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So far I find this experience much better than using Arduino IDE, perhaps because I already use VS Code, | So far I find this experience much better than using Arduino IDE, perhaps because I already use VS Code, | ||
also partly because the project is organized more the way I'd want. I like having one window for everything, I've never liked how Arduino opens a new window for each "sketch". Also I never liked the word "sketch", lol. | also partly because the project is organized more the way I'd want. I like having one window for everything, I've never liked how Arduino opens a new window for each "sketch". Also I never liked the word "sketch", lol. | ||
=== Libraries === | |||
PlatformIO has its own library manager and when you add a library, | |||
the library is downloaded and referenced in the platformio.ini in the current project. | |||
== JTAG debugging == | == JTAG debugging == | ||
Revision as of 03:21, 26 December 2020
M5 hardware
M5StickC orange and wearable. Also has an 80x160 OLED display, a 6-axis accelerometer, and a microphone
Atom Matrix grey with 5x5 Neopixel LED matrix and a 6-axis IMU
[Atom Echo] white, with a speaker and microphone. It also has a Neopixel
Toolchains
Right now it's a blob in my mind so I am here writing this to sort it out. I got some nRF52840's and that's just added to the confusion.
Arduino, Espressif IDF, FreeRTOS Visual Studio Code, PlatformIO
I have been using Arduino but I really want to try out working with RTOS and I want to use VSCode as my IDE, I am getting comfortable with it at work.
There is a tutorial here: https://randomnerdtutorials.com/vs-code-platformio-ide-esp32-esp8266-arduino/
- Visual Studio Code (VSCode) is an IDE. It is far more useful than Arduino's IDE.
- PlatformIO is an extension for VSCode.
- There is also an Espressif IDF extension.
- PlatformIO adds the "alien" icon in the left bar.
- ESP-IDF adds a bunch of tools to the blue bar at the bottom.
VSCode + PlatformIO + Arduino framework
When creating a project with PlatformIO you can pick Arduino as the Framework if you don't need the ESP-IDF platform. I put all my source code in ~/source/repos/
I just built and uploaded a Blink program and it worked flawlessly on the first try. In the blue bar there are build and upload tools. There is a "serial monitor" tool in the blue bar too. Output goes to a Terminal window.
So far I find this experience much better than using Arduino IDE, perhaps because I already use VS Code, also partly because the project is organized more the way I'd want. I like having one window for everything, I've never liked how Arduino opens a new window for each "sketch". Also I never liked the word "sketch", lol.
Libraries
PlatformIO has its own library manager and when you add a library, the library is downloaded and referenced in the platformio.ini in the current project.
JTAG debugging
https://mcuoneclipse.com/2019/10/20/jtag-debugging-the-esp32-with-ft2232-and-openocd/
Books and resources
Random Nerd
