How to program AVR microcontrollers in Visual Studio Code

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Zero Amps edited this page Apr 26, 2021 · 12 revisions

How to setup Windows 10 machine for programming AVR microcontrollers.

Install MinGW

Download MinGW and install at least these these packages for using make.

MingGW packages

Update the Path environment variable.

Windows 10 Path for MinGW

Install Arduino IDE 1.8.9

Download Arduino IDE 1.8.9 and update the Path environment variable for using avr-gcc, avrdude and other tools.

Arduino IDE Path for Windows 10

Install Visual Studio Code

Download Visual Studio Code and install the C/C++ extension for writing code.

C/C++ extension

Test it

Download one of AVR examples and then compile and upload it to your microcontrollers.