VS Code workflow extension with ncs-example-application

[nasinn]

Hi DevZone,

I have been looking at ways to use the NCS and VS Code Extension with our git provider to set up a project repo which will be buildable in a reproducible way across our team. My current goal is to set up a workspace application as suggested in your tutorials with the structure recommended in the ncs-example-application repository.

Following the tutorial found here but instead of using the Zephyr example repo I use the NRF one found here, all good so far but my issue is then trying to open up the workspace folder using VS Code I do not get the custom_plank board when trying to set up a build config for the app and I can not build the application.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Follow tutorial found above, substituting the git URL of the ncs-example-application
2. Once I have run west update inside the my-workspace I launch VS code inside the same folder with code .
3. Open the nRF Connect extension, confirm that the SDK used is the one inferred from the workspace
4. Click Open Application and navigate to ./my-manifest-repo/app
5. Add a build configuration, no custom boards appear
6. Try to build with nrf52840dk_nrf52840 instead, errors with the following

Building app
/bin/sh -c west build --build-dir <HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/my-manifest-repo/app/build <HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/my-manifest-repo/app --pristine --board nrf52840dk_nrf52840 --no-sysbuild -- -DNCS_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION:STRING="NONE" -DBOARD_ROOT:STRING="<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace"

-- west build: generating a build system
Loading Zephyr default modules (Zephyr base).
-- Application: <HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/my-manifest-repo/app
-- CMake version: 3.20.5
-- Found Python3: /opt/nordic/ncs/toolchains/4ef6631da0/opt/[email protected]/bin/python3.9 (found suitable exact version "3.9.6") found components: Interpreter 
-- Cache files will be written to: <HOME_PATH>/Library/Caches/zephyr
-- Zephyr version: 3.4.99 (<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr)
-- Found west (found suitable version "1.0.0", minimum required is "0.14.0")
CMake Warning at <HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/cmake/modules/boards.cmake:88 (message):
  BOARD_ROOT element without a 'boards' subdirectory:

  <HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace

  Hints:

    - if your board directory is '/foo/bar/boards/<ARCH>/my_board' then add '/foo/bar' to BOARD_ROOT, not the entire board directory
    - if in doubt, use absolute paths
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  <HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/cmake/modules/zephyr_default.cmake:115 (include)
  <HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/share/zephyr-package/cmake/ZephyrConfig.cmake:66 (include)
  <HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/share/zephyr-package/cmake/ZephyrConfig.cmake:92 (include_boilerplate)
  CMakeLists.txt:8 (find_package)


-- Board: nrf52840dk_nrf52840
-- Found host-tools: zephyr 0.16.0 (/opt/nordic/ncs/toolchains/4ef6631da0/opt/zephyr-sdk)
-- Found toolchain: zephyr 0.16.0 (/opt/nordic/ncs/toolchains/4ef6631da0/opt/zephyr-sdk)
-- Found Dtc: /opt/nordic/ncs/toolchains/4ef6631da0/bin/dtc (found suitable version "1.6.1", minimum required is "1.4.6") 
-- Found BOARD.dts: <HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/boards/arm/nrf52840dk_nrf52840/nrf52840dk_nrf52840.dts
-- Generated zephyr.dts: <HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/my-manifest-repo/app/build/zephyr/zephyr.dts
-- Generated devicetree_generated.h: <HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/my-manifest-repo/app/build/zephyr/include/generated/devicetree_generated.h
-- Including generated dts.cmake file: <HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/my-manifest-repo/app/build/zephyr/dts.cmake
Parsing <HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/my-manifest-repo/app/Kconfig
Loaded configuration '<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/boards/arm/nrf52840dk_nrf52840/nrf52840dk_nrf52840_defconfig'
Merged configuration '<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/my-manifest-repo/app/prj.conf'
Configuration saved to '<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/my-manifest-repo/app/build/zephyr/.config'
Kconfig header saved to '<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/my-manifest-repo/app/build/zephyr/include/generated/autoconf.h'
-- Found GnuLd: /opt/nordic/ncs/toolchains/4ef6631da0/opt/zephyr-sdk/arm-zephyr-eabi/bin/../lib/gcc/arm-zephyr-eabi/12.2.0/../../../../arm-zephyr-eabi/bin/ld.bfd (found version "2.38") 
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 12.2.0
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 12.2.0
-- The ASM compiler identification is GNU
-- Found assembler: /opt/nordic/ncs/toolchains/4ef6631da0/opt/zephyr-sdk/arm-zephyr-eabi/bin/arm-zephyr-eabi-gcc
CMake Warning at <HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/CMakeLists.txt:887 (message):
  No SOURCES given to Zephyr library:
  ..__modules__lib__wfa-qt-control-app__zephyr

