{"id":8189,"date":"2023-07-13T15:47:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T22:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualgdb.com\/w\/?p=8189"},"modified":"2025-09-09T19:26:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T02:26:19","slug":"debugging-the-esp32-c6-device-via-jtag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visualgdb.com\/tutorials\/esp32\/esp32-c6\/","title":{"rendered":"Debugging the ESP32-C6 device via JTAG"},"content":{"rendered":"

This tutorial shows how to use VisualGDB to create, build and debug a basic project for the ESP32-C6 device. Before you begin, make sure you install the latest ESP32 toolchain and the ESP32 Debug Methods package via Tools->VisualGDB->Manage VisualGDB Packages.<\/p>\n

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  1. Start Visual Studio and open the VisualGDB ESP32 IDF\/ADF Project Wizard:\"\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Enter the name and location for your project: \"\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Select “Create a new project -> CMake (recommended)”: \"\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. On the next page select the ESP32 toolchain and pick the ESP32C6 device: \"\"<\/a>Update:<\/strong> For better compatibility with the latest ESP32 tools, we recommend selecting the consolidated toolchain<\/a> instead.<\/li>\n
  5. Select the sample project you would like to clone. In this tutorial we will use the most basic “Blinking LED” sample:\"\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. The ESP32C6-WROOM module shown in this tutorial has an on-board JTAG. Connect it to the USB port, and optionally connect the USB-to-UART port as well:\"\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. VisualGDB will detect the on-board JTAG interface and will suggest using it. Press “Test” to verify that the device responds via JTAG: \"\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. If the testing fails, make sure you are using the latest OpenOCD (2023-07-13 or later):\"\"<\/a>If the device test warns that all device registers are 0, but otherwise succeeds, you can safely ignore the warning and proceed.<\/li>\n
  9. Press “Finish” to create the project. Once it is created, press Ctrl-Shift-B to build it:\"\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  10. Set a breakpoint on the call to blink_led()<\/strong> and press F5 to begin debugging. VisualGDB will automatically program the FLASH memory and start the program, triggering the breakpoint: \"\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  11. ESP32-C6 is based on the RISC-V core that supports background memory reads. Hence, you can use the Live Watch window to view the state of various variables without stopping the target:\"\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  12. You can use the VisualGDB Project Properties window to edit various project settings. E.g. you can conveniently edit the ESP-IDF configuration values: \"\"<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    This tutorial shows how to use VisualGDB to create, build and debug a basic project for the ESP32-C6 device. Before<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[138],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visualgdb.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8189"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visualgdb.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visualgdb.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visualgdb.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visualgdb.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8189"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/visualgdb.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9032,"href":"https:\/\/visualgdb.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8189\/revisions\/9032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visualgdb.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visualgdb.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visualgdb.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}