Installing VSCode for act

Install Visual Studio Code for act development

This page explains the introduction of VSCode for firmware development of the TWELITE wireless module. It does not cover general VSCode usage.

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We hope you will remember TWELITE, a wireless module characterized by ultra-low power consumption.

To facilitate writing the source code of act, we include configuration files for code interpretation in Visual Studio Code (VSCode).

VSCode reads source files and header files to interpret the source code, which helps with function definition information and completion of function and method names (LSP). Compared to traditional C libraries, the MWX library loads a larger amount of header files. Depending on your environment, the editor may feel slow.

To analyze source code and build from VSCode, information such as the folder where the library source code is stored is required. This information is reflected by launching VSCode from the TWELITE STAGE app. (Specifically, appropriate environment variables are set when starting VSCode. The project settings refer to these environment variables.)

Installing VSCode

Our support does not cover inquiries about how to install or use VSCode. Please refer to publicly available information.

Depending on your environment, security settings may be required for installation. Please check with your system administrator about installation feasibility and refer to official sources and general information for the procedure.

Features of VSCode

Editing source code
Intellisense based on source code interpretation
(* This does not guarantee that all definitions are interpreted correctly)

VSCode can be downloaded from the official site.

Installing Plugins

To enable Visual Studio Code to interpret C/C++ language, install the following plugin:

C/C++ for Visual Studio Code

Notes for Each OS

To launch VSCode from TWELITE STAGE, the code command must be enabled.

The following information is from code.visualstudio.com:

Running Visual Studio Code on macOS https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/mac
Running Visual Studio Code on Windows https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/windows
Running Visual Studio Code on Linux https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/linux

Notes

MWX library samples include a .vscode definition. This definition uses the MWSDK_ROOT environment variable to locate the library source code (under {MWSDK_ROOT}/TWENET/current).

When starting VSCode from TWELITE STAGE, the above environment variables and others are set. If VSCode is already running, these settings may not be applied.

VSCode’s source code interpretation does not always exactly match compiler interpretation (due to differences between GCC and clang, etc.). Also, depending on the editing state, interpretation may become more incomplete.