  Excluding target from build.


-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: <HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/my-manifest-repo/app/build
-- west build: building application
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ccache /opt/nordic/ncs/toolchains/4ef6631da0/opt/zephyr-sdk/arm-zephyr-eabi/bin/arm-zephyr-eabi-gcc -DKERNEL -DNRF52840_XXAA -D__PROGRAM_START -D__ZEPHYR__=1 -Iapp/include -I../src -I<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/include -Izephyr/include/generated -I<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf52 -I<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/common/. -I<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/my-manifest-repo/include -I<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/nrf/include -I<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/nrf/tests/include -I<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/modules/hal/cmsis/CMSIS/Core/Include -I<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/modules/hal/nordic/nrfx -I<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/modules/hal/nordic/nrfx/drivers/include -I<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/modules/hal/nordic/nrfx/mdk -I<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/modules/hal_nordic/nrfx/. -I<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/modules/debug/segger/SEGGER -I<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/modules/debug/segger/Config -I<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/modules/segger/. -isystem <HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/lib/libc/minimal/include -isystem /opt/nordic/ncs/toolchains/4ef6631da0/opt/zephyr-sdk/arm-zephyr-eabi/bin/../lib/gcc/arm-zephyr-eabi/12.2.0/include -isystem /opt/nordic/ncs/toolchains/4ef6631da0/opt/zephyr-sdk/arm-zephyr-eabi/bin/../lib/gcc/arm-zephyr-eabi/12.2.0/include-fixed -isystem <HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/nrfxlib/crypto/nrf_cc310_platform/include -fno-strict-aliasing -Os -imacros <HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/my-manifest-repo/app/build/zephyr/include/generated/autoconf.h -ffreestanding -fno-common -g -gdwarf-4 -fdiagnostics-color=always -mcpu=cortex-m4 -mthumb -mabi=aapcs -mfp16-format=ieee --sysroot=/opt/nordic/ncs/toolchains/4ef6631da0/opt/zephyr-sdk/arm-zephyr-eabi/arm-zephyr-eabi -imacros <HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/include/zephyr/toolchain/zephyr_stdint.h -Wall -Wformat -Wformat-security -Wno-format-zero-length -Wno-pointer-sign -Wpointer-arith -Wexpansion-to-defined -Wno-unused-but-set-variable -Werror=implicit-int -fno-pic -fno-pie -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -fno-reorder-functions --param=min-pagesize=0 -fno-defer-pop -fmacro-prefix-map=<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/my-manifest-repo/app=CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR -fmacro-prefix-map=<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr=ZEPHYR_BASE -fmacro-prefix-map=<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace=WEST_TOPDIR -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -std=c99 -nostdinc -MD -MT CMakeFiles/app.dir/src/main.c.obj -MF CMakeFiles/app.dir/src/main.c.obj.d -o CMakeFiles/app.dir/src/main.c.obj -c ../src/main.c
In file included from <HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/include/zephyr/toolchain/gcc.h:92,
                 from <HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/include/zephyr/toolchain.h:50,
                 from <HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/include/zephyr/kernel_includes.h:19,
                 from <HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/include/zephyr/kernel.h:17,
                 from <HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/my-manifest-repo/app/src/main.c:6:
../src/main.c: In function 'main':
<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/include/zephyr/device.h:85:41: error: '__device_dts_ord_DT_N_NODELABEL_examplesensor0_ORD' undeclared (first use in this function)
