zephyr-extension-pack README

This extension pack includes essential packages required for debugging Zephyr RTOS on J-Link for EC FAE.

• JLINK

Extensions Included

C/C++ Extension Pack

• C/C++ Extension Pack This extension pack includes a set of popular extensions for C++ development in Visual Studio Code:
  • C/C++
    • The C/C++ extension adds language support for C/C++ to Visual Studio Code, including editing (IntelliSense) and debugging features.
  • C/C++ Themes
  • CMake
  • CMake Tools
    • CMake Tools provides the native developer a full-featured, convenient, and powerful workflow for CMake-based projects in Visual Studio Code.

MCU-Debug And Debuggers Extension Pack

• Cortex Debug
  • Cortex Debug is a debugging tool that supports ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers, featuring high configurability and support for various GDB servers such as J-Link, OpenOCD, and ST-LINK.
  • It offers multi-core and multi-session debugging capabilities, as well as source code disassembly and instruction-level interruption and single-stepping. This tool also supports SWO decoding, RTOS thread support, and custom ITM data decoders, along with features like semi-hosting support and real-time graphical display. Additionally, Cortex Debug uses Microsoft's version control system, allowing users to test pre-release versions.
  • debug-tracker-vscode
  • MemoryView
  • RTOS Views
  • Peripheral Viewer
• CMake Tools
  • Extended CMake support in Visual Studio Code
• Serial Monitor
  • Send and receive text from serial ports.
• GNU Linker Map files
  • Adds syntax highlighting and symbol overview for GNU Linker Map files.

Python extension for Visual Studio Code

• Python
  • Python language support with extension access points for IntelliSense (Pylance), Debugging (Python Debugger), linting, formatting, refactoring, unit tests, and more.
• Python Debugger
  • Python Debugger extension using debugpy.

Others

• Hex Editor
  • Allows viewing and editing files in a hex editor
• Git Graph extension for Visual Studio Code
  • View a Git Graph of your repository, and perform Git actions from the graph.
• reStructuredText Syntax highlighting
  • This extension provides rich syntax highlighting and non-intrusive section navigation for reStructuredText.
• reStructuredText
  • This extension provides rich reStructuredText language support for Visual Studio Code.