ZEISS INSPECT App Development

Connect to a ZEISS INSPECT host and develop apps.

Features

• Provides an Visual Studio Code extension to connect to a ZEISS INSPECT software host for app development.
• See online documentation for details.

Compatibility

• For ZEISS INSPECT 2025 and later please use the most current version of this extension.
• For ZEISS INSPECT 2023 and before (including GOM Inspect versions) please use extension version "2024.x.y" which can be installed via the "Install Specific Version..." menu.

Connecting to the application

• After the extension is installed, the connection status is displayed at the bottom left corner.
• Clicking this entry will connect the editor to a running ZEISS INSPECT software instance.
• Afterwards, the connection state will change to 'Connected' and the content of the applications script database is displayed in the explorer.

Extension Settings

The Visual Studio Code extension uses a socket to connect to the running application. The settings for this connection must match on both sides.

• The ZEISS INSPECT software allows to specify the setup in the preferences.
• The Visual Studio Code extensions settings can be edited in the settings editor.

Dependencies

Because this extension is used to run and debug python code, it depends on the Microsoft Python Debugger extension. That extension must be installed to be able to run scripts.

Release Notes

2025-06-19 Various folder and workspace related bugs fixed. Removed obsolete commands. 2025-04-15 Updated to support ZEISS INSPECT 2025 debugging scheme
2024-03-06 Fixed link to documentation
2023-11-21 Minor modifications of names and links
2023-04-03 Brand name changed
2023-03-21 Documentation corrected
2023-02-15 Test script handling implemented
2022-09-21 Initial release