Microsoft Visual Studio Express offers powerful development tools for all skill levels and lets you design great-looking and easy-to-use applications using an intuitive drag-and-drop interface. Visual Studio IDE Visual Studio for Mac Visual Studio Code To continue downloading, click here Visual Studio Community 2019 – Free IDE and Developer Tools 2020-12-14T11:03:28-08:00. Personally I prefer Xcode when coding on a Mac. It's not hard to learn, but because it is fairly new there aren't many useful videos or articles on how to navigate Visual Studio Code. If you are familiar with Visual Studio IDE for Microsoft Windows, Visual Studio Code is a totally different program.
the brief information I found while reading around Visual Basic, is that it
no longer has Microsoft support since 2008. While that may not be a big
issue for those still needing such a beast, there probably is a newer kind
of technology one could be investing time more wisely into the use thereof.
Earlier: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Basic
Later: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VisualBasic.NET
Free Express Edition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicrosoftVisual_StudioExpress
+{Since you have a computer which can support a virtual machine (os) and+
+not need run Windows directly, some software can run without an XP, etc.+
+And there is an open-source virtual machine available, for Intel-based Mac.+
+This in addition to better known retail products, details found in a search.}+
Since the Express Edition above indicates certain tools it provides, one can see
what kinds of Mac OS X software tools are available to perform similar tasks;
then check into how compatible those are with the resulting product you seek to
be engaged in; and if the recipient of said project could use an all-Mac result. In
their PC; if this is the direction you are considering.
You can create content in Terminal, in a Mac, or in XCode, and there are a few
free-ware open source cross-platform programming tools that could be used to
create a more platform neutral product; from what I've briefly read. However,
since Microsoft is playing to their own field, you may find if you have to be there
you will have to get a Virtual Machine to run Windows in the Mac or hope to get
a virtual machine that also can run just the Windows app without Windows in it.
Or, have an old cheap PC off to the side, and put your Windows software into it.
Then keep your modern-era stuff alive in your Mac. If you have Windows-only
clients, some of them may well be using their XP into the next century..
Good luck & happy computing! 🙂
{PS: this topic area is within the section for older PPC iMac G4 series computers.}
Jul 27, 2010 2:00 AM
Make without limit! Device Simulator Express, a Microsoft Garage project, allows you to code microcontrollers without the hardware on hand! You can program your Adafruit Circuit Playground Express (CPX), your BBC micro:bit or the Adafruit CLUE! Test and debug your code on the device simulator and see the sameresult when you plug in your actual microcontroller. Curious about the output of the device, the serialmonitor allows you to observe the device output.
Table of Contents
- Adafruit Circuit Playground Express (CPX) Simulator
- BBC micro:bit Simulator
- Adafruit CLUE Simulator
- How to use
Devices we support
Prerequisites
The following dependencies are required to install before launching Device Simulator Express.
You will be prompted to install the Python dependencies during the first use.
- Python 3.7+: Make sure you've added Python and pip to your PATH in your environment variables. (1)
- Python VS Code extension: This will be installed automatically from the marketplace when you install Device Simulator Express.
Adafruit Circuit Playground Express (CPX) Simulator
Features
- IntelliSense and syntax highlighting for CircuitPython code for the CPX library
- Template file generation
- Integrated Python Debugging for the Simulator
- Serial monitor (available on Windows and Mac only)
- Output panel for the simulator
- Deploy CircuitPython code to the physical device.
- Simulation of the CPX device, including:
- Green LED
- Red LED
- Push Buttons A and B
- Slider Switch
- Speaker: Play .wav file
- 10 NeoPixels
- Light sensor
- Motion sensors
- Acceleration detection
- Device shake detection
- Temperature sensor
- 7 Capacitive Touch sensors
The simulator supports most of the sensors on CPX except IR transmitter & Receiver, Sound Sensor (microphone), Speaker (Play Tone) and the 'tap' on Motion Sensor.The code related to these sensors can still run on the actual CPX board and be deployed using Device Simulator Express.
As we only support CPX library now, other libraries (i.e. simpleio) can't run on the simulator. But they will work on the actual device!
