After VS Code downloads the program, it will not automatically reset and run the program

[Kc Owen]

Restarting the circuit will run the program, and not restarting will not run the program.

I used SES to develop before, and the program would run automatically after downloading. I want to know what else needs to be configured in VS Code so that the program can run automatically after downloading.

[Vidar Berg]

Hello,

VS Code will perform a pin reset to make the program run after flashing. However, the pin reset will only work if you're using a board that routes the pin reset line to the debug connector. If you're using a custom or third-party board that does not do this, you will need to perform a soft reset instead.

To make VS code issue a soft reset, you can either create a custom SDK board or enable the 'softreset' flag for your project.

EDIT:

Example of a board that uses softreset (issued through debug interface) as the default reset strategy instead of pinreset: https://github.com/nrfconnect/sdk-nrf/blob/b79e7db21bf7098680e11f10e2bab759766c4dd6/boards/arm/nrf52840gmouse_nrf52840/board.cmake#L7