-31 → selects pin function according to the gpio table Shell cwd was reset to /home/agent/TE_ting [2026-07-17 16:09:37] thinking: [not recorded in transcript] [2026-07-17 16:09:38] tool use: Bash command: cd /tmp/claude-1001/-home-agent-TE-ting/526f4916-08d6-4b2e-9778-0a36509a070e/scratchpad; echo "=== function table header region ==="; sed -n '1431,1620p' rp2350.txt description: Extract GPIO function select table region [2026-07-17 16:09:38] tool result: Bash === function table header region === peripheral connections appear in multiple places to allow some system level flexibility. SIO, PIO0, PIO1 and PIO2 can connect to all GPIO pins and are controlled by software (or software controlled state machines) so can be used to implement many functions. 1.2. Pinout reference 17 18 Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) Bank 0 RP2350 Datasheet Functions GPIO F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 0 SPI0 RX UART0 TX I2C0 SDA PWM0 A SIO PIO0 PIO1 PIO2 QMI CS1n USB OVCUR DET 1 SPI0 CSn UART0 RX I2C0 SCL PWM0 B SIO PIO0 PIO1 PIO2 TRACECLK USB VBUS DET 2 SPI0 SCK UART0 CTS I2C1 SDA PWM1 A SIO PIO0 PIO1 PIO2 TRACEDATA0 USB VBUS EN UART0 TX 3 SPI0 TX UART0 RTS I2C1 SCL PWM1 B SIO PIO0 PIO1 PIO2 TRACEDATA1 USB OVCUR DET UART0 RX 4 SPI0 RX UART1 TX I2C0 SDA PWM2 A SIO PIO0 PIO1 PIO2 TRACEDATA2 USB VBUS DET 5 SPI0 CSn UART1 RX I2C0 SCL PWM2 B SIO PIO0 PIO1 PIO2 TRACEDATA3 USB VBUS EN 6 SPI0 SCK UART1 CTS I2C1 SDA PWM3 A SIO PIO0 Shell cwd was reset to /home/agent/TE_ting [2026-07-17 16:09:54] thinking: [not recorded in transcript] [2026-07-17 16:09:55] agent: I now have the concrete register facts. Let me grab the NAU88L21 I2C address from its datasheet to make the confirmation step precise. [2026-07-17 16:09:57] tool use: Bash command: pdftotext DS_NAU88L21_DataSheet_EN_Rev2.8.pdf - 2>/dev/null > /tmp/claude-1001/-home-agent-TE-ting/526f4916-08d6-4b2e-9778-0a36509a070e/scratchpad/nau.txt; grep -inE "slave address|device address|i2c address|0x1a|0x1b|CSB|7-bit" /tmp/claude-1001/-home-agent-TE-ting/526f4916-08d6-4b2e-9778-0a36509a070e/scratchpad/nau.txt | head -20 description: Find NAU88L21 I2C address [2026-07-17 16:10:04] tool result: Bash 455:GPIO1/CSB 600:GPIO1/CSB 604:General Purpose IO/CSB 2735:(1) Set register 0x1A &= 0xFF00 (Set 0x1A[7:0] = 8’b00000000) 2736:(2) Externally pull GPIO1/CSB pin = LOW (0V) , I2C device address = 0x1B; Or externally pull GPIO1/CSB pin = 2737:HIGH (3.3V) , I2C device address = 0x54 2747:Following a START condition, the master must output a device address byte. This consists of a 7-bit device address, 2748:and the LSB of the device address byte is the R/W (Read/Write) control bit. When R/W=1, this indicates the master is 2750:device. If the device address matches the address of the slave device, the slave will output an ACK during the period 2801:a START condition, followed by a valid device address byte with R/W=0, a valid control address byte, data byte(s), and 2803:The Device Address of the NAU88L21 is either 0x1B (CSB=0) or 0x54 (CSB=1). If the Device Address matches this 2806:Figure 21: Slave Address Byte, Control Address Byte, and Data Byte 2841:Device Address = 1Bh 2911:The bus master initiates the operation issuing the following sequence: a START condition, device address byte with 2914:If the device address matches this value, the NAU88L21 will respond with the expected ACK signaling as it accepts the 2916:second instantiation of the same device address, but now with R/W=1. 