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FYI, the "includePath" inside of your c_cpp_properties.json file has 'Arduino' spelled incorrectly once (look for 'Arduion').
I created a github repository that used this guide for a starter project https://github.com/nealfennimore/vscode-arduino-cli-starter
Hey nice tutorial! I have one question - how do you set up VSCode+ Arduino with the "Find All References" feature? (Eg. I want to see all places from where function X() is called in my arduino project, including libraries) It's not included with the official C/C++ extension, and the plugin C++ Intellisense does not work. I'm currently trying to set up an RTags server to use with the Rtags client VSCode plugin - but that's a lot of work and I'm not sure if it will work. Do you know any easier solution for this?
Well I'm trying to compile a sketch for a redboard, but cli can't find the board. If I do "arduino-cli core search sparkfun", nothing is found. I have the redboard installed and my sketch compiles with the arduino IDE. Any ideas?
As the RedBoard doesn't have a unique USB VID/PID (just uses the standard FTDI ID's), I'm not sure the board manager will be able to find it.
I was using a RedBoard during the duration of writing this tutorial, though. You should be able to use an Arduino Uno (
arduino:avr:uno) as a substitute for it.Actually a little googling and it looks like I have a common problem that's been fixed but not released yet. Several of the commands have a runtime error. I was using a W7 PC, going to try W10 now and see if it's any better.
Update: W10 has the same issues. Also tried the uno board with the same results. I guess I'll wait for the next release of the cli tool.