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- Integration with other tools
- Accelerating Android App debugging with VirtualBox
- Co-developing Android projects with Gradle Flavors with Visual Studio
- Configuring IntelliSense for vs-android
- Debugging vs-android projects with VisualGDB
- Co-Debugging JNI with Android Studio and Visual Studio
- Using VMWare to replace the slow Android Emulator
- Accelerating your Android simulation using Intel HAXM
- Developing Qt Projects for Android with VisualGDB
- Other
- Importing CMake-based Android Studio projects in VisualGDB
- Running C++ Unit Tests on Android devices
- Debugging native code on Android devices with the ‘run-as’ bug
- Using Visual Studio to Develop Native Android Code
- Using Code Map to understand C++ Android code
- Debugging Isolated Android Processes with VisualGDB
- Creating a command-line Android tool with VisualGDB
- Diagnosing breakpoint problems on Android
- Creating native Android Libraries with Visual Studio
- Debugging Arbitrary APK Files with Visual Studio
- Setting up USB debugging for your Android device
Arduino
- Accessing SPIFFS Partitions from ESP32 Arduino Projects
- Debugging the Sipeed Maixduino board over JTAG with VisualGDB
- Diagnosing Build Errors for Arduino Projects
- Managing Libraries in Arduino Projects
- Debugging the STM32 Blue Pill board with Visual Studio
- Using the Serial Port on Teensy boards from Arduino code
- Developing Arduino code for STM32 boards with Visual Studio
- Developing Firmware for the Teensy board with Visual Studio
- Using ESP32 Arduino Core as a Component in ESP-IDF Projects
- Developing code for ARM-based Arduino boards with Visual Studio
- Developing ESP32 Arduino Projects with Visual Studio
- Debugging Arduino AVR boards with Visual Studio
- Developing ESP8266 Arduino Projects with Visual Studio
- Developing Arduino Projects with Visual Studio
Customization
- SDK
- Parsing Lists of Objects in Live Watch Plugins
- Creating Custom Live Watch Nodes via Live Watch Plugins
- Creating a Basic Live Watch Plugin
- Extending VisualGDB to support custom target transports
- Getting started with VisualGDB Type Visualizers
- Making a type visualizer for a custom array class
- Other
- Diagnosing IntelliSense problems for Advanced Projects
- Visualizing complex data structures with Natvis and VisualGDB
- Using SSH host aliases to simplify project retargeting
- Using Custom Shortcuts with VisualGDB
- Customizing your projects with custom steps
- Using Custom per-User Variables with VisualGDB
Embedded
- ARM Features
- Debugging External Projects with Embedded Quick Debug
- Developing OpenOCD FLASH drivers for External Memories
- Adding External Memories to Embedded Projects
- Using ST-Link GDB Server to debug STM32 Devices
- Using Azure RTOS with STM32 Devices and VisualGDB
- Debugging the PIO module on Raspberry Pi Pico
- Using Live Coverage to Watch Embedded Code in Real Time
- Creating Advanced STM32CubeMX-based Projects with VisualGDB
- Monitoring Dynamic Stack and Heap Usage of IAR-based Projects
- Monitoring Live FreeRTOS State with Live Watch
- Observing ITM Trace Output from ARM Targets with Segger J-Link
- Creating Unit Tests for Keil-Based Embedded Projects
- Debugging Memory Corruption Errors with Dynamic Stack Checking
- Using Live Watch in Embedded Projects
- Using IAR ARM Compiler with Visual Studio and VisualGDB
- Using Semihosting for Debug Output with VisualGDB
- Importing CrossWorks projects into VisualGDB
- Sharing VisualGDB Projects Between Multiple Users
- Displaying Custom Registers in the Hardware Registers Window
- Comparing Memory Footprints of Different Project Versions
- Creating Embedded Bootloader Projects with MSBuild
- Profiling RTX-based Projects with the Sampling Profiler
- Profiling RTX-based Projects with the Instrumenting Profiler
- Tracing the Real-Time Events in RTX-based Projects with Real-Time Watch
- Debugging RTX-based projects with VisualGDB
- Developing Keil MDK-ARM Projects with VisualGDB
- Creating Advanced Mbed Projects with VisualGDB