2917:After again recognizing its device address, the NAU88L21 transmits an ACK, followed by a two byte value containing 2943:Device Address = 1Bh 3001:2ND Device Address = 1Bh 5813:1 = Inverted logic of the CSB/GPIO1 function output [2026-07-17 16:10:10] thinking: [not recorded in transcript] [2026-07-17 16:10:10] agent: I have everything I need. Let me write the plan. [2026-07-17 16:11:27] tool use: Write file_path: /home/agent/TE_ting/pinmapping_plan.md content: # Plan: Finding the RP2350 ↔ NAU88L21 pin connections (I²C + I²S) Goal: determine which RP2350 GPIOs the NAU88L21 audio CODEC is wired to on the EP-2350 "Ting". We need the **I²C control bus** (SDA/SCL) and the **I²S audio bus** (BCLK, LRCLK/WS, DAC data-out `DOUT`, ADC data-in `DIN`, and possibly MCLK). --- ## 1. What we already know (from the material in this directory) - **MCU:** RP2350 (dual-core, MicroPython firmware). Reg base addresses below are confirmed from `RP-008373-DS-2-rp2350-datasheet.pdf`. - **CODEC:** Nuvoton **NAU88L21**. From `DS_NAU88L21_DataSheet_EN_Rev2.8.pdf`: - 7-bit **I²C device address = `0x1B`** when `CSB`=0, or **`0x54`** when `CSB`=1. (`GPIO1/CSB` pin selects it.) This is the signature we scan for. - Audio interface is standard **I²S / left-justified / PCM**, so on the RP2350 side it is almost certainly implemented in **PIO** (RP2 has no hardware I²S). - **Firmware structure:** `rom_main.py` imports custom C modules baked into the UF2: `ui`, `spl`, `fx`. The CODEC bring-up (I²C register writes + I²S/PIO start) happens **inside these compiled modules**, *not* in Python. - **The `micropython/` checkout is stock upstream** (`origin = micropython/micropython`, tag ~`v1.29.0-preview`, **no** TE board dir, **no** `nau88`/`codec` references). So it is only the *base* MicroPython TE forked from — it will **not** contain the pin map. It is still useful as a reference for RP2 register layout and for building `mpy-cross`/`mpremote` if needed. - **Key consequence:** because the running firmware has *already configured* the CODEC before it drops us at the REPL, the pins are **already muxed to their final functions**. We can therefore read the mux/peripheral config live and simply *observe* the answer, rather than having to guess-and-test. This makes passive introspection (Approach A/B) the primary strategy. --- ## 2. Connection / tooling setup (prerequisite for all live approaches) - Serial REPL on `/dev/ttyACM0`. `mpremote` is **not** installed, but: - `pyserial 3.5` **is** installed → we can drive the raw REPL directly, or - build/run `micropython/tools/mpremote/` from the checkout. - Recommended: a small **pyserial helper** that enters raw-paste / raw REPL mode (Ctrl-A), sends a code blob, and reads back the result. This avoids the line-editor and is scriptable/repeatable. - The firmware auto-runs `rom_main.py` and then services audio via a C callback, so the **REPL should remain interactive** while audio runs. If it doesn't, Ctrl-C to interrupt, or use raw REPL. We must be careful **not** to `import`/ re-init in a way that tears down the running CODEC config we want to observe (see Safety, §7). - First action: confirm liveness — read the chip ID / `sys.implementation`, `os.uname()`, and `import machine` succeeds. --- ## 3. Approach A — Passive