Pico Wireless - how to access SD card?

I’ve not used the SD card on the wireless board but I have got the SD card working with MicroPython.

You do not even need an SD card reader. I soldered some pins onto the pad of the micro SD card adapter and connected directly to the Pico pins. In my example I used the other SPI set. You can find the full method here:
Raspberry Pi Pico - Review | element14 | RoadTests & Reviews

This is a long review but the section you need is about 80% through and headed
Pico, MicroPython and SD card storage

Here is the code, just adjust the pins to the wireless board connections:

import sdcard  
import machine  
import uos  
sd_spi = machine.SPI(1, sck = machine.Pin(10, machine.Pin.OUT), mosi = machine.Pin(11, machine.Pin.OUT), miso = machine.Pin(12, machine.Pin.OUT))  
sd = sdcard.SDCard(sd_spi, machine.Pin(9))  
  
uos.mount(sd, "/sd")  
  
print("Size: {} MB".format(sd.sectors/2048)) # to display card's capacity in MB  
print(uos.listdir("/sd"))  
print("\n=======================\n")  
print("Basic SDcard Test \n")  
  
with open("/sd/test2.txt", "w") as f: # Write - new file  
    f.write("First Message\r\n")  
  
with open("/sd/test2.txt", "a") as f: # Append  
    f.write("Tony Goodhew\r\n")  
  
with open("/sd/test2.txt", "a  ") as f:  
    f.write("Leicester City Cup Winners!\r\n")  
      
with open("/sd/test2.txt", "a  ") as f:  
    for i in range(10):  
        f.write(str(i) + ", " + str(i*i*i) + ", " + str(i*i*i*i) + "\r\n")  
  
  
with open("/sd/test2.txt", "a  ") as f:  
    f.write("Looping all done!\r\n")  
          
with open("/sd/test2.txt", "r") as f:  
    print("Printing lines in file: Method #1\n")  
    line = f.readline()  
    while line != '':   # NOT EOF  
        print(line)  
        line = f.readline()  
  
  
with open("/sd/test2.txt", "r") as f:  
    lines = f.readlines()  
    print("Printing lines in file: Method #2")  
    for line in lines:  
        print(line)  
  
uos.umount("/sd")

You can get the SD card library here:


"""
MicroPython driver for SD cards using SPI bus.
Requires an SPI bus and a CS pin.  Provides readblocks and writeblocks
methods so the device can be mounted as a filesystem.
Example usage on pyboard:
    import pyb, sdcard, os
    sd = sdcard.SDCard(pyb.SPI(1), pyb.Pin.board.X5)
    pyb.mount(sd, '/sd2')
    os.listdir('/')
Example usage on ESP8266:
    import machine, sdcard, os
    sd = sdcard.SDCard(machine.SPI(1), machine.Pin(15))
    os.mount(sd, '/sd')
    os.listdir('/')
"""

from micropython import const
import time


_CMD_TIMEOUT = const(100)

_R1_IDLE_STATE = const(1 << 0)
# R1_ERASE_RESET = const(1 << 1)
_R1_ILLEGAL_COMMAND = const(1 << 2)
# R1_COM_CRC_ERROR = const(1 << 3)
# R1_ERASE_SEQUENCE_ERROR = const(1 << 4)
# R1_ADDRESS_ERROR = const(1 << 5)
# R1_PARAMETER_ERROR = const(1 << 6)
_TOKEN_CMD25 = const(0xFC)
_TOKEN_STOP_TRAN = const(0xFD)
_TOKEN_DATA = const(0xFE)


class SDCard:
    def __init__(self, spi, cs):
        self.spi = spi
        self.cs = cs

        self.cmdbuf = bytearray(6)
        self.dummybuf = bytearray(512)
        self.tokenbuf = bytearray(1)
        for i in range(512):
            self.dummybuf[i] = 0xFF
        self.dummybuf_memoryview = memoryview(self.dummybuf)