- Analyzing the Stack Usage of your Firmware with VisualGDB
- Measuring the Relative Performance of the STM32H7 Devices
- Diagnosing Complex Memory Corruption Problems with Segger J-Trace
- Analyzing STM32 Memory Performance with Chronometer
- Attaching to Embedded Code to Diagnose Delayed Problems
- Monitoring your Embedded Code Performance with Timing Tests
- Using Chronometer to Quickly Analyze your Program Timing
- Importing Keil projects into VisualStudio with VisualGDB
- Using Embedded Memory Explorer to Track Code Dependencies
- Developing Projects using Kinetis KSDK 2.x
- Embedding Binary Resources into Embedded Projects
- Developing uCOS applications for Kinetis devices
- Using Project Templates for Embedded Projects
- Creating an embedded bootloader with VisualGDB
- Importing projects from CooCox CoIDE to Visual Studio
- Using VisualGDB with the Official ARM Toolchain
- Building ARM Projects with Newlib-Nano
- Using Stand-alone Embedded VisualGDB Projects
- Debugging Embedded Threads with VisualGDB
- Configuring OpenOCD for JTAG debugging
- CMake
- Adding Linux Platforms to Advanced Embedded Projects
- Creating Custom BSPs with VisualGDB
- Customizing Embedded Projects with Stand-Alone Frameworks
- Creating Embedded Bootloader Projects with Advanced CMake
- Importing External Embedded CMake Projects in VisualGDB
- Creating Embedded CMake Projects with VisualGDB
- Creating Simulation Platforms to Test Embedded Code without Hardware
- Managing Multi-Target Embedded Projects with VisualGDB
- ESP8266/ESP32
- Debugging the ESP32-C3 Device with JTAG
- Using SPIFFS Partitions with ESP32 Projects
- Debugging ESP32-S2-Kaluga-1 Board with Visual Studio
- Creating a Basic Remote Video Monitor with ESP32-WROVER and ESP32-CAM
- Creating Unit Tests for ESP32 Projects with ESP-IDF
- Debugging Multiple ESP32 Boards with VisualGDB
- Using the LCD Display of the ESP32-WROVER Board
- Using the ESP32 Camera Interface from Arduino-based Projects
- Debugging ESP8266 projects built with RTOS SDK 3.x
- Debugging the ESP32-LyraT board via JTAG
- Creating ESP-ADF Projects with Visual Studio
- Using ESP32 Application Trace with VisualGDB
- Developing C/C++ Firmware for the ESP32 WROVER Module
- Troubleshooting ESP8266 FLASH connection issues
- Creating and Referencing Custom ESP-IDF Components
- Switching Advanced ESP-IDF Projects Between Different IDF Versions
- Diagnosing ESP32 FLASH memory programming issues
- Developing Firmware for the ESP-WROOM-32 Module
- Debugging NodeMCU Firmware over JTAG
- Developing firmware for NodeMCU with Visual Studio
- Creating Advanced ESP32 Projects with ESP-IDF
- Creating a Basic HTTP Server with ESP32
- Using MQTT to remotely control an ESP8266 board
- Developing Projects for ESP32 Devices with Visual Studio
- Updating Firmware Over-the-Air on ESP8266
- Debugging ESP8266 code with OpenOCD and Visual Studio
- Debugging ESP8266 firmware with the UART GDB Stub
- Debugging ESP8266 firmware with Olimex ARM-USB-OCD-H
- Creating a FreeRTOS-based WiFi HTTP server for ESP8266
- Using the ESP8266 RTOS SDK to create multi-threaded firmware
- Creating a simple WiFi HTTP Server using ESP8266
- Developing projects for the ESP8266 WiFi chip with Visual Studio
- Getting Started with Boards
- Debugging the OpenAMP example on the STM32MP2 device
- Debugging STM32H7R/S Applications in External Memory
- Debugging Bootloaders on the STM32H7R/S devices
- Developing for legacy ARM devices with VisualGDB
- Developing firmware for EFM32 devices with Visual Studio
- Debugging the ESP32-C6 device via JTAG
- Creating a simple TCP Server with Raspberry Pi Pico W
- Targeting ARM-based Renesas devices with Visual Studio
- Developing STM8 Projects with Visual Studio
- Developing PIC32 Projects with VisualGDB
- Exploring the STM32WL55 Examples with VisualGDB
- Developing ST BlueNRG-LP Projects with Visual Studio
- Turning Raspberry Pi Pico into an SWD Debug Probe with Picprobe
- Programming the FLASH memory of i.MXRT devices with OpenOCD
- Developing Raspberry Pi Pico Projects with Visual Studio
