Overview
Description
The popular Microsoft® Visual Studio Code simplifies and accelerates code editing across a variety of platforms and operating systems.
Renesas provides the Build and Debug Extensions for Visual Studio Code which enables users to develop embedded software for Renesas devices.
With this support, in addition to Renesas IDE e2 studio, Visual Studio Code can also be used as an development environment for Renesas devices according to your preference.
You can download Visual Studio Code from the Visual Studio Code website.
Renesas Extensions can be downloaded from here, or installed on the Visual Studio Code. See the videos and help for the details.
Note: Visual Studio Code, VS Code, and the Visual Studio Code icon are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
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Target Devices
Videos & Training
Explore the Real-Time Performance Monitor (RPM) in VS Code, an extension for debugging bare-metal applications with the E2 Emulator. This video shows how RPM supports real-time data monitoring, advanced analysis with custom formulas, and flexible recording modes: Normal, Real-Time, and Playback. From PMU counters to RAM/IO observation and equation-based insights, RPM provides a comprehensive solution for performance optimization.
Additional Details
Refer to the online HELP for the instructions of Setup, Build and Debug using Renesas Extensions for Visual Studio Code. For the usage of Visual Studio Code, see the Microsoft Visual Studio Code Document.
Support
Support Communities
- Issues of Renesas Extensions for Visual Studio Code
Hello developer team,A week ago, Renesas introduced the Renesas Extensions for Visual Studio Code. I'm trying to use it for CC-RX/RL/RH. But I'm wondering that there are several big issues. What do you think about the followings?(1) CMake doesn't support ...
Mar 9, 2023 - Using Keil Studio for VS Code for DA14531
We have been using Keil uVision 5 until now, but have read about Arm Keil MDK v6, which is an extension for Visual Studio Code. According to the documentation, it should support DA14531, so I downloaded it to try. When creating a new solution, I'm able to choose DA14531 ...
Apr 27, 2024 - Renesas Debug Virtual Console with VSCode
For the last 2+ years I have been using e2 studio for my development but recently, I have been trying out the Renesas Debug extension for VSCode and have been enjoying my results so far. I have the program running on my RX device, and everything seems exactly like it ...
Dec 17, 2024
Knowledge Base
- How to develop software for Renesas devices using Visual Studio Code
Five extensions, Renesas Platform, Renesas Build Utilities, Renesas Debug, Renesas Memory Usage View and Renesas Smart Manual, are available to assist in software development for Renesas products. See "Renesas VS Code Extensions User Guide" for details.In addition to Visual Studio Code, the required tools vary depending on the device ...
Dec 19, 2025 - How to Open e² studio Projects in Visual Studio Code
... using one of the methods below. Note that Renesas Visual Studio Code Extensions must be installed beforehand. Refer to the [FAQ]How to develop software for Renesas devices using Visual Studio Code for installation instructions. Example 1: In Visual Studio Code “Explorer” view, select the “Open Folder” button. Example 2 ...
Dec 19, 2025
Support Communities