        # initialise the card
        self.init_card()

    def init_spi(self, baudrate):
        try:
            master = self.spi.MASTER
        except AttributeError:
            # on ESP8266
            self.spi.init(baudrate=baudrate, phase=0, polarity=0)
        else:
            # on pyboard
            self.spi.init(master, baudrate=baudrate, phase=0, polarity=0)

    def init_card(self):
        # init CS pin
        self.cs.init(self.cs.OUT, value=1)

        # init SPI bus; use low data rate for initialisation
        self.init_spi(100000)

        # clock card at least 100 cycles with cs high
        for i in range(16):
            self.spi.write(b"\xff")

        # CMD0: init card; should return _R1_IDLE_STATE (allow 5 attempts)
        for _ in range(5):
            if self.cmd(0, 0, 0x95) == _R1_IDLE_STATE:
                break
        else:
            raise OSError("no SD card")

        # CMD8: determine card version
        r = self.cmd(8, 0x01AA, 0x87, 4)
        if r == _R1_IDLE_STATE:
            self.init_card_v2()
        elif r == (_R1_IDLE_STATE | _R1_ILLEGAL_COMMAND):
            self.init_card_v1()
        else:
            raise OSError("couldn't determine SD card version")

        # get the number of sectors
        # CMD9: response R2 (R1 byte + 16-byte block read)
        if self.cmd(9, 0, 0, 0, False) != 0:
            raise OSError("no response from SD card")
        csd = bytearray(16)
        self.readinto(csd)
        if csd[0] & 0xC0 == 0x40:  # CSD version 2.0
            self.sectors = ((csd[8] << 8 | csd[9]) + 1) * 1024
        elif csd[0] & 0xC0 == 0x00:  # CSD version 1.0 (old, <=2GB)
            c_size = csd[6] & 0b11 | csd[7] << 2 | (csd[8] & 0b11000000) << 4
            c_size_mult = ((csd[9] & 0b11) << 1) | csd[10] >> 7
            self.sectors = (c_size + 1) * (2 ** (c_size_mult + 2))
        else:
            raise OSError("SD card CSD format not supported")
        # print('sectors', self.sectors)

        # CMD16: set block length to 512 bytes
        if self.cmd(16, 512, 0) != 0:
            raise OSError("can't set 512 block size")

        # set to high data rate now that it's initialised
        self.init_spi(1320000)

    def init_card_v1(self):
        for i in range(_CMD_TIMEOUT):
            self.cmd(55, 0, 0)
            if self.cmd(41, 0, 0) == 0:
                self.cdv = 512
                # print("[SDCard] v1 card")
                return
        raise OSError("timeout waiting for v1 card")

    def init_card_v2(self):
        for i in range(_CMD_TIMEOUT):
            time.sleep_ms(50)
            self.cmd(58, 0, 0, 4)
            self.cmd(55, 0, 0)
            if self.cmd(41, 0x40000000, 0) == 0:
                self.cmd(58, 0, 0, 4)
                self.cdv = 1
                # print("[SDCard] v2 card")
                return
        raise OSError("timeout waiting for v2 card")

    def cmd(self, cmd, arg, crc, final=0, release=True, skip1=False):
        self.cs(0)

        # create and send the command
        buf = self.cmdbuf
        buf[0] = 0x40 | cmd
        buf[1] = arg >> 24
        buf[2] = arg >> 16
        buf[3] = arg >> 8
        buf[4] = arg
        buf[5] = crc
        self.spi.write(buf)

        if skip1:
            self.spi.readinto(self.tokenbuf, 0xFF)

        # wait for the response (response[7] == 0)
        for i in range(_CMD_TIMEOUT):
            self.spi.readinto(self.tokenbuf, 0xFF)
            response = self.tokenbuf[0]
            if not (response & 0x80):
                # this could be a big-endian integer that we are getting here
                for j in range(final):
                    self.spi.write(b"\xff")
                if release:
                    self.cs(1)
                    self.spi.write(b"\xff")
                return response

