{"id":80,"date":"2023-09-04T18:00:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T01:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visualgdb.com\/w\/?p=80"},"modified":"2023-09-05T09:48:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T16:48:23","slug":"raspberry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visualgdb.com\/tutorials\/raspberry\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing a Raspberry PI app with Visual Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"

This tutorial demonstrates how to build and debug a simple Raspberry PI<\/a> application using Visual Studio. The same steps will also work with Raspberry Pi 2.<\/p>\n

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  1. If you have not prepared your SD card yet, download and start the Raspberry Pi Imager<\/a>:\"\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Select a Raspberry Pi OS version to program and take a note of the exact release date:\"\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Use the Settings button to enable SSH on the programmed image, and provide the user name\/password you would like to use:\"\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Start your Raspberry PI and connect a network cable to it.<\/li>\n
  5. Download and install Visual Studio and the latest VisualGDB release<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  6. On your Windows machine start Visual Studio, select “File->New project”. Then select locate the VisualGDB Linux Project Wizard and press “Next”:\"\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Enter the name and location of the project you are creating and click “Create”:\"\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. The VisualGDB Linux Project Wizard will start. As we are making a simple “Hello, World” application, keep “Create a new project” selected and press “Next”. \"\"<\/a>If you are familiar with the classical Visual Studio projects, we advise selecting the MSBuild system. Otherwise, consider using Advanced CMake<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  9. If you have not created any Raspberry PI projects before, select “Create a new SSH connection” on the next page:\"\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  10. Provide the host name or IP address of your Raspbery PI box, and the user name\/password selected in the Raspberry Pi imager. It is recommended to check the “setup public key” checkbox, so that VisualGDB will automatically generate an public\/private keypair, store it in your Windows account’s key container and setup the Raspberry PI box to use it:\"\"<\/a>If you don’t enable public key authentication, VisualGDB will remember your password for this connection. The stored passwords are encrypted using a key stored in your Windows account. Thus, the password will only be available once you login using your Windows account.<\/span><\/li>\n
  11. You could use 2 options to build your first Raspberry PI app: build it on Windows with a cross-compiler or build it on the Raspberry PI itself. The first option is faster, while the second is easier to setup. In this tutorial we will use the second option: \"\"<\/a>Use the diagram at the bottom of the page to check the correctness of your setup:\n