Release Notes

All notable changes to the “Espressif IDF” extension are documented in this file.

2.0.2

Replace how ESP-IDF and ESP-IDF Tools is installed and configured in the extension. The ESP-IDF: Configure ESP-IDF extension and extension settings such as idf.espIdfPath and idf.toolsPath are removed in favor of using our new Espressif Install Manager (EIM). While old ESP-IDF setup should still work to ease the transition, new ESP-IDF setup are expected to use EIM. See the new Install documentation for more details.

v2.0.2

Features and enhancements (2.0.2)

• EIM integration and removal of extension settings such as idf.espIdfPath and idf.toolsPath in favor of environment variables saved as extension global store state

• Show templates before configuration in New Project Wizard

• Debug image viewer and also view C image array from files — You can configure for OpenCV, LVGL and any custom data types as long as you provide an image C UInt8Array and size length.

• Remove old debug adapter, ESP-MDF, ESP-Matter and ESP-HomeKit. Many of these frameworks are available in the ESP Component Registry. We are keeping ESP-ADF though.

Bug Fixes (2.0.2)

• Show ESP-IDF versions in descending order

1.11.1

v1.11.1

Bug Fixes (1.11.1)

• Use Output Capture Execution only for Copilot Chat

• Post-build always hangs in v1.11.0

• Remove await for clang check in activation

• Prevent Set target from closing on focus lost

• Listen to restart event request to fix debug restart button

• Fix get project name in IDF Size task

• Add menuconfig visual separator for root sections

1.11.0

v1.11.0

Features and enhancements (1.11.0)

• Add DevKits support

• Add gitignore on project creation

• Pre-Release branch docs

• Modify event activation for file types

• Add classic menuconfig in Editor Panel

• Update webviews to VS Code UI Style — This removes the “ESP-IDF: Show Examples” command in favor of “ESP-IDF: New Project” since it provides better customization.

• Allow customize Pytest glob pattern and unit test services

• CLang install prompt if not installed

• Allow additional files and directories for Full Clean commands

• Extend JTAG flash arguments as configuration setting

• Range support for downloads in Setup Wizard

• Check OpenOCD is running before debug is launched

• Add function names in Disassembly view

• OpenOCD Hints in Hints Viewer

• Add detect as default serial port option and use esptool.py to find serial port

• Pre-release campaign notification

• Prefer gdbinit prefix_map with fallback to prefix_map_gdbinit

• AI Integration with Copilot Chat using Language Tool API

• Allow customize PyPi Index URL in setup wizard

• Add create empty project command

• Add Unity Runner and Parser, Remove Pytest

Bug Fixes (1.11.0)

• Update disassemble screenshot

• JTAG acronym issues

• Fix IDF_TARGET in multiple project configuration profiles

• Fix Partial encryption in encrypted flashing

• Close OpenOCD after JTAG flash end

• NodeJS 20 in CI

• Update build message

• Fix append git and pigweed to PATH instead of prepend

• Use latest in master in docs

• Fix fileExists check in Setup panel Thanks @jonsambro

• Use mon program_esp instead of load for Symbol loading in debug Thanks @wormyrocks

• Move Status bar items to the left

• Fix set target preview targets

• Fix App trace and Heap Trace

• Setup wizard misleading idf.py not found message fix

• Clang and OpenOCD in PATH validation

• Telemetry issues bugfixes

• Fix openOCDRulesPath in addOpenOCDRules

• Add constraints in pytest install step

• Add double quotes around gdbinit file path

1.10.1

v1.10.1

Features and enhancements (1.10.1)

• Evaluate variables on hover, view variables as Hex, set data breakpoints

• Clang project settings configuration

• Show currently active openOCD board in selection list

• Add ESP-IDF vscode profile templates

Bug Fixes (1.10.1)

• No workspace fsPath launch error

• Disassembly view DAP request updates

• Status bar items names on right click

• Replace user HOME or USERPROFILE for HOMEPATH in doctor command logs

• Add user validation before burning eFuses

• Add current setup to ESP-IDF setup list

• Fix OpenOCD Args in project configuration state

• Execute export script in IDF Terminal, allow custom terminal executable

• Add eFuse docs in readme

• Remove which and where dependency, browse binary in list of PATH

• Fix cloning dev branches

• Add Windows ARM serialport binaries

• Add idf-python and idf-git Github mirrors

• Fix sysview gdbinit commands

• Fix update debug adapter debugPort in launch.json

1.10.0

v1.10.0

Features and enhancements (1.10.0)

• Add command to delete esp-idf specific settings

• Add idf.monitorPort setting

• Add idf.jtagFlashCommandExtraArgs

• Use idf qemu and idf.qemuExtraArgs for debug and monitor

• App bootloader partition table build flash cmds, read Partition from device, partition specific flashing

Bug Fixes (1.10.0)

• Russian translation typos fix Thanks @SinglWolf

• Fix esp_idf.json setup not recognized

• Quotes for export script in IDF Terminal

• Fix preFlashTask in multiples profiles projects

• Add web extension debug and other documentation

• Fix openOCD arguments order

• Fix project configuration documents

• Fix create example project from Components registry

• Use remoteName to detect Codespaces environment

• Use 2 spaces for tab size on created json files

• Ensure build directory exists resolve workspaceFolder paths in Project Configuration editor

• Fix build flash monitor release serial port

• Merge env vars and add IDF_TARGET in Project Configuration Editor and New Project Wizard

Older releases

For release notes from 1.9.1 through 0.1.0, see the CHANGELOG on GitHub.