Closed chadmichaels closed 5 years ago
When following the getstarted guide, step #6, VSCode can cycle back to the Settings page instead of displaying the Arduino Board Manager menu. Installing the Arduino IDE established the path C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino which fixed the issue.
Discovered workaround/solution on this blog: http://www.notyourdadsit.com/blog/2019/5/8/troubleshooting-arduino-board-manager-fails-to-run-in-vscode
this is by design, Arduino IDE is mandatory for Arduino extension
When following the getstarted guide, step #6, VSCode can cycle back to the Settings page instead of displaying the Arduino Board Manager menu. Installing the Arduino IDE established the path C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino which fixed the issue.
Discovered workaround/solution on this blog: http://www.notyourdadsit.com/blog/2019/5/8/troubleshooting-arduino-board-manager-fails-to-run-in-vscode