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Open Blink VSCode Extension for Mac

Open Blink VSCode Extension for Mac

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Open Blink VSCode Extension for Mac

This repository is for Mac users. If you are looking for the Windows version, please visit here.

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For more information about Open Blink, please visit here.

This extension provides essentially the same functionality as the web IDE. The Open Blink VSCode Extension is a VSCode extension that enables communication with microcontroller devices via BLE. It allows you to easily compile code and write it to devices.

License

BSD-3-Clause

Main Features

  • BLE device detection and connection
  • Firmware compilation and writing
  • Device soft reset
  • Real-time status display

Verified Environments

PC-OS PC-Model Board-Name Firmware-hash
Windows 11 ThinkPad E14 Gen4 M5Stack AtomS3 2b4100591c5cbf9a20b6042136f3b1259e26a5d7
macOS 15.0 (24A8332) MacMini M4 M5Stack AtomS3 2b4100591c5cbf9a20b6042136f3b1259e26a5d7
  • If you are using Linux or other environments, please build from the source.

Target Users

  • Developers using Open Blink devices
  • Those involved in microcontroller development using BLE

Installation

  1. Open VSCode's extension marketplace
  2. Search for "Open Blink VSCode Extension"
  3. Click "Install" (Requires VSCode version 1.96.0 or higher. Cursor environment users, please take special note.)

Usage

Connecting Devices

  1. Install firmware distributed as a PlatformIO project on compatible devices
  2. Click the Open Blink icon in the VSCode sidebar
  3. Select "Connect Device"
  4. Choose your target device from the list of available devices

Writing Code

  1. Edit your project's source code
  2. Click the "Compile and Blink" button to execute compilation and writing

Other Operations

  • Device Reset: Click the "Soft Reset" button
  • Disconnect Device: Click the "Disconnect Device" button

Configuration Options

Coming soon...

Troubleshooting

Coming soon...

Support

  • GitHub Issues

Contributing

Development Environment Setup

git clone https://github.com/OpenBlink/vscode-extension.git
cd vscode-extension
npm install
npm -g install yo vsce

Future Work

  • [ ] Add tests
  • [ ] Organize output logs

Note: This README will be continuously updated.

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