VSCode files for debugging a Raspberry Pi Pico application with Picoprobe (Debug Probe)

README.md

• Files:

  • launch.json: .vscode/launch.json file in your project directory.
  • settings.json: .vscode/settings.json file in your project directory.

• Environment Variables:

export PICO_SDK_PATH="<path-to-your-pico-sdk-directory>"
export OPENOCD_PATH="<path-to-your-openocd-directory>"

• Other Variables:
  • cortex-debug.openocdPath value in .vscode/settings.json file: the path to the openocd binary file.

launch.json

{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "name": "Pico Debug",
      "device": "RP2040",
      "gdbPath": "arm-none-eabi-gdb",
      "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
      "executable": "${command:cmake.launchTargetPath}",
      "request": "launch",
      "type": "cortex-debug",
      "servertype": "openocd",
      "configFiles": [
        "/interface/cmsis-dap.cfg",
        "/target/rp2040.cfg"
      ],
      "searchDir": [
        "${workspaceRoot}",
        "${env:OPENOCD_PATH}/tcl"
      ],
      "openOCDPreConfigLaunchCommands": ["adapter speed 5000"],
      "svdFile": "${env:PICO_SDK_PATH}/src/rp2040/hardware_regs/rp2040.svd",
      "runToEntryPoint": "main",
      "postRestartCommands": [
        "break main",
        "continue"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

settings.json

{
    "cmake.statusbar.advanced": {
        "debug": {
            "visibility": "hidden"
        },
        "launch": {
            "visibility": "hidden"
        },
        "build": {
            "visibility": "default"
        },
        "buildTarget": {
            "visibility": "hidden"
        }
    },
    "cmake.buildBeforeRun": true,
    "C_Cpp.default.configurationProvider": "ms-vscode.cmake-tools",
    "cortex-debug.openocdPath": "<path-to-the-openocd-binary-file>"
}