It doesn’t need to be 9600, it just needs to match.Ĭhances are your computer will have numerous serial ports that are accessible. You’ll want the baud rate in Visual Studio Code to match the baud rate in your code. We need to configure this in Visual Studio Code so the output can be monitored.įrom the Command Palette, type Arduino and choose Change Baud Rate. It is just going to print text on a delay, but notice the baud rate is set to 9600.

However, before we do, let’s look at some sample code that we’re going to try to run: With the board type appropriately chosen, we can move onto the other configurations. There are many Arduino devices being sold so select the one that you’re planning to use.

At this point in time, the Arduino should be attached to your computer because we’re going to be selecting the active serial port.įrom the Command Palette, type in Arduino and choose Change Board Type. With the extension installed, some configurations need to happen before code can be pushed to the Arduino. You’ll want to install the official Arduino extension released by Microsoft. Download and install the appropriate version of the Arduino Desktop IDE for your operating system.Īfter installing the Arduino Desktop IDE, open Visual Studio Code and search for extensions. It ships with the necessary drivers for your computer to be able to communicate with the hardware. While we plan to use Visual Studio Code in the long run, having the Arduino Desktop IDE installed is still a requirement. You’ll be able to write code, deploy to hardware, and monitor the output. In this tutorial I’m going to walk you through configuring Visual Studio Code for Arduino development. It doesn’t have to be that way when developing with Arduino though.

If you’re like me, you’re a one IDE type of developer, so having to work in a different environment is a little less than ideal. To develop and push code to an Arduino you need to use the Arduino Desktop IDE. However, the development experience out of the box isn’t exactly what I was familiar with or happy about. Many Arduino devices, or at least the Uno like I have are inexpensive and a lot of fun to play around with.

I’ve been playing around with an Arduino Uno recently, something new to me since I’ve always only used Raspberry Pi hardware.

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