- Developing TMS570 Projects with Visual Studio
- Importing TI HALCoGen Projects into VisualGDB
- Developing RISC-V firmware with Visual Studio
- Using Olimex ARM-JTAG-SWD to Debug Devices via SWD
- Debugging Multi-Core NXP Devices with LPC-Link and VisualGDB
- Targeting MCUXpresso-based NXP devices with Visual Studio
- Targeting Multi-Core nRF53 Devices with Visual Studio
- Creating and Debugging a Wi-Fi HTTP Server with the RS14100 Module
- Developing STM32L5 Projects with Visual Studio and VisualGDB
- Importing Atmel START Project Templates into VisualGDB
- Using the LCD screen on the Sipeed MAIX board
- Debugging the ARM Cortex-M4 Core of the STM32MP1 Devices
- Debugging Kendryte K210 Projects with Visual Studio
- Developing STM32WB Projects with Visual Studio
- Developing Projects for the i.MX RT Devices with Visual Studio
- Developing Renesas RL78 Projects with Visual Studio
- Developing CC3220 Wi-Fi Projects with Visual Studio
- Developing mbed-based projects for LPC1549 LPCXpresso
- Debugging STM32L0 Firmware with Sleep Mode with OpenOCD
- Developing projects for the Mbed LPC812 board with Visual Studio
- Developing projects for Atmel ARM Cortex devices with Visual Studio
- Developing Projects for the Infineon EtherCAT module with Visual Studio:
- Developing for the XMC2Go Kit with Visual Studio
- Developing Firmware for Infineon XMC Devices with Visual Studio
- Developing firmware for AVR devices with Visual Studio
- Developing Nordic nRF52 code with Visual Studio
- Developing code with Kinetis KSDK for the FRDM-K64F board
- Developing firmware for MSP432 devices with Visual Studio
- Developing STM32F7 firmware with Visual Studio and OpenOCD
- Using the UART interface on the Nordic nRF51 devices
- Developing Nordic nRF51 Projects with Visual Studio
- Developing Tiva/Stellaris firmware With VisualGDB
- Developing NXP LPC projects with Visual Studio
- Creating Freescale Kinetis projects with Visual Studio
- Developing AT91SAM7 projects with Visual Studio
- Using the RGB LED on the FRDM-KL25Z board
- Developing FRDM-KL25Z firmware with Visual Studio
- Internet of Things
- Hosting Web Apps on Raspberry Pi Pico W with the HTTP Server
- Using the socket API on Raspberry Pi W with FreeRTOS
- Creating NRFConnect-based Projects for NRF9160
- Creating a Bluetooth LE Central with STM32WB
- Creating Bluetooth LE Peripheral Projects with STM32WB Devices
- Using FreeRTOS-with Nordic nRF5x Devices
- Adjusting Softdevice Memory for Nordic nRF52x devices
- Creating a basic 6LoWPAN HTTP server with Nordic IoT SDK
- Connecting the Nordic nRF52 chip to IPv6 networks via 6LoWPAN
- Creating a basic HTTP server with STM32F7-Discovery
- Developing Nordic nRF52 code with Visual Studio
- Debugging Nordic nRF51822 Beacon Kit Firmware
- Using the nRF51 device in a Bluetooth LE Central role
- Developing a UART-over-Bluetooth LE adapter using Nordic nRF51
- Creating a Bluetooth LE Beacon with nRF51 and Visual Studio
- Creating a Bluetooth LE Mouse using Nordic nRF51 and Visual Studio
- Creating a basic Wireless App for CC3200
- mbed
- Porting Mbed Projects to Custom Boards
- Improving Build Speed of Mbed Projects with CCache
- Creating Mbed Unit Tests with VisualGDB
- Profiling Advanced mbed-based Projects with VisualGDB
- Debugging Embedded projects with PyOCD
- Importing mbed-cli Projects using Project Importer SDK
- Creating firmware for Bluetooth LE devices with mbed
- Porting embedded code with mbed and VisualGDB
- Developing mbed applications with RTX and Visual Studio
- Creating USB devices with mbed and VisualGDB
- Developing applications for Nordic nRF51 with mbed
- Developing Mbed firmware with Visual Studio
- MSP430
- Using the UART interface of the msp430 devices
- Using Visual Studio to develop MSP430 firmware
- STM32 Boards & Tools
- Debugging Initialization Code of Multi-Core STM32H7 Devices
- Debugging Multi-Core STM32 Devices with VisualGDB
- Using OpenAMP for Cross-core Communication on STM32MP1
- Developing STM32 projects with Visual Studio
