{
 "id": "resetting-a-micropython-board-in-a-tight-loop",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "Resetting a MicroPython board in a tight loop wedges it, because the reconnect races the USB re-enumeration",
 "symptom": "The first several reset-and-reconnect cycles work perfectly. Then a reset reports the device is in use, and immediately afterwards the board disappears from the USB device list entirely and never comes back.",
 "hw": [
  "rp2350",
  "pico2"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "micropython",
  "mpremote"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux",
  "aarch64"
 ],
 "intent": "Collect data across many reboots of a microcontroller from a host script",
 "date": "2026-08-20",
 "status": "working",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check",
  "body"
 ],
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}