Useful Links
- Tutorials and Example Code for Adafruit CPX:
- Format Adafruit CPX device:
Keyboard Shortcuts
In Device Simulator Express, you can use keyboard to interact with the device:
- Push Button: A for Button A, B for Button B, C for Buttons A & B
- Capacitive Touch Sensor: Shift + 1 ~ 7 for GPIO pins A1 - A7
- Slider Switch: Shift + S
- Refresh the simulator: Shift + R
- Run the simulator: Shift + F
BBC micro:bit Simulator
Features
- IntelliSense and syntax highlighting for MicroPython code for the micro:bit library
- Template file generation
- Integrated Python Debugging for the Simulator
- Deploy MicroPython code to the physical device
- Serial monitor (available on Windows and Mac only)
- Simulation of the micro:bit device, including:
- 25 LEDs
- Push Buttons A and B
- Light sensor
- Motion sensors
- Acceleration detection including gesture detection
- Temperature sensor
Useful Links
- Tutorials and Example Code for BBC micro:bit:
Keyboard Shortcuts
- Push Button: A for Button A, B for Button B, C for Buttons A & B
- Refresh the simulator: Shift + R
- Run the simulator: Shift + F
Adafruit CLUE Simulator
Features
- IntelliSense and syntax highlighting for CircuitPython code for the following drivers and libraries:
adafruit_clue
adafruit_slideshow
adafruit_display_shapes
adafruit_display_text
adafruit_bitmap_font
adafruit_fancyled
neopixel
displayio
- Template file generation
- Integrated Python Debugging for the Simulator
- Deploy CircuitPython code to the physical device
- Serial monitor (available on Windows and Mac only)
- Simulation of the CLUE device, including:
- 240x240 color screen
- Push Buttons A and B
- Sensors for:
- Temperature
- Light
- Color
- Acceleration
- Humidity
- Pressure
- Proximity
- Gestures
- Gyro
- Magnetic Field
Useful Links
- Tutorials and Example Code for Adafruit CLUE:
Keyboard Shortcuts
- Push Button: A for Button A, B for Button B, C for Buttons A & B
- Refresh the simulator: Shift + R
- Run the simulator: Shift + F
How to use
To use Device Simulator Express, install the extension from the marketplace and reload VS Code.
To access many of the commands, you need to open the command palette. This can be done with Ctrl + Shift + P for Windows and Linux / Cmd + Shift + P for Mac. It can also be accessed from the toolbar by going to View -> Command Palette
.
I. Take a look at the 'Device Simulator Express: Getting Started' Command.
- Type in
'Device Simulator Express: Getting Started'
in the command palette (Ctrl + Shift + P / Cmd + Shift + P to open the command palette). - Choose the the device you want to play with from the dropdown.
- Read, copy and learn some of the things you can do with the simulator!
II. Start with the 'Device Simulator Express: New File' Command.
- Type in
'Device Simulator Express: New File'
in the command palette (Ctrl + Shift + P / Cmd + Shift + P to open the command palette). - Select the device you want to use.
- Name and save your file somewhere, and we're good to go!
- Start with some examples: you can find examples files and tutorials inside the comments at the top of the file.
III. Start from an existing Python file.
- Open the folder or your .py file in Visual Studio Code.
- Run
Device Simulator Express: Open Simulator
from the command palette or icon in the editor toolbar. - Select the device you want to use.
IV. Run your code on the simulator.
- Run
Run Simulator
from the command palette or use thePlay
button on the simulator webview.
V. Deploy your code to the physical device
Before deploying the Python code to your CPX device, you need to format your device by following these tutorials:
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- Download the firmware with the .uf2 file (link: https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-circuit-playground-express/circuitpython-quickstart).
- Download the lastest versions of the cpx libraries (link: https://learn.adafruit.com/welcome-to-circuitpython/circuitpython-libraries).
For the micro:bit:
- Download the firmware with the .hex file (link: https://microbit.org/get-started/user-guide/firmware/).
For the CLUE:
- Download the latest versions of the cpx libraries and follow the instructions here (link:https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-clue/circuitpython).
- Plug in your device (make sure it's formatted properly already).
- Run the command
'Device Simulator Express: Deploy to Device'
.
VI. Use the Serial Monitor for your device (available on Windows and Mac only)
- Plug in your device (make sure it's formatted properly already).
- Run the command
'Device Simulator Express: Open Serial Monitor'
. - Select your baud rate for the serial port.
- The
print()
statements in your code will show in the output console.
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VII. Debug your project on the simulator
- Add breakpoints in your code
- Press F5 to enter the debugging mode, and you can start debugging line by line!
