Preparing PicoSDK projects for PIO debugging
This page describes the changes that need to be applied to the Raspberry Pi Pico SDK project in order to
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Using OpenOCD with VisualGDB
OpenOCD is an open-source tool that provides support for many inexpensive JTAG/SWD debuggers that don’t come with their own software.
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This page explains how to prepare the Raspberry Pi Pico for debugging via SWD. Note that the on-board FLASH memory
Read moreStack and Heap Layout of Embedded Projects
Embedded projects developed with the C/C++ languages use 3 different memory regions to store the variables: Global Variables declared outside
Read moreImporting MSBuild Property Sheets
VisualGDB supports importing variables from MSBuild property sheets, so that they can be used anywhere throughout VisualGDB Project Properties. This
Read moreFalse Positives from Antivirus Software
Many consumer-oriented antivirus products consider various low-level functionality (e.g. sharing memory between processes) suspicious. They typically have manual exceptions for
Read moreSynchronizing Sysroot
In order to speed up building of projects for relatively slow devices, VisualGDB supports using cross-toolchains. A cross-toolchain runs on
Read moreManaging Syntax Highlighting Colors
When using Clang IntelliSense, VisualGDB will highlight the code using the settings from Tools->Options->Environment->Fonts and Colors->Text Editor. Most of the
Read moreAdvanced Embedded CMake Project Structure
This page explains the typical structure of VisualGDB Embedded projects based on the Advanced CMake Project Subsystem, and gives an
Read moreOrganizing BSPs and Other Shared Files for Embedded Projects
This page explains how VisualGDB manages the shared files (such as the STM32 HAL drivers) for the barebone embedded devices.
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