- Developing Embedded GUI using STemWin Library
- STM32F4-Discovery tutorial with Visual Studio
- Developing firmware for STM32L4 devices with Visual Studio
- Using FreeRTOS with STM32 Devices and VisualGDB
- Using STM32CubeMX Startup Code Generator with VisualGDB
- STM32-Nucleo-F411RE tutorial with Visual Studio
- STM32 debugging with ST-Link, OpenOCD & VisualGDB
- STM32 debugging with Texane/ST-Link and VisualGDB
- STM32 Peripherals
- Using the I2C Interface on the STM32 Devices
- Using the DMA Controller on STM32 Devices
- Using the STM32 UART interface with HAL
- Connecting 2 STM32 boards via SPI
- Using the SPI interface on STM32 devices
- Controlling STM32 Hardware Timers using HAL
- Developing an LCD application for the STM32F7-Discovery with VisualGDB and OpenOCD
- A detailed tutorial on STM32 ADC
- Using STM32 Hardware Floating Point Support
- Making a basic USB CDC project for STM32F4Discovery
- Using the STM32 UART interface
- Using STM32 timers in PWM mode
- Controlling STM32 Hardware Timers with Interrupts
- Other
- Using Live Watch on ESP32-C3 Devices
- Developing Xilinx Vitis Projects with VisualGDB
- Debugging Embedded Projects Remotely
- Diagnosing Problems in Imported Projects
- Customizing Memory Layout of Embedded Programs with GNU Linker Scripts
- Building OpenOCD for Windows and Exploring its Internal Logic
- Importing IAR Projects into Visual Studio with VisualGDB
- Converting VisualGDB Make projects to MSBuild
- Developing FreeRTOS Applications for Kinetis Devices
- Importing Embedded Projects Built with External Tools
IntelliSense
- Understanding High-Level Code Structure with CodeExplorer
- Using Code Explorer to Understand Complex Call Graphs
- Using RefactorScript to Generate Boilerplate Code
- Maximizing VisualGDB IntelliSense Performance
- Solving function name conflicts between C and C++ files
- Using Automatic Include Path Discovery for Imported Projects
Linux
- Beaglebone
- Running Debian Stretch images on BeagleBone
- Cross-compiling Qt5 Applications for Beaglebonewith Visual Studio
- Cross-compiling Qt 5.5 for Beaglebone-Debian
- Creating a C++ Beaglebone app with Visual Studio
- Tutorial: Cross-compiling C++ projects for Beaglebone
- Creating Qt-Embedded Projects for Beaglebone
- Creating Qt Projects for Beaglebone with Visual Studio
- Linux Frameworks & Tools
- Building Projects with Toolchains from Docker Containers
- Using Docker Containers to Manage Toolchains
- Importing CMake Linux projects to VisualGDB
- Creating CMake Linux projects with Visual Studio
- Creating llvm/clang Linux projects with Visual Studio
- Using ImageMagick Library in C++ Linux Projects
- Building and Debugging OpenGL on Linux with Visual Studio
- Building and Debugging Qt Projects on Linux with VisualGDB
- Creating Qt5 projects on Ubuntu with Visual Studio
- Raspberry Pi
- Using WiringPi library with Raspberry PI cross-compiler
- Developing a Raspberry PI app with Visual Studio
- Cross-compiling OpenCV 3 for Raspberry Pi 2
- Using a Cross-compiler for Raspberry PI
- Debugging Python 3 code on Raspberry Pi with Visual Studio
- Speeding Up Raspberry Pi Debugging by Running GDB Locally
- Exporting and importing CMake packages with find_package
- Creating Advanced CMake Projects for Raspberry Pi
- Developing C++ Projects for Raspberry Pi Zero from Windows
- Creating Python interfaces for C libraries on Raspberry Pi
- Developing graphical applications for Raspberry Pi with Qt5
- Using OpenCV with Raspberry Pi 2 Camera
- Using OpenCV library on Raspberry Pi
- Cross-compiling Qt Embedded 5.5 for Raspberry Pi 2
- Creating a Qt-Embedded app for Raspberry Pi
- Using Raspberry Pi 2 Camera from C++ Programs with Visual Studio
- Cross-compiling Raspberry Pi Qt Apps with Visual Studio
- Developing Qt applications for Raspberry Pi
- Creating a “Blinking LED” project for Raspberry PI
- Other
- Importing CMake Projects using Presets
- Debugging Linux Machines Not Directly Accessible from Windows
- Debugging programs built with Linux cross-compilers
- Using Visual Studio to develop Linux apps