Commands
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Device Simulator Express provides several commands in the Command Palette (F1 or Ctrl + Shift + P / Cmd + Shift + P for Mac OS) for working with *.py files:
Device Simulator Express: Getting Started
: Opens a page in VS Code that helps users get started with the extension. Here, users can browse through code that they can use to play with the simulators.Device Simulator Express: Run Simulator
: Runs Python code on the simulator.Device Simulator Express: New File
: Opens an unsaved .py file with template code, also opens the simulator for the selected device.Device Simulator Express: Open Simulator
: Opens the simulator in the simulator window for the selected deviceDevice Simulator Express: Deploy to Device
: Copies the current file to the selected device.Device Simulator Express: Open Serial Monitor
: Opens the serial monitor in the integrated output window.Device Simulator Express: Close Serial Monitor
: Stops the serial monitor and releases the serial port.Device Simulator Express: Change Baud Rate
: Changes the baud rate of the selected serial port. For Adafruit CPX, the default baud rate is 115200.Device Simulator Express: Select Serial Port
: Changes the current serial port.
Contribute
Provide feedback
To add a review for our extension, please do so on the Visual Studio Marketplace
To report issues, provide feedback or requests, please use this link: Provide Feedback.
We would love to hear from you about your experience to keep improving our project.
Privacy and Telemetry Notice
Data Collection
The software may collect information about you and your use of the software and send it to Microsoft. Microsoft may use this information to provide services and improve our products and services. You may turn off the telemetry as described in the repository. There are also some features in the software that may enable you and Microsoft to collect data from users of your applications. If you use these features, you must comply with applicable law, including providing appropriate notices to users of your applications together with a copy of Microsoft's privacy statement. Our privacy statement is located at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=824704. You can learn more about data collection and use in the help documentation and our privacy statement. Your use of the software operates as your consent to these practices.
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Keyboard Shortcuts
- Push Button: A for Button A, B for Button B, C for Buttons A & B
- Refresh the simulator: Shift + R
- Run the simulator: Shift + F
Adafruit CLUE Simulator
Features
- IntelliSense and syntax highlighting for CircuitPython code for the following drivers and libraries:
adafruit_clue
adafruit_slideshow
adafruit_display_shapes
adafruit_display_text
adafruit_bitmap_font
adafruit_fancyled
neopixel
displayio
- Template file generation
- Integrated Python Debugging for the Simulator
- Deploy CircuitPython code to the physical device
- Serial monitor (available on Windows and Mac only)
- Simulation of the CLUE device, including:
- 240x240 color screen
- Push Buttons A and B
- Sensors for:
- Temperature
- Light
- Color
- Acceleration
- Humidity
- Pressure
- Proximity
- Gestures
- Gyro
- Magnetic Field
Useful Links
- Tutorials and Example Code for Adafruit CLUE:
Keyboard Shortcuts
- Push Button: A for Button A, B for Button B, C for Buttons A & B
- Refresh the simulator: Shift + R
- Run the simulator: Shift + F
How to use
To use Device Simulator Express, install the extension from the marketplace and reload VS Code.
To access many of the commands, you need to open the command palette. This can be done with Ctrl + Shift + P for Windows and Linux / Cmd + Shift + P for Mac. It can also be accessed from the toolbar by going to View -> Command Palette
.
I. Take a look at the 'Device Simulator Express: Getting Started' Command.
- Type in
'Device Simulator Express: Getting Started'
in the command palette (Ctrl + Shift + P / Cmd + Shift + P to open the command palette). - Choose the the device you want to play with from the dropdown.
- Read, copy and learn some of the things you can do with the simulator!
II. Start with the 'Device Simulator Express: New File' Command.
- Type in
'Device Simulator Express: New File'
in the command palette (Ctrl + Shift + P / Cmd + Shift + P to open the command palette). - Select the device you want to use.
- Name and save your file somewhere, and we're good to go!
- Start with some examples: you can find examples files and tutorials inside the comments at the top of the file.
III. Start from an existing Python file.
- Open the folder or your .py file in Visual Studio Code.
- Run
Device Simulator Express: Open Simulator
from the command palette or icon in the editor toolbar. - Select the device you want to use.
IV. Run your code on the simulator.
- Run
Run Simulator
from the command palette or use thePlay
button on the simulator webview.
V. Deploy your code to the physical device
Before deploying the Python code to your CPX device, you need to format your device by following these tutorials:
For the CPX Photoshop 2017 free download mac. : Mac studio fix nc 46.
- Download the firmware with the .uf2 file (link: https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-circuit-playground-express/circuitpython-quickstart).
- Download the lastest versions of the cpx libraries (link: https://learn.adafruit.com/welcome-to-circuitpython/circuitpython-libraries).
For the micro:bit:
- Download the firmware with the .hex file (link: https://microbit.org/get-started/user-guide/firmware/).
