PlatformIO IDE in VSCode#

PlatformIO is a cross-platform, cross-architecture, multiple framework, professional tool for embedded systems engineers and for software developers who write applications for embedded products.

IDE Installation#

Before starting make sure to download and install Visual Studio Code.

Steps to Download PlatformIO IDE

  1. Open VSCode

  2. Go to the Extensions tab & search “PlatformIO”

  3. Click install

  4. When prompted by PlatformIO, restart VSCode

Setting Up the Project#

Once you’re on PlatformIO’s Home page, select New Project. The program will then prompt you to choose a name for your project so be creative.

Type in Espressif ESP32-S3 and select the Espressif ESP32-S3-DevkitM-1 board from the boards dropdown menu.

Leave the Framework option on Arduino. The default project path on Windows is Documents/PlatformIO/Projects, but you’re free to save it wherever you like.

After clicking Finish, you’ll need to wait a bit while the board files are downloaded.

Opening Project in PlatformIO

Project Structure#

After creating a new empty PlatformIO project you’re ready for the next step. The PlatformIO project structure consists of the following:

platformio.ini

Project configuration file

src directory

Where you should place source code (*.h, *.c, *.cpp, *.S, *.ino, etc.)

lib directory

For the project-specific private libraries.
Revealing Library Folder in Explorer

Library Installation#

  1. Open platform.ini from your project folder.

  2. Add lib.deps =https://github.com/ljk1331ljk/EVO-arduino.git under the [env:esp32-s3-devkitm-1] section.

    [env:esp32-s3-devkitm-1]
platform = espressif32
board = esp32-s3-devkitm-1
framework = arduino
lib_deps =https://github.com/ljk1331ljk/EVO-arduino.git

  3. Save the file and PlatformIO will download the library.