- Using Precompiled Headers to Speed Up Linux Project Building
- Debugging Linux Core Dumps with VisualGDB
- Configuring Symbol Loading Behavior for Linux Projects
- Fixing the ‘Undefined Reference’ Errors for C/C++ Projects
- Using Custom CMake Target Properties with VisualGDB
- Using CMake to build Qt projects for Linux
- Cross-compiling Linux C/C++ Projects for STM32MP1 Devices
- Debugging Linux projects on STM32MP1 Devices
- Building an OpenSTLinux SDK for STM32MP1 Devices
- Building Qt Projects with Linux Cross-toolchains and MSBuild
- Diagnosing Debugging Symbol Load Errors for Linux Applications
- Sharing Common VisualGDB Settings with Team Settings Engine
- Developing Remote Linux Projects with VisualGDB and VirtualBox
- Organizing and Reusing C/C++ Library Projects with CMake
- Creating Linux Libraries with Visual Studio
- Building Qt projects for Linux with MSBuild
- Configuring Visual Studio to access Linux Projects directly via SSH
- Using VisualGDB with Yocto toolchains
- Simplifying Library Development with Exported Settings
- Using Windows 10 Linux Subsystem to develop Linux applications
- Creating Project Templates for Linux Projects
- Using Python Quick Debug to debug external Python scripts
- Developing Linux C++ Python Modules with Visual Studio
- Developing Linux code with Vagrant VMs and VisualGDB
- Debugging C/C++ code in Docker containers with VisualGDB
- Developing C++ Programs for the Intel Edison Module with Visual Studio
- Developing for Ubuntu with Visual Studio and Hyper-V
- Configuring SSH public key authentication
- Using VisualGDB to build and debug over SSH
- Using Quick Debug to debug Linux applications
- Importing remote Linux projects to Visual Studio
- Diagnosing breakpoint problems on Linux
- Attaching to remote Linux applications with VisualGDB
Live Tracing
- Using Software Tracing to Record Network Packets on STM32
- Optimizing STM32 USB High-Speed Performance with Tracing
- Recording NRFConnect GATT operations with Software Tracing
- Using Software Tracing to Record USB Requests
- Using Software Tracing to Record ADC Samples
- Tracing Externally Built Projects with Quick Debug
- Troubleshooting Contact Bounce Timing with Software Tracing
- Using Backtrack Tracing to Debug Intermittent Problems
- Tracing Embedded Unit Test Projects
- Using Live Tracing to Trace FreeRTOS Events
- Using Live Tracing to Record Firmware Behavior
Profiler
- Embedded
- Analyzing Code Coverage for Embedded Projects
- Precise embedded profiling with VisualGDB
- Adding support for more platforms to the Embedded Profiler
- Profiling a basic STM32 application with Visual Studio
- Linux
- Using Live Profiling to Analyze Critical Parts of Linux Code
- Finding Memory Leaks in Linux Programs with VisualGDB
- Analyzing Code Coverage for Linux Test Projects
- Profiling Linux C++ Code with Visual Studio
Unit Tests
- Using the CppUTest framework with STM32 devices
- Creating Mock Objects with VisualGDB and GoogleMock
- Adding Unit Tests to Advanced CMake Projects
- Improving your Embedded Firmware Quality with Unit Tests
- Optimizing Test Resources with Read/Write Bursts
- Using Test Resources with Embedded Unit Test Projects
- Creating Unit Tests for IAR-based Projects
- Developing unit tests for Linux with GoogleTest
- Developing Unit Tests for Raspberry Pi with CppUTest
Windows
Archive
- Android
- Tutorial: Building and Debugging the bitmap-plasma Project with VisualGDB
- Co-debugging hello-jni with Eclipse and Visual Studio
- Debugging the hello-gl2 project with Visual Studio
- Debugging the hello-jni project with Visual Studio
- Building and Debugging the hello-neon Project with VisualGDB
- Debugging the native-activity project with Visual Studio
- Debugging the native-audio project with Visual Studio
- Tutorial: Building and Debugging the native-plasma Project with VisualGDB
- Creating C++ OpenGL apps for OUYA with Visual Studio
- Debugging the san-angeles project with Visual Studio
- Tutorial: Building and Debugging the two-libs Project with VisualGDB