For the CLUE:
- Download the latest versions of the cpx libraries and follow the instructions here (link:https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-clue/circuitpython).
- Plug in your device (make sure it's formatted properly already).
- Run the command
'Device Simulator Express: Deploy to Device'
.
VI. Use the Serial Monitor for your device (available on Windows and Mac only)
- Plug in your device (make sure it's formatted properly already).
- Run the command
'Device Simulator Express: Open Serial Monitor'
. - Select your baud rate for the serial port.
- The
print()
statements in your code will show in the output console.
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VII. Debug your project on the simulator
- Add breakpoints in your code
- Press F5 to enter the debugging mode, and you can start debugging line by line!
Commands
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Device Simulator Express provides several commands in the Command Palette (F1 or Ctrl + Shift + P / Cmd + Shift + P for Mac OS) for working with *.py files:
Device Simulator Express: Getting Started
: Opens a page in VS Code that helps users get started with the extension. Here, users can browse through code that they can use to play with the simulators.Device Simulator Express: Run Simulator
: Runs Python code on the simulator.Device Simulator Express: New File
: Opens an unsaved .py file with template code, also opens the simulator for the selected device.Device Simulator Express: Open Simulator
: Opens the simulator in the simulator window for the selected deviceDevice Simulator Express: Deploy to Device
: Copies the current file to the selected device.Device Simulator Express: Open Serial Monitor
: Opens the serial monitor in the integrated output window.Device Simulator Express: Close Serial Monitor
: Stops the serial monitor and releases the serial port.Device Simulator Express: Change Baud Rate
: Changes the baud rate of the selected serial port. For Adafruit CPX, the default baud rate is 115200.Device Simulator Express: Select Serial Port
: Changes the current serial port.
Contribute
Provide feedback
To add a review for our extension, please do so on the Visual Studio Marketplace
To report issues, provide feedback or requests, please use this link: Provide Feedback.
We would love to hear from you about your experience to keep improving our project.
Privacy and Telemetry Notice
Data Collection
The software may collect information about you and your use of the software and send it to Microsoft. Microsoft may use this information to provide services and improve our products and services. You may turn off the telemetry as described in the repository. There are also some features in the software that may enable you and Microsoft to collect data from users of your applications. If you use these features, you must comply with applicable law, including providing appropriate notices to users of your applications together with a copy of Microsoft's privacy statement. Our privacy statement is located at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=824704. You can learn more about data collection and use in the help documentation and our privacy statement. Your use of the software operates as your consent to these practices.
Disable Telemetry
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The Microsoft Device Simulator Express Extension for Visual Studio Code collects usagedata and sends it to Microsoft to help improve our products andservices. Read ourprivacy statement tolearn more. This extension respects the telemetry.enableTelemetry
setting which you can learn more about athttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#_how-to-disable-telemetry-reporting.
Mac suite office. To disable telemetry, follow these steps:
- Open File (Open Code on macOS)
- Select Preferences
- Select Settings
- Search for
telemetry
- Uncheck the Telemetry: Enable Telemetry setting
Third Party Notice
A ThirdPartyNotices.txt
file is provided in the extension's source code listing the appropriate third-party notices.
Troubleshooting Tips
- The first time you install the extension, you'll need to execute the
run
command at least once in order to access auto-completion. - While running a code file, if you get an error saying it can't find the file, make sure you've clicked on a valid Python code file before running it.
- To open the output panel again after closing it go to VS Code menu:
View -> Output
. - If you try to deploy to the CPX while it's plugged in but you still get an error saying it cannot find the board, make sure your device is formatted correctly and that its name matches
CIRCUITPY
. - If you can't get the Simulator communication working while debugging, try to open your
Settings
and check the port used under'Device Simulator Express: Debugger Server Port'
. You can either change it (usually ports above 5000 should work) or try to free it, then start debugging again. - When you are using the serial monitor, if you get some unusual error messages, unplug the device and reload the VS Code windows.
- If you're using Ubuntu and having some problems with setting up the environment, try reviewing this article's 'Step 1' section on how to set up Python 3 on Ubuntu 16.04. Then, ensure that you've run
sudo apt-get install -y python3-venv
to allow for virtual environment creation.
License
Notes
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- Make sure that when you type python in a terminal, the command is recognized and you have the correct version. The easiest way to do it is to select the 'Add to PATH' option directly when you install Python. Otherwise you can search how to insert it manually.
- You can choose to see the prompt or not by changing the extension configurations.