# MCP9600 compatibility with Pico

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**Created:** [March 1, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/mcp9600-compatibility-with-pico/24327 "2024-03-01T13:39:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![dannyginz88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f1d935/32.png) [@dannyginz88](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/dannyginz88)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/mcp9600-compatibility-with-pico/24327/1 "2024-03-01T13:39:29Z")

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I’m wondering if the MCP9600 thermocouple amplifier breakout is compatible with a Pico (via a Pico breakout garden)?

If not, is there a similar product that is Pico-compatible?

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![ahnlak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/ahnlak/32/5610_2.png) [@ahnlak](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/ahnlak)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/mcp9600-compatibility-with-pico/24327/2 "2024-03-01T14:34:14Z")

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It’s just an i2c device so… yes.

That said, I can’t see an MCP9600 driver in the pimoroni-pico repo, so you might have to roll your own (there is, at least, the Python library to use for inspiration if there isn’t already one out there)

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**Author:** ![dannyginz88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f1d935/32.png) [@dannyginz88](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/dannyginz88)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/mcp9600-compatibility-with-pico/24327/3 "2024-03-13T16:06:21Z")

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So I came across this GitHub repository where somewhere ported the CircuitPython code for the MCP9600 to Micropython. I thought this would be the solution for me as I was getting pull-up errors with CircuitPython (as anticipated from Pimoroni’s documentation on using circuitpython with their breakouts).

However, I can’t seem to get a working I2C connection between my Pico and the MCP9600 after trying all possible addresses and pins. I am specifically using a Pico breakout garden.

Any thoughts?