

Under QUICK ACCESS list click on + New Project to create a new one. You need to click on Platform IO Home button for the new skin to be effective.Īt the center of IDE you can see some PLATFORM IO icons to add Libraries, Boards, Platforms& Devices If you prefer a light skin, go to File –> Preferences & click on Color Theme.įrom the list of Skins you can select a light skin.

The first initialization requires Internet connection and may take a while(need to install dependent toolchains, frameworks, SDKs).Īt the bottom of IDE PLATFORM IO control Icons appear. Installation takes a while & finally the PLATFORM IO ICON appears. Select the PLATFORM IDE & click on the green INSTALL button. TO the left side of IDE you see a list of control Icons.Ĭlick on EXTENSIONS ICON to visit the market place add on s.Ī new search bar appears, where you type in PLATFORM IDE.

Once the installation is over, click FINISH to launch VS CODE. While installing Python, ensure that you enable ADD PYTHON.EXE to PATH & entire feature is installed on your local hard drive.įinish the PYTHON installation & start with VS CODE installation.Įnsure to tick mark ADD TO PATH during installation. Select the version 2.7.xx to install & not the 3.7.xx version. Memory Viewer, A hot restart of an active debugging sessionĪs VS CODE offers key features, let us proceed with VS CODE installation.ĭownload the Windows installer suitable for your PC ( 32 or 64 bit).īefore starting the VSCODE installation, ensure that your PC has PYTHON. Intelligent Code Completion, Smart Code Navigation & Code FormattingĬonditional Breakpoints, Expressions and Watchpoints Visit this link for a detailed comparison between ATM & VS CODE Editors Platform IO on VSCODE is the next generation IOT IDE which supports programming of a wide range of boards like Arduino, ESP32,STM32 & NUCLEO. īut ATOM editor requires CLANG installation for Code completion facility. Instead of VS CODE, we can use ATOM Text editor. The PlatformIO supports many Platforms, Frameworks, Boards like Arduino, ESP32, ESP8266,STM32,NUCLEO and includes examples and libraries. The Platform IO is a Python based open source ecosystem for IoT development and a cross platform IDE with a unified debugger. VS Code is an advanced Text Editor on which we install PLATFORM IO EXTENSION and use it as IDE to program ESP32. VS CODE is a lightweight but powerful source code editor which is available for Windows, macOS and Linux. Platform IO installed over VISUAL STUDIO CODE.

This post is on a More powerful and advanced IDE In previous posts we programmed ESP32 by Arduino IDE.