mux introspection (PRIMARY, non-invasive) Read the RP2350 IO mux registers that the firmware has *already* programmed, and decode which pins carry which peripheral. Purely read-only. ### A1. Dump every GPIO's `FUNCSEL` from IO_BANK0 - `IO_BANK0_BASE = 0x40028000`. Per GPIO *n*: `GPIOn_STATUS @ base + 8*n`, `GPIOn_CTRL @ base + 8*n + 4`. `FUNCSEL = CTRL[4:0]`. - Read `CTRL` for GPIO 0..47 with `machine.mem32[]`. - Decode `FUNCSEL` using the RP2350 GPIO function table (confirmed from datasheet §1.2 pinout): | FUNCSEL | Function family | |--------:|-----------------| | 0 (F0) | SPI | | 1 (F1) | UART | | **2 (F2)** | **I²C** ← find SDA/SCL here | | 3 (F3) | PWM | | 4 (F4) | SIO (software GPIO) | | **5 (F5)** | **PIO0** ← I²S candidate | | **6 (F6)** | **PIO1** ← I²S candidate | | **7 (F7)** | **PIO2** ← I²S candidate | | 8–11 | clocks / trace / QMI / USB debug | | 31 | NULL (unconnected) | - **I²C pins fall straight out:** any pin with `FUNCSEL==2` is an I²C pin. The GPIO number tells us the instance and role via the datasheet's fixed pattern (even pin in a pair = SDA, odd = SCL; the pair index alternates I2C0/I2C1). Expect exactly two such pins → that's our SDA/SCL. - **I²S candidate pins:** pins with `FUNCSEL==5/6/7` are driven by a PIO block — these are our I²S candidates (plus MCLK, which may be a PIO pin or a `clk_gpout` on FUNCSEL 8). Narrow them down in Approach C. ### A2. Corroborate with PADS_BANK0 - `PADS_BANK0_BASE = 0x40038000`. Check input-enable / output-disable / pull config per pin. I²C pins are typically input-enabled with pulls (often external on this board); I²S clock/data pins show output-enabled drivers. Helps distinguish `DOUT`(output) from `DIN`(input) and clocks(output) among the PIO pins. **Deliverable of Approach A:** a full table `GPIO → function`, from which the two I²C pins are essentially *proven*, and the I²S pin set is *narrowed to a handful*. --- ## 4. Approach B — Active I²C confirmation (targeted, low-risk) Confirm the I²C pins found in A1 actually talk to the NAU88L21. - **Preferred (non-disruptive):** if the firmware exposes a way to read a CODEC register, use it. Otherwise construct a `machine.I2C` (hardware) or `machine.SoftI2C` on the **exact pins found in A1** and run `.scan()`. - **Success signature:** the scan returns **`0x1B`** (or `0x54`). That both confirms the pins *and* tells us the `CSB` strap state. - Optionally read a known register (e.g. device/chip-ID register per the NAU88L21 map) to be fully certain it's the CODEC and not another I²C device. - If more than one I²C bus/pin-pair appeared in A1, scan each; the one ACKing `0x1B`/`0x54` is the CODEC bus. - **Risk control:** only instantiate I²C on pins A1 already showed as `FUNCSEL==2`. Re-driving the *correct* pins is safe; the concern is only transient contention if the firmware polls the CODEC concurrently — see §7. --- ## 5. Approach C — Pin down the I²S signals via PIO registers The A1 dump gives the *set* of PIO-driven pins; this step assigns each to a specific I²S signal (BCLK / LRCLK / DOUT / DIN / MCLK) — again read-only. - PIO bases: `PIO0 = 0x50200000`, `PIO1 = 0x50300000`, `PIO2 = 0x50400000`. - For each state machine (SM0..3) of each PIO, read: - `SMx_PINCTRL` → `OUT_BASE/OUT_COUNT`, `SET_BASE/SET_COUNT`, `SIDESET_BASE/SIDESET_COUNT`, `IN_BASE`. I²S typically uses **side-set for the two clocks** (BCLK + LRCLK/WS on