Note: Make sure Java, Python and Git are available on the system environment PATH. ESP-IDF 4.0 and above : Clone the ESP-IDF repo from here.Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers 2021-09 (2021-06 is also supported) : Download and install Eclipse CDT package from here.Python 3.6 and above : Download and install Python from here.Java 11 and above : Download and install Java SE from here.The minimum requirements for running the IDF Eclipse plug-ins are below. Importing an existing Debug launch configuration.Installing IDF Eclipse Plugin using local archive.Installing IDF Eclipse Plugin from Eclipse Market Place.Configuring Build Environment Variables.ESP-IDF Application Size Analysis Editor.Configuring the Project using sdkconfig Editor.

To get a quick understanding about ESP-IDF and Eclipse plugin features check our session which was presented in EclipseCon 2020 Table Of Contents

Note: It supports ESP-IDF CMake based projects (4.x and above) with esp32, esp32s2, esp32s3 and esp32c3 boards. The plug-in runs on macOS, Windows and Linux platforms. It offers advanced editing, compiling, flashing and debugging features with the addition of Installing the tools, SDK configuration and CMake editors. It provides better tooling capabilities, which simplifies and enhances standard Eclipse CDT for developing and debugging ESP32 IoT applications. ESP-IDF Eclipse Plugin brings developers an easy-to-use Eclipse-based development environment for developing ESP32 based IoT applications.

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