ESP32 development notes (two) development environment to build Windows10 Visual Studio 2019 to develop ESP32

1. Install GUN For ESP32 toolchain

The following address: https://gnutoolchains.com/esp32/
Just download the latest one, pay attention to the corresponding SDK version

After downloading, open esp32-gcc8.4.0.exe and start the installation

Check the agreement and click the Install button to install

Click OK to complete the installation

Second, install VS2019

Download URL: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/zh-hans/vs/

Choose Community 2019 free version

After downloading, open: vs_community__1728423131.1609222791.exe, start the installation

Choose the development environment you need, choose according to your needs

Select language pack

Choose the installation location (My C drive is full, so I choose the D drive, it is best to choose the default C drive)

Next, start the installation. During the installation process, you need to connect to the network and download online. It takes a long time, depending on the network.

Three, install VisualGDB 5.5R4

(You must install VS first, and then install VisualGDB)

Download link: https://visualgdb.com/download/

Open VisualGDB-5.5r4.msi to start the installation, directly click Next

Choose to agree to the agreement, click Next

Choose quick install

Click to start installation

start installation

The installation is complete, the selection is complete

Fourth, install python

Download link: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-392/

Open the downloaded python-3.9.2-amd64.exe

Click Install Now to start the installation

The installation is complete, click Close to complete the installation

Five, configure VS2019, create a project, download and test

Next, open VS2019, select <Continue but no code required> on this interface, you can directly open the VS interface

Select the menu Help->About VisualGDB

Check VisualGDB, information, whether the installation is successful

Next, create an ESP32 project to test it, select File menu -> New -> VisualGDB Project project

Select the ESP32 project in the creation window, and write the project name and path

Select tool chain, chip model, SDK version, if there is a development board, select the serial port number, you can also set the serial port number later, click Next

Start to initialize the python environment ( this step will only be available when the environment is set up for the first time, and the new project will be completed directly later )

Initializing the python environment will download a lot of things, just try again after failure

After retrying N times, the initialization is complete, choose a sample project to create a new project, I choose the hello_world project here, and click Next

Choose Debug, here I choose Built-in GDB simulator, for online debugging, please choose the debugging port Debug Methods, click Finish

Prompt that CMake is required, click YES to install

After the installation is complete, the project is finally created successfully

The three shortcut buttons under the menu bar are download firmware, compile and download, and open the serial port in sequence

Right-click menu on the project, there are more operations inside

Select Build -> Build Project in the menu

The following VisualGDB Build starts to compile

Compiled successfully

Next, set the serial port number, Project->VisualGDB Project Properties

Select the serial port number connected to the development board

Choose to set up a serial terminal

Click OK,

Click the serial terminal on the menu bar to open the terminal window

Select the compile and download buttons in the menu bar,

The window below starts to compile and download

Select the terminal to view the information output of the development board

At this point, the development environment is set up