        # timeout
        self.cs(1)
        self.spi.write(b"\xff")
        return -1

    def readinto(self, buf):
        self.cs(0)

        # read until start byte (0xff)
        for i in range(_CMD_TIMEOUT):
            self.spi.readinto(self.tokenbuf, 0xFF)
            if self.tokenbuf[0] == _TOKEN_DATA:
                break
            time.sleep_ms(1)
        else:
            self.cs(1)
            raise OSError("timeout waiting for response")

        # read data
        mv = self.dummybuf_memoryview
        if len(buf) != len(mv):
            mv = mv[: len(buf)]
        self.spi.write_readinto(mv, buf)

        # read checksum
        self.spi.write(b"\xff")
        self.spi.write(b"\xff")

        self.cs(1)
        self.spi.write(b"\xff")

    def write(self, token, buf):
        self.cs(0)

        # send: start of block, data, checksum
        self.spi.read(1, token)
        self.spi.write(buf)
        self.spi.write(b"\xff")
        self.spi.write(b"\xff")

        # check the response
        if (self.spi.read(1, 0xFF)[0] & 0x1F) != 0x05:
            self.cs(1)
            self.spi.write(b"\xff")
            return

        # wait for write to finish
        while self.spi.read(1, 0xFF)[0] == 0:
            pass

        self.cs(1)
        self.spi.write(b"\xff")

    def write_token(self, token):
        self.cs(0)
        self.spi.read(1, token)
        self.spi.write(b"\xff")
        # wait for write to finish
        while self.spi.read(1, 0xFF)[0] == 0x00:
            pass

        self.cs(1)
        self.spi.write(b"\xff")

    def readblocks(self, block_num, buf):
        nblocks = len(buf) // 512
        assert nblocks and not len(buf) % 512, "Buffer length is invalid"
        if nblocks == 1:
            # CMD17: set read address for single block
            if self.cmd(17, block_num * self.cdv, 0, release=False) != 0:
                # release the card
                self.cs(1)
                raise OSError(5)  # EIO
            # receive the data and release card
            self.readinto(buf)
        else:
            # CMD18: set read address for multiple blocks
            if self.cmd(18, block_num * self.cdv, 0, release=False) != 0:
                # release the card
                self.cs(1)
                raise OSError(5)  # EIO
            offset = 0
            mv = memoryview(buf)
            while nblocks:
                # receive the data and release card
                self.readinto(mv[offset : offset + 512])
                offset += 512
                nblocks -= 1
            if self.cmd(12, 0, 0xFF, skip1=True):
                raise OSError(5)  # EIO

    def writeblocks(self, block_num, buf):
        nblocks, err = divmod(len(buf), 512)
        assert nblocks and not err, "Buffer length is invalid"
        if nblocks == 1:
            # CMD24: set write address for single block
            if self.cmd(24, block_num * self.cdv, 0) != 0:
                raise OSError(5)  # EIO

            # send the data
            self.write(_TOKEN_DATA, buf)
        else:
            # CMD25: set write address for first block
            if self.cmd(25, block_num * self.cdv, 0) != 0:
                raise OSError(5)  # EIO
            # send the data
            offset = 0
            mv = memoryview(buf)
            while nblocks:
                self.write(_TOKEN_CMD25, mv[offset : offset + 512])
                offset += 512
                nblocks -= 1
            self.write_token(_TOKEN_STOP_TRAN)

    def ioctl(self, op, arg):
        if op == 4:  # get number of blocks
            return self.sectors

Call it sdcard.py

There is another on here:
micropython-infineon/sdcard.py at master · micropython/micropython-infineon · GitHub

(I’m not sure which chip (Pi Pico or ESP) is driving the SDcard reader on the Wireless board. The method above should work if it is the Pico.)

I hope this helps
Have fun

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