0.17.2

Added

• Added support for SDK 2.1.0 and Pico 2 W

Fixed

• Keep extension recommendations when importing project (#121)

Full Changelog: 0.17.1...0.17.2

0.17.1

Fixed

• Fixed tools download error when using a GitHub PAT (#117)

Full Changelog: 0.17.0...0.17.1

Beta release 0.17.0

Added

• Add useCmakeTools advanced option when creating projects, to switch the extension to use the CMake Tools integration (#46, #91)
• Detailed download progress (#92)
• Check git version is >2.28 before using system Git (#93)
• Machine scoped python handling, rather than per-project (#94)
• CMake Clean command
• Add PICO_BOARD line to imported projects if it's not already present to enable board switching (#46, #113, #115)

Changed

• Pico SDK version selector is now an advanced option for examples, as they are only guaranteed to work with the latest SDK (#97)

Fixed

• Use Got download backend for x86_64 Linux too, due to occasional bugs with Undici (#86)
• Update to pico-sdk-tools v2.0.0-5 to statically link binaries (#90)
• CMake Configure wasn't being awaited (#98)
• Fix CMake Do Not Edit header grammar (#103)
• Fix cmake-kits.json file when switching boards (#107)

What's Changed

• Cmaketools fixup by @paulober in #91
• Added more detailed download progress and fix some typos and minor bugs by @paulober in #92
• Add git version check before using system git by @will-v-pi in #93
• Per machine python management by @paulober in #94
• Fix CMAKE_DO_NOT_EDIT_HEADER_PREFIX grammar by @NickGuyver in #103

New Contributors

• @NickGuyver made their first contribution in #103

Full Changelog: 0.16.2...0.17.0

Beta release 0.16.2

Added

• MicroPico integration, for creating MicroPython projects (#85)

Fixed

• Pico Wireless Options passing to the project generator
• Update to pico-sdk-tools v2.0.0-4 to remove requirement on libgpiod on non-arm64 Linux (#84)

What's Changed

• Micropico interop by @paulober in #85

Full Changelog: 0.16.1...0.16.2

Beta release 0.16.1

Added

• getPicotoolPath command to download picotool and return the path

Fixed

• Python, Ninja and CMake mode selector
• f-string expression contained a backslash, preventing project creation on Linux (#82)
• Downloads on Raspberry Pi 4 - two download backends now available: Got on Linux Arm64, and Undici on other platforms

Full Changelog: 0.16.0...0.16.1

Beta release 0.16.0

Added

• Gitignore file to generated projects (#56)
• More examples (#61, #80)
• New RISC-V toolchains and a picotool selection
• New Project shortcut in empty explorer panel
• Debug build of the extension with extra logging
• Keyboard support for examples selection
• Restore Webview functionality for "Import" and "From Example" wizards
• ARM Toolchain 13.3 to the list of supported toolchains
• Flash (SWD) command for flashing over SWD
• Support for entry point file name defaulting to main.c (#60)
• UART feature for the new project wizard
• An uninstaller for SDKs and tools installed by the extension

Changed

• Updated README.md with new instructions and presentation (#43, #40)
• Updated dependencies
• Improved downloading of SDKs and tools
• Switch board command now includes a selector for RISC-V
• Use extension dependencies rather than extension pack (#59)
• Fix launch target path contains backslashes (#67)
• Fix launch.json synatx
• Fix minor webview presentation issues like loading of default project location or missing borders
• Better logging
• GitHub expired or invalid PAT handling and user feedback
• Improved labeling of action artifacts
• Fix python selection
• Fix SDK selector gets disabled if an example is selected (#71)
• Fix multiple issues where the webview would crash
• Fix webview disposing before setting html which would crash the editor panel without proper error handling
• Upgrade downloaded portable git on Windows x64 to 2.46.0
• Fix webview bugs related to the different layout for the "Import" and "From Example" wizard (#80)
• New style for the RISC-V selector in the new project wizard
• Fix option disablement in the new project from example wizard
• Fix a Git cloning issue on Windows (#73 thanks to @pxysource in #74)
• Conditional import of the pico-vscode.cmake script (thanks to @Mr-Bossman in #65)
• Fix missing OpenOCD adapter on Raspberry Pi OS and other Linux distributions (#62)
• Update to pico-sdk-tools v2.0.0-3
• Fix import webview null-pointer exceptions
• Fixed some minor issues in the Github workflows
• Fix project name validation for non example based projects
• Disabled saving of the last project location for project imports

Removed

• Legacy code
• Legacy compiler check
• Add examples code-gen option from the new project wizard

What's Changed

• Add more examples, with supported boards by @will-v-pi in #61
• Use extension dependencies by @will-v-pi in #59
• FIX #73, cd command need '/d' option on Windows (cmd.exe). by @pxysource in #74
• Check if pico-vscode.cmake file exists by @Mr-Bossman in #65
• Fix #62, OpenOCD missing adapter by @paulober in #72
• Uninstaller by @paulober in #79

New Contributors

• @pxysource made their first contribution in #74
• @Mr-Bossman made their first contribution in #65

Full Changelog: 0.15.2...0.16.0

Beta release 0.15.2

Added

• Switch board command, for simple switching between boards

Fixed

• Fix download issues by switching to new library (#47)
• Fix switching SDK versions with unsupported PICO_BOARD (#36)
• Fix moved force include (#30)

Changed

• Use a common pico-vscode.cmake include file, and change the DO NEVER EDIT section (#41)
• Replace project location placeholders with platform dependent hints (#44)

What's Changed

• Fix #32, Replace https get with undici client.stream in download.mts by @mattmyne in #47
• Use common pico-vscode.cmake file by @will-v-pi in #41

New Contributors

• @mattmyne made their first contribution in #47

Full Changelog: 0.15.1...0.15.2

Beta release 0.15.1

Fixed

• Fix project compilation after moving build directory (#29)
• Fix issues with debugging with spaces in the path
• Fix pioasm path

Changed

• No longer packaged as pre-release, to remove additional prompt when installing the extension

Full Changelog: 0.15.0...0.15.1

Beta release 0.15.0

Added

• RP2350 support, with SDK 2.0.0
• Picotool now included
• Run button, which uses picotool to flash the device over USB

Fixed

• Fix missing quotes around gitExecutable (#25)

Changed

• If GitHub API rate limit is reached, now downloads a cached response from GitHub pages
• Checks for non-empty target directories, to make retrying installations simpler

Full Changelog: 0.14.0...0.15.0

Beta 14 (RC 1)

Find setup instructions here: Beta Setup | Wiki

Fixed

• Fix NewProjectPanel persistent state (#2)
• Make c_cpp_properties platform independent (#1)
• Improve behaviour when switching SDKs (@paulober)
• Throw error when debugging if compilation failed (#19)
• Use gdb-multiarch on x86_64 linux (#16)
• Fix git download on first use of extension

Changed

• Use GitHub API for downloads, if a GitHub PAT has been setup (#18)
• Use Ninja version 1.12.1 as it now has aarch64 binaries for linux
• Add default API responses when rate limit is hit
• Add extension pack to download the recommended extensions by default

What's Changed

• c_cpp_properties platform independent by @paulober in #1
• Fix #2, NewProjectPanel persistent state by @paulober in #15
• Use GitHub API for downloads by @will-v-pi in #18

Full Changelog: 0.13.1...0.14.0