How to Set Up Visual Studio Code to Program the Pi Pico (Windows)

This video covers how to set up a windows machine with the required toolchain to begin programming the brand-new Raspberry Pi Pico. The toolchain has been installed and Visual Studio Code has been set up to write C code, build it and upload it to the Pico. Future videos will explore how to write your own code to the Raspberry Pi Pico, stay tuned for them! Follow up to this video discussing creating your first project in Visual Studio Code: https://youtu.be/Q1Kfg8k54jM The links for the required software is here: Arm GCC Compiler: https://developer.arm.com/tools-and-software/open-source-software/developer-tools/gnu-toolchain/gnu-rm/downloads CMake: https://cmake.org/download/ Build Tools for Visual Studio 2019: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/#build-tools-for-visual-studio-2019 Python 3: https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/ Git: https://git-scm.com/download/win Visual Studio Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/Download The commands to download the pico SDK and example projects are: git clone -b master https://github.com/raspberrypi/pico-sdk.git git submodule update –init git clone -b master https://github.com/raspberrypi/pico-examples.git To build the example projects from the command line use the following: cmake -G "NMake Makefiles" .. nmake If this video helped you, please consider leaving a like and subscribing, thank you! You can find more embedded systems tutorials and projects on my website https://learnembeddedsystems.co.uk -- Equipment I use regularly -- The following links are affiliate links where I may make a small percentage on qualifying sales through these links. Use the respective UK or US links listed. Budget Soldering Iron: UK: https://amzn.to/3pQpvUu US: https://amzn.to/3bBawIJ Breadboards: UK: https://amzn.to/3solZCe US: https://amzn.to/3dGsHiS Jumper Cables: UK: https://amzn.to/37JfToi US: https://amzn.to/3r384S9 Camera: UK: https://amzn.to/3qKLwFr US: https://amzn.to/3pK0V7C Lens: UK: https://amzn.to/380lQxp US: https://amzn.to/3knH3WL Tripod: UK: https://amzn.to/37H0Nzw US: https://amzn.to/3byKHsV All videos and tutorials on this channel and mentioned websites are for educational purposes only.