   85 | #define DEVICE_NAME_GET(dev_id) _CONCAT(__device_, dev_id)
      |                                         ^~~~~~~~~
<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/include/zephyr/toolchain/common.h:132:26: note: in definition of macro '_DO_CONCAT'
  132 | #define _DO_CONCAT(x, y) x ## y
      |                          ^
<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/include/zephyr/device.h:85:33: note: in expansion of macro '_CONCAT'
   85 | #define DEVICE_NAME_GET(dev_id) _CONCAT(__device_, dev_id)
      |                                 ^~~~~~~
<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/include/zephyr/device.h:211:37: note: in expansion of macro 'DEVICE_NAME_GET'
  211 | #define DEVICE_DT_NAME_GET(node_id) DEVICE_NAME_GET(Z_DEVICE_DT_DEV_ID(node_id))
      |                                     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/include/zephyr/device.h:228:34: note: in expansion of macro 'DEVICE_DT_NAME_GET'
  228 | #define DEVICE_DT_GET(node_id) (&DEVICE_DT_NAME_GET(node_id))
      |                                  ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/my-manifest-repo/app/src/main.c:21:18: note: in expansion of macro 'DEVICE_DT_GET'
   21 |         sensor = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_NODELABEL(examplesensor0));
      |                  ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/include/zephyr/device.h:85:41: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in
   85 | #define DEVICE_NAME_GET(dev_id) _CONCAT(__device_, dev_id)
      |                                         ^~~~~~~~~
<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/include/zephyr/toolchain/common.h:132:26: note: in definition of macro '_DO_CONCAT'
  132 | #define _DO_CONCAT(x, y) x ## y
      |                          ^
<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/include/zephyr/device.h:85:33: note: in expansion of macro '_CONCAT'
   85 | #define DEVICE_NAME_GET(dev_id) _CONCAT(__device_, dev_id)
      |                                 ^~~~~~~
<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/include/zephyr/device.h:211:37: note: in expansion of macro 'DEVICE_NAME_GET'
  211 | #define DEVICE_DT_NAME_GET(node_id) DEVICE_NAME_GET(Z_DEVICE_DT_DEV_ID(node_id))
      |                                     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/zephyr/include/zephyr/device.h:228:34: note: in expansion of macro 'DEVICE_DT_NAME_GET'
  228 | #define DEVICE_DT_GET(node_id) (&DEVICE_DT_NAME_GET(node_id))
      |                                  ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/my-manifest-repo/app/src/main.c:21:18: note: in expansion of macro 'DEVICE_DT_GET'
   21 |         sensor = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_NODELABEL(examplesensor0));
      |                  ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
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FATAL ERROR: command exited with status 1: /opt/nordic/ncs/toolchains/4ef6631da0/bin/cmake --build <HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/my-manifest-repo/app/build

 *  The terminal process terminated with exit code: 1. 
 *  Terminal will be reused by tasks, press any key to close it. 

 *  Executing task: nRF Connect: Build: app/build (active) 

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<HOME_PATH>/ncs-workspaces/my-workspace/my-manifest-repo/app/src/main.c:21:18: note: in expansion of macro 'DEVICE_DT_GET'
   21 |         sensor = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_NODELABEL(examplesensor0));
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Any info on how to set this up properly would be greatly appreciated! Am I opening the wrong folder with VS Code or do I need to set up a proper VS Code workspace somehow? Also after attempting the build the folde ./my-manifest-repo/app/build gets generated but does not get .gitignored so I am probably doing something wrong here...

