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add a note about possible builtin pkg
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.. note:: On microcontroller boards using CircuitPython v6.3.0 or newer, the firmware
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may already have the ``adafruit_bus_device`` package builtin, thus there may be no
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need to add this package to your CIRCUITPY drive's "lib" directory. If both the
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builtin and add-on ``adafruit_bus_device`` packages are present, then some
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libraries that require this package *might* have problems importing it.
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Please check the `CircuitPython documentation's "module support matrix"
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<https://circuitpython.readthedocs.io/en/latest/shared-bindings/support_matrix.html>`_
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to make sure that your board's firmware does include the builtin ``adafruit_bus_device``
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package.
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On supported GNU/Linux systems like the Raspberry Pi, you can install the driver locally `from
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PyPI <https://pypi.org/project/adafruit-circuitpython-busdevice/>`_. To install for current user:
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