Debugging

nRF Connect for VS Code

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nRF Connect for VS Code
  • General behavior

  • Peripherals View

    • Now hiding the CLR and SET registers if a corresponding normal register exists.
    • Started bundling serialized SVD files to improve debugger setup time.
  • Custom launch configurations

    • Fixed an issue with the debugger not stopping at runToEntryPoint if main is undefined.
    • Added the missing preLaunchTask to the debug configuration properties. Page-1 Sheet.1 Sheet.2
    • Added a check for verifying if request is set to a valid value.
  • nRF Debug panel

    • The nRF Debug panel will no longer disappear at the end of the debug session.
    • Thread Viewer

      • All user options are now listed in Thread Viewer tooltip.
      • You can now hover over the pause icon to display the symbol for which the blocked threads are waiting.
    • Memory Explorer

      • Added grouping of bytes by words in Memory Explorer. Page-1 Sheet.1 Sheet.2
      • Added the close button to the explorer tooltips.

Add Build Configuration page
  • Added snippet selection menu.
  • Added a warning when the build directory with a given name already exists.
  • Reinstated the warning about the usage of boards with a variant that allows to build firmware with Cortex-M Security Extensions.
  • Updated the generation process to use the EXTRA_DTC_OVERLAY_FILE and EXTRA_CONF_FILE variables when supported.
  • The page now always shows the Devicetree overlay section.