# Adafruit Circuit Playground Express Support Crate
This crate provides a type-safe API for working with the [Adafruit Circuit Playground Express
board](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333).
## Prerequisites
* Install the cross compile toolchain `rustup target add thumbv6m-none-eabi`
* Install [cargo-hf2 the hf2 bootloader flasher tool](https://crates.io/crates/cargo-hf2) however your platform requires
## Uploading an example
Check out the repository for examples:
https://github.com/atsamd-rs/atsamd/tree/master/boards/circuit_playground_express/examples
* Be in this directory `cd boards/circuit_playground_express`
* Put your device in bootloader mode usually by hitting the reset button twice.
* Build and upload in one step
```
$ cargo hf2 --release --example blinky_basic
Finished release [optimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 0.19s
Searching for a connected device with known vid/pid pair.
Trying Ok(Some("Adafruit Industries")) Ok(Some("PyBadge"))
Flashing "/Users/User/atsamd/boards/circuit_playground_express/target/thumbv7em-none-eabihf/release/examples/blinky_basic"
Finished in 0.079s
$
```