consecutive pins) and OUT/IN for the data pins. - `CTRL` (which SMs are enabled) and `SMx_CLKDIV` (the divider — sanity-check it matches an audio bit-clock, e.g. for 48 kHz × frame size). - `SMx_EXECCTRL` (`JMP_PIN` etc.), `FSTAT`/`FDEBUG` to see which FIFOs are live. - Map: enabled SM whose `SIDESET_BASE`+count covers 2 pins ⇒ **BCLK, LRCLK** (consecutive GPIOs). The `OUT_BASE` data pin ⇒ **DOUT** (playback, RP2350→CODEC); an SM with active `IN`/RX FIFO ⇒ **DIN** (mic capture, CODEC→RP2350). - Cross-check output/input direction against the PADS/`GPIO_OE` state from A2. - **MCLK:** if the CODEC needs a master clock, look for a pin on `clk_gpout` (FUNCSEL 8) via `CLOCKS` GPOUT config, or an extra PIO pin. **Deliverable of Approach C:** each I²S candidate pin labeled BCLK / LRCLK / DOUT / DIN (/ MCLK), with direction confirmed. --- ## 6. Approach D — Static firmware analysis (corroboration / fallback) Independent confirmation that doesn't rely on the live device, and a fallback if the REPL is uncooperative. - Convert `ep-2350_firmware_1_0_8.uf2` → raw `.bin` (uf2 → bin: strip 512-byte block headers; each block carries its target load address — use `picotool` if available, or a tiny Python UF2 parser; the checkout has UF2 tooling). - Search the image for the pin numbers/config we derived live, to confirm: - Look for GPIO-init constant patterns and I²C/PIO setup. On RP2 these often appear as writes of `FUNCSEL` values or SDK `gpio_set_function(pin, fn)` call sites, and PIO program loads. - Disassemble around them (`arm-none-eabi-objdump`/`Ghidra`/`radare2` for Cortex-M33 / ARMv8-M) to read the literal pin numbers passed to `i2c_init`, `pio_gpio_init`, `sm_config_set_*_pins`, etc. - Grep the image for the NAU88L21 **register-init byte sequences** to confirm which I²C address prefix is used. - Use this only to *corroborate* the live findings (and to recover MCLK/reset/IRQ pins that may not be obvious live). Live introspection (A–C) is authoritative because it reflects the actual running config. --- ## 7. Safety considerations - **Non-destructive first.** Approaches A and C are pure `mem32` reads — zero risk. Do them before anything active. - Do **not** blindly `machine.Pin(n, OUT)` toggle pins to "probe" — that can fight the running CODEC/PIO drivers and, worst case, cause contention on a pin wired to a CODEC output. Rely on reading the mux instead. - For Approach B, only bind I²C to pins A1 proved are `FUNCSEL==2`; keep bus speed standard (100–400 kHz). Accept a possible transient NACK if the firmware accesses the CODEC at the same instant — retry rather than escalate. - Avoid re-flashing / entering BOOTSEL. Everything here is observation over the existing REPL; the UF2 on disk is our recovery image if needed. - Keep each REPL snippet small and idempotent; capture raw output to files under the scratchpad for the record. --- ## 8. Execution order (decision tree) 1. **Setup (§2):** establish scriptable raw-REPL over pyserial; confirm `machine` works. *(gate: REPL usable)* 2. **A1 + A2 (§3):** dump all GPIO `FUNCSEL` + pad config → table. → **I²C pins identified**, I²S candidates narrowed. *(this alone likely answers the I²C question)* 3. **B (§4):** `I2C.scan()` on the identified pins → expect `0x1B`/`0x54`. → **I²C pins confirmed + CSB strap known.** 4. **C (§5):** read PIO SM `PINCTRL`/`CTRL`/`CLKDIV` → label BCLK/LRCLK/DOUT/DIN (+MCLK). → **I²S pins confirmed.