On a side note what does work very well is using the extension to create a new application, but with this method I end up with a repo which has a different structure than the recommended ncs-example-application:

1. Open new window of VS Code in no folder
2. Use nRF Connect extension to create a new workspace application
3. This opens up VS Code in the generated workspace/application folder, in my case I used hello_world
4. I can set up a build config and build it no problem

But as said above, then the repo ends up much simpler than the ncs-example-application:

hello_world
├── CMakeLists.txt
├── README.rst
├── prj.conf
├── sample.yaml
├── src
│   └── main.c
└── west.yml

Maybe it is just simpler for now to work with that but I would like to understand if there is a nice way to work with the ncs-example-application and the extension.

Thanks in advance,

Jonas

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[Hung Bui]

Hi Nasinn, 

Instead of using the guide from Zephyr to install our NCS SDK, have you tried to follow our installtion guide instead ? 
https://developer.nordicsemi.com/nRF_Connect_SDK/doc/latest/nrf/installation.html

Our recommendation is to choose the install automatically path. I would assume you can install the nRF Connect for Desktop app on your Operating system (MACOS ?)

I will have to check internally on how this template can be used with VSCode. My understanding is that it's original made to be used with west as in the instruction. 

With regarding to board file, you can select where VSCode should look for custom board file by go to File ->Preferences-> Settings-> Extension-> nRF Connect -> Board Roots. 
By default VSCode will look inside the app folder to find boards\arm folder. So another option is to copy the arm folder and put it inside app\boards, instead of putting it in the root folder. 
However, when I did that and compiled for custom_plank I also got an error about __device_dts_ord_ . I'm checking internally to figure why. 

My suggestion is to go with the structure that made by VSCode. It's the minimum structure for simple application. For more advanced application/structure you can check out the "applications" for example asset_tracker_v2 or nrf_desktop . 

[nasinn]

Hi Hung Bui,

I used the nRF Connect Desktop on my MacOS to install which then put the latest sdk under /opt/nordic/ncs so that I think is all as it should be.

Thanks for the clarification on the board roots location. It is "good" to hear you also have the same problem once you got the board selected but yeah, I am keen to hear what the deal is with the example template, and if it is recommended to use that or just go with the workspace app structure generated by the extension.

As you suggest my solution so far has been just to use the generated structure as made by the VS Code extension which works very well, I am a big fan  also the dev academy is a great way to start with the NCS, at least for me coming from the SDK 17 etc.

[Hung Bui]

Hi Nasinn, 

I got help from one of our coworker, could you try follow his instruction ? 

It is a "workspace" style application (requires a completely separate copy of the SDK to be pulled in). 

Here are my steps for a successful build. I think all the steps has to be done by command line, with a toolchain setup.

1. Open a toolchain manager launched command line window
   1. I think a regular command line window would work if the PC already has a manual installation of the SDK
2. set ZEPHYR_BASE=  
This is to clear ZEPHYR_BASE
3. west init -m https://github.com/nrfconnect/ncs-example-application --mr main .
(west init the application to the current empty folder)
   1. The README of the example application guides you to set it up in a folder named "my_workspace" instead. No difference here.
   2. At the end of this, my empty folder now contains one folder named ".west" and another named "ncs-example-application"
4. west update
5. cd ncs-example-application\app
6. west build -b custom_plank

I did start with VS Code, but all I did is get a the nRF Connect terminal window and run cmd to finish step 1 instead of just using the Toolchain Manager

[nasinn]

It builds like that so all good, thanks a lot.

[Aloysious Benoy]

What is the workflow we should use when working with such the example application using VS code and the connect extension? 

[Hung Bui]

Hi Aloysious,

Please create a new ticket for your question. 

Our suggestion if you are getting started with nRF Connect SDK is to go through our course in Nordic Academy: 
https://academy.nordicsemi.com/courses/nrf-connect-sdk-fundamentals/