Hi quarterstablemind,
This is a known issue with the activation for the v2.0.2 of the extension and will get fixed with the next release. The issue happens when you have a non esp-idf project folder open inside VS Code.
The workaround is to just open a new window of VS Code (File > New Window) and ...
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- Wed Apr 15, 2026 11:42 am
- Forum: IDEs for ESP-IDF
- Topic: Trouble getting started on ESP-IDF extension of VSCode
- Replies: 2
- Views: 159
- Thu Feb 19, 2026 12:31 pm
- Forum: IDEs for ESP-IDF
- Topic: Each time esp-idf asks me to configure the framework.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 997
Re: Each time esp-idf asks me to configure the framework.
Hi axa,
I’ll try to address the points you raised and clarify how things should behave.
1. ESP-IDF installation & version selection
From your description, it sounds like you successfully installed the framework using EIM (Espressif Installation Manager), which is now the recommended method ...
I’ll try to address the points you raised and clarify how things should behave.
1. ESP-IDF installation & version selection
From your description, it sounds like you successfully installed the framework using EIM (Espressif Installation Manager), which is now the recommended method ...
- Fri Oct 10, 2025 9:29 am
- Forum: IDEs for ESP-IDF
- Topic: Issue with VSCode extension
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9062
Re: Issue with VSCode extension
Hi sidprice,
Sorry for late reply.
VS Code extension is actually setting up its own Python virtual environment and environment variables only inside VSCode’s ESP-IDF Terminal.
If you want to use Powershell outside of the VS Code extension, you need to replicate the environment. To do that:
- you ...
Sorry for late reply.
VS Code extension is actually setting up its own Python virtual environment and environment variables only inside VSCode’s ESP-IDF Terminal.
If you want to use Powershell outside of the VS Code extension, you need to replicate the environment. To do that:
- you ...
- Tue Sep 30, 2025 9:53 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: VS Code ESP-IDF Extension: ESP-IDF: Set target creates build artifacts in project root instead of build/
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1571
Re: VS Code ESP-IDF Extension: ESP-IDF: Set target creates build artifacts in project root instead of build/
Hi and sorry for the late response,
I encourage you in the future, if you encounter any issues with the extension, to open an issue on the github repo https://github.com/espressif/vscode-esp-idf-extension/issues. We have a better visibility there.
1 & 2) This is not the intended behavior. The ...
I encourage you in the future, if you encounter any issues with the extension, to open an issue on the github repo https://github.com/espressif/vscode-esp-idf-extension/issues. We have a better visibility there.
1 & 2) This is not the intended behavior. The ...
- Wed Jul 16, 2025 11:38 am
- Forum: IDEs for ESP-IDF
- Topic: VSCode extension: Command not found
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4151
Re: VSCode extension: Command not found
Hi julien,
I think this happens because there are some leftover settings in your setup.
Try to run the command ESP-IDF: Clear Saved ESP-IDF Setups from the Command Palette, if this command doesn't work, you can search for the configuration manually using these 3 commands from the Command Palette ...
I think this happens because there are some leftover settings in your setup.
Try to run the command ESP-IDF: Clear Saved ESP-IDF Setups from the Command Palette, if this command doesn't work, you can search for the configuration manually using these 3 commands from the Command Palette ...
- Mon Jan 27, 2025 12:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A fatal error occurred: Failed to connect to ESP32-C6: No serial data received.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8480
Re: A fatal error occurred: Failed to connect to ESP32-C6: No serial data received.
Hi,
I need some additional information to help troubleshoot your issue:
Could you provide detailed steps to reproduce the problem? A screen recording (GIF) would be particularly helpful.
Please clarify your connection setup:
- Are you using a USB-C cable connected to the UART port?
- Or are you ...
I need some additional information to help troubleshoot your issue:
Could you provide detailed steps to reproduce the problem? A screen recording (GIF) would be particularly helpful.
Please clarify your connection setup:
- Are you using a USB-C cable connected to the UART port?
- Or are you ...
- Wed Jan 08, 2025 5:39 am
- Forum: IDEs for ESP-IDF
- Topic: SOLVED: Can't flash hello.c on ESP32-C3 (WROOM) with ESP-IDF extension in VSCode
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8098
Re: Can't flash hello.c on ESP32-C3 (WROOM) with ESP-IDF extension in VSCode
Hi,
From what I understand from your post, you have JTAG disabled from efuse. If that is the case you are not able to use JTAG flashing anymore. You can try to use UART Flash, which does not require running OPENOCD.
If this doesn't solve the issue, please run the command "ESP-IDF: Doctor Command ...
From what I understand from your post, you have JTAG disabled from efuse. If that is the case you are not able to use JTAG flashing anymore. You can try to use UART Flash, which does not require running OPENOCD.
If this doesn't solve the issue, please run the command "ESP-IDF: Doctor Command ...
- Mon Dec 30, 2024 8:48 am
- Forum: IDEs for ESP-IDF
- Topic: Issue with VSCode finding stdlib
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4769
Re: Issue with VSCode finding stdlib
Hi,
Try to use the following for both includePath and browse:
"${config:idf.toolsPath}/tools/xtensa-esp-elf/esp-13.2.0_20240530/xtensa-esp-elf/xtensa-esp-elf/include"
If you are not having issues only with stdlib.h, make sure you have the compile_commands.json in your build folder. You can ...
Try to use the following for both includePath and browse:
"${config:idf.toolsPath}/tools/xtensa-esp-elf/esp-13.2.0_20240530/xtensa-esp-elf/xtensa-esp-elf/include"
If you are not having issues only with stdlib.h, make sure you have the compile_commands.json in your build folder. You can ...
- Mon Sep 30, 2024 8:33 am
- Forum: IDEs for ESP-IDF
- Topic: Can't launch monitor within VSCode (M1 Mac, MacOS Sequoia)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13141
Re: Can't launch monitor within VSCode (M1 Mac, MacOS Sequoia)
Hi, sorry for late reply. I would recommend for future issues related to the esp-idf vs code extension, to open an issue directly on the github repo: https://github.com/espressif/vscode-esp-idf-extension/issues
Regarding your issue, I don't see any issue with the configuration and I was not able to ...
Regarding your issue, I don't see any issue with the configuration and I was not able to ...
- Mon Sep 02, 2024 11:01 am
- Forum: IDEs for ESP-IDF
- Topic: Issue selecting COM port in IDE
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8581
Re: Issue selecting COM port in IDE
Hi, I'm one of the contributors to the ESP-IDF VS Code extension. I'm not sure when you have tried the extension, but from the feedback we've received, we managed to improve the experience for new users. So, if you haven't check it in a while, I would highly recommend to do so and if you run into ...