Better Arduino IDE? Visual Studio Code!

Arduino changed the DIY hobby. Never before microcontrollers were more comfortable to use. But Arduino code editor is one of the worst editors ever! Now it's time to replace Arduino IDE with something better: Visual Studio Code with Arduino Extension.

#programming #arduino #vscode

[kwissiekwissie]

You say do it do it DO IT... but not telling why it is better.... WHAT is the advantage...

[workingTchr]

I've used VSCode for web app programming for a long time and just got an Arduino. As soon as I saw the IDE, I was put off. To be able to code in in a full functioned editor (in dark mode no less) is great news.

[kimtruong]

how do you select port, library and then upload to arduino board?

[Maysik]

Please show the Important functions. Your Header-Libarys are missing. How can install it? How i can Compile? How i flash an Arduino? And the Most important Question - How i make a new Arduino-Project? Pleas make it better next time. When you say VSC is better, than please show us, why it is better. Colors are not a reason.

[polskizwiazeknaczelnychhej]

Dlaczego nie mogę załączyć biblioteki servo.h? Błąd pojawia się tylko podczas weryfikacji a nie w intelisense. Program widzi plik h, ponieważ można do niego przejść.

[UntakenNick]

I spent an entire day trying to make it work and finally gave up. Editing the configuration file for the includes paths to work is a nightmare.
In the end I got it to work by, among many things, adding a device name in the defines, which allowed VS to recognize functions and special registers names, but every time I compiled a code that word was removed from the configuration file and I had to add it manually every time.

I'd like to give Arduino a try but it's impossible if every trivial task requires hours of researching.

[DepechLyot]

It doesent wore because of missing header files, it can"t catch them up like arduino do. So what's the poin of use this stuff?

[StigBSivertsen]

I've tried to use VS Code but almost always fall back to Arduino IDE as I often have two MCU's connected at the same time and to be able to see the debug window you need two instances of Arduino IDE running and I haven't been able to do that in VS Code. Any thoughts anyone? btw I use MAC...

[jeffjorczak]

How does this compare to the PlatformIO extension?

[sergioloo_]

Visual Studio Code has lots of features that Arduino IDEs don't have, however, it has a great handicap, which is working with multiple files (your .ino file and then other source code files...)

[prajwalbr]

How to use the code coded in python to upload it to the arduino uno

[stylonurus]

You sold me. Excellent sales job but I'm having a problem
Just trying to get this IDE to work for me.
The message I get is "Cannot find Arduino IDE. Please specify the "arduino.path" in the User Settings. Requires a restart after change."
Steps: After adding Arduino extention, I updated path to directory where Arduino IDE exe is located in order to select board type. (I verified it in the settings.json file))
I tried many times on two machines. Installed Arduino twice, once with zip, the second as a msi. Two different directory paths. I must be missing something. I really would love to use this IDE.

[ernestorivero]

Para mí el idea Arduino es menos complicado, he visto varios vídeos para trabajar con el visual y no me entra me quedo con ide Arduino que lo conozco como la palma de mi mano y depuró mis programas facilmente

[aesirfpv]

I have a proyect on the way and its the SpaceX orbital launch turret and the spaceship and i would like to make it work electronically, is that program easy to do that kind of stuff? I am amateur on programming and i would like that the turret will move by itself controlled from pc or my taranis