RE: Please make the BLACK MAGIC PROBE debugger a fully supported probe in the nRF Connect Extension in vscode

Håkon Alseth — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:41:45 GMT

Hi,

[quote user=""]I successfully am using BLACK MAGIC PROBE (BMP) with nRF Connect Extension in VScode already, based on answers in this support forum. I can Run, Pause, Examine breakpoints, ReStart, Examine a Memory View, etc. The extension currently supports Seggar J-link, but the BMP would be a great alternative because it is much less expensive.[/quote]

I am glad to hear that the basic debugging functionality is working.

[quote user=""]HOWEVER several of the nice Extension features are missing. These include showing 'CONNECTED DEVICES', the 'THREAD VIEWER', connection to RTT, etc.[/quote]

Thread viewer requires a debug plugin specifically for the debug host, which is currently available for segger based hosts.

https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/jlink-zephyr

[quote user=""]

Below is my current launch.json file. It works, but there are a some problems that I work around:

I have to use "type:": "cppdbg" instead of "type:":"nrf-connect"
I have to adjust the "program" path and/or the build name if the Build Configuration in not exactly named "build". Providing better variables would be helpful.
Likewise I have to manually adjust the line with "name": "Launch build" to match the Build Configuration

Here is my launch.json:

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Thank you so much for taking the time to share this on our forum. This is highly appreciated!

I will report the requeset for BMP-support back to our team as a feature request.

Kind regards,

Håkon