Embedd Build Analyzer 🚀

Visual memory analyzer for embedded projects – works with .map and .elf files, no matter what toolchain or build system you use.

❓ About This Extension

This extension is part of the Embedd Project Manager – a comprehensive toolkit for embedded systems development in VS Code.

🚀 Key Improvements in This Fork

✅ Removed CMake dependency – Works with any build system (Makefile, CubeIDE, etc.)
✅ Custom build folder support – Easily set via UI button or command
✅ Improved file discovery – More robust handling of .map and .elf files
✅ Optimized UI – Visual memory usage indicators and new interactive controls

🔍 Features

• Memory region analysis using .map and .elf files
• Detailed breakdown of memory sections and symbols
• Clickable links from symbols to source files
• Visual panel with color-coded usage (RAM, Flash)
• ARM toolchain integration (arm-none-eabi-objdump, nm)
• Compatible with any toolchain producing .elf files (ARM GCC, Keil, IAR, etc.)
• Search functionality for symbols (case-sensitive, whole word, regex options)
• Sorting by name, address, and size (ascending/descending)

📦 Installation

From VS Code Marketplace

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Manual Installation

Requirements

1. Node.js installed

2. npm installed

3. vsce installed:

   npm install -g @vscode/vsce
   

Build and Install manual

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/avlaak/embedd-build-analyzer.git
   cd embedd-build-analyzer
   

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Build the .vsix package using vsce:

   vsce package
   

4. This will generate a file like: embedd-build-analyzer-1.1.4.vsix

5. Install the extension in VS Code:

   code --install-extension embedd-build-analyzer-1.1.4.vsix
   

🛠 Usage

• Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and run:
  • Embedd Build Analyzer – opens the main view
  • Embedd Build Analyzer Refresh Paths – re-detects build output folder
• Analyzer view updates automatically when build output files change.

📜 Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for full version history.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repo and submit a pull request:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature-name)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m "Add feature")
4. Push to branch (git push origin feature-name)
5. Open a Pull Request

If you find bugs or want to request features, feel free to open an issue.

⚖️ License & Attribution

This extension is licensed under the MIT License.
Originally created by Aleksei Perevozchikov (ATwice291)
Fork maintained by avlaak with enhancements described above.

Embedd Build Analyzer for memory usage, symbol tracking, and map/elf inspection – compatible with Makefiles, CubeIDE, and other toolchains.

❤️ Thank you for using this version of Embedd Build Analyzer!