** 5. **D (§6):** disassemble UF2 to corroborate and recover any aux pins (MCLK/reset/IRQ). *(fallback if steps 2–4 blocked, else confirmation)* 6. Produce final **pin map table**: `signal → GPIO`, with the evidence source for each. --- ## 9. Concrete reference constants (verified from the datasheets) ``` IO_BANK0_BASE = 0x40028000 # GPIOn: STATUS @ +8n, CTRL @ +8n+4 ; FUNCSEL = CTRL[4:0] PADS_BANK0_BASE = 0x40038000 I2C0_BASE = 0x40090000 I2C1_BASE = 0x40098000 PIO0_BASE = 0x50200000 PIO1_BASE = 0x50300000 PIO2_BASE = 0x50400000 FUNCSEL: 0=SPI 1=UART 2=I2C 3=PWM 4=SIO 5=PIO0 6=PIO1 7=PIO2 8..11=clk/trace/QMI/USB 31=NULL NAU88L21 I²C 7-bit addr: 0x1B (CSB=0) | 0x54 (CSB=1) NAU88L21 audio IF: I²S/left-justified/PCM → implemented in RP2350 PIO ``` ## 10. Open questions to resolve while executing - Does the REPL stay live while audio runs, or must we interrupt the callback? - Is there a firmware-exposed CODEC read path (avoids touching I²C at all)? - Which PIO instance/SM(s) run I²S, and is MCLK generated (PIO vs `clk_gpout`)? - Are there additional CODEC control lines (reset, IRQ/jack-detect) to map too? [2026-07-17 16:11:32] tool result: Write File created successfully at: /home/agent/TE_ting/pinmapping_plan.md (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back) [2026-07-17 16:11:49] agent: I've written the plan to `./pinmapping_plan.md`. Here's the summary of what I found and what I'm proposing. ## Key realization that shapes the plan The `micropython/` checkout is **stock upstream** (origin = `micropython/micropython`, no TE board dir, no `nau88`/`codec` references). The actual CODEC bring-up lives in the compiled C modules (`ui`, `spl`, `fx`) baked into the UF2 — `rom_main.py` just calls into them. So the pin map isn't in any source we have. **But** that turns into an advantage: the running firmware has *already muxed the pins* to their I²C/I²S functions before it hands us the REPL. So instead of guess-and-test, we can just **read the RP2350's IO-mux registers live and observe the answer**. That's the backbone of the plan. ## The approaches, in priority order 1. **Setup** — drive the raw REPL over `pyserial` (installed; `mpremote` isn't, but the checkout has it if needed). 2. **Approach A — passive mux dump (primary, zero-risk):** read `IO_BANK0` `FUNCSEL` for every GPIO. `FUNCSEL==2` ⇒ I²C pins (SDA/SCL fall right out); `FUNCSEL==5/6/7` ⇒ PIO-driven = I²S candidates. Pure `mem32` reads. 3. **Approach B — active I²C confirm:** `I2C.scan()` on the pins from A, expecting the NAU88L21's address **`0x1B`** (or `0x54`) — that both proves the pins and reveals the CSB strap. 4. **Approach C — I²S signal ID:** read the PIO state-machine `PINCTRL`/`CTRL`/`CLKDIV` registers to label each candidate pin BCLK / LRCLK / DOUT / DIN (side-set usually carries the two clocks). 5. **Approach D — UF2 static analysis:** disassemble the firmware to corroborate and recover aux pins (MCLK/reset/IRQ) — fallback if the REPL is uncooperative. I verified all the register bases against the RP2350 datasheet and the I²C address against the NAU88L21 datasheet, so §9 has concrete constants ready to use. Everything read-only comes first; I flagged the safety point of **not** blindly toggling pins that could fight the running CODEC. Want me to go ahead and start executing — connect to the REPL and run the Approach A register dump?