VS Code extension for Bouffalo SDK: clone the SDK, pick chip and serial port, then build / clean / flash from the editor.
Run from this repo
Open this folder in VS Code.
npm install
Press F5 (Run Extension). A new Extension Development Host window opens — that window has the plugin loaded.
In the host window, open a project such as bouffalo_sdk/examples/helloworld.
Do not expect commands in the original window until the extension is installed as a .vsix or published.
Commands
All commands start with Bouffalo SDK: in the Command Palette (F1):
Command
What it does
Clone / Pull SDK
Enter git URL, pick a tag/version, then clone (or checkout/pull an existing tree)
Set SDK Git URL
Default https://github.com/bouffalolab/bouffalo_sdk.git; company users set an internal remote (user setting)
Set SDK Path
Choose an existing SDK root (project.build present)
Select Serial Port
Pick COM* / /dev/ttyUSB* / /dev/cu.*
Set Chip
Pick CHIP and matching BOARD (and CPU_ID for bl618dg)
Build
Integrated terminal: configure env, then GNU Make 4 CHIP=… BOARD=…
Clean
make clean
Flash
make flash CHIP=… COMX=…
Doctor (Check Host Tools)
Verify Make 4 / CMake / Python / Git / toolchain / flash tool for this OS
Open SDK Terminal
VS Code terminal with BL_SDK_BASE, PATH, CROSS_COMPILE already exported
Status bar (left): SDK path, chip/board, port, Build, Flash.
Settings
Setting
Meaning
bouffalo.sdkPath
BL_SDK_BASE
bouffalo.gitUrl
SDK git remote. Default is the public GitHub repo; override for internal mirrors
bouffalo.gitRef
Last selected tag or branch
bouffalo.chip / bouffalo.board / bouffalo.cpuId
Make variables
bouffalo.port / bouffalo.baudRate
Flash serial port
bouffalo.toolchainPath
Extra PATH entry for the RISC-V toolchain
bouffalo.makePath
GNU Make 4.x binary. On macOS Apple /usr/bin/make is 3.81 (brew install make)
bouffalo.cmakePath
Host-native CMake (do not use SDK tools/cmake/bin/cmake on macOS)
bouffalo.pythonPath
Python 3 for Kconfig
On activate the extension checks host tools. Build/Flash run in the integrated shell, re-exporting PATH after login-shell path_helper so macOS does not pick /usr/bin/make 3.81 or the Linux CMake ELF.
Package a VSIX
npx @vscode/vsce package
Then in VS Code: Extensions → ⋯ → Install from VSIX…
