VSC extension: nrf-connect.nrfutil.home how should be used?

RE: VSC extension: nrf-connect.nrfutil.home how should be used?

dejans — Fri, 23 May 2025 06:49:49 GMT

Hi Alessandro,

I have reproduced described behavior.
Currently, nRFUtil must be in the user path to be found by the SDK's build system. You can always use full path to your locally installed nrfutil when flashing from VS Code terminal. Alternatively, you can look at binding custom tasks to actions.

Best regards,
Dejan

RE: VSC extension: nrf-connect.nrfutil.home how should be used?

longo92 — Thu, 22 May 2025 12:33:46 GMT

I attahced the entire folder used as workspace.

double click on .code-workspace files. This will open VS code with settings set in .code-workspace. You can find that file the mentioned nrf-connect.nrfutil.home setting
Create a new power shell terminal(Terminal->New Terminal) (NOT in nrf connect Shell Terminal)
launch ./setup_nrf_connect.ps1: this will install both toolchain and sdk locally, using nrfutil in tools/nrfutil/nrfutil.exe
close vs code
re-open code-workspace
Open nrf connect extenion: build and run hello word application bundeld in subfolder apps/. Then click on flash button and error will happen. The Build configuration should find the sdk and the toochain locally installed.

Remember to remove from the environment variables the path to system nrfutil. I want to use the one in tools/nrfutil.

Thanks,

Alessandro

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RE: VSC extension: nrf-connect.nrfutil.home how should be used?

dejans — Thu, 22 May 2025 11:51:37 GMT

Hi Alessandro,

Please note that you can upload files to the ticket using Insert->Image->Video->File.

[quote user=""]I am expeting if i set in the .workspace file the path to my tools/nrfutil/.nrfutil folder (e.g."nrf-connect.nrfutil.home": "tools/nrfutil/.nrfutil") the Extension uses it for searching the nrfutil device command.[/quote]

Can you show how you created workspace file? Can you show how you set mentioned path in the workspace file?

[quote user=""]Insetad when fleshing using Extension GUI BUTTON it says that nrfutil is not found: "FATAL ERROR: required program nrfutil not found; install it or add its location to PATH"[/quote]

Can you show this error?

Best regards,
Dejan