Name string definitions when creating board definitions

RE: Name string definitions when creating board definitions

puz_md — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:52:09 GMT

lol you're right, a restart of VS Code (and .yaml extensions) did the thing!

A pristine build while VS Code was still running did not update the VS Code GUI.

Can you also answer my question about the Kconfig file with the domain definition? Or should I create another ticket for it? I still don't know whether it is needed, and it was not created by the board generation plugin.

Thanks for the help with the GUI names so far!
Michael

RE: Name string definitions when creating board definitions

Vidar Berg — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:22:00 GMT

Hi Michael,

.yml and .yaml are used interchangeably throughout the SDK, but it seems that the file is only being parsed when .yaml is used. I have reported this to the team. It should work if you manually change the file extension to .yaml, but you may need to restart VS Code for the change to take effect.

RE: Name string definitions when creating board definitions

puz_md — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:50:25 GMT

Wait a moment... must it be called .yml or .yaml?!

I cross-checked it with the SDK folder: In the DK's board definition. it is .yaml but the code generated by the VS Code plugin is .yml! Could this be the reason why it is not evaluated? Strangely, my project still built without errors. Update: Renaming the files to .yaml didn't change anything after a pristine build, the core names are still the same ('tbd').

Further, can you please give a "okay" that I can randomly set the name strings (include the model) mentioned above? And whether I need the Kconfig file with the domain definitions?

Best regards,
Michael

RE: Name string definitions when creating board definitions

Vidar Berg — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:40:02 GMT

Hi Michael,

The extension picks up the names from the nrf5340dk_nrf5340_cpuapp.yml and the nrf5340dk_nrf5340_cpnet.yml file in the nrf5340dk board directory. You can create equivalent yaml files for your board. The board wizard is good for quickly define a new board, but some manual configuration should still be expected for more complex boards and CPUs.

Best regards,

Vidar