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ESP IDF Installation Guide

ESP_IDF

ESP-IDF (Espressif IoT Development Framework) is the official software development framework for ESP32 series chips, providing comprehensive libraries, tools, and APIs for building embedded IoT applications.

Compile Environment Configuration：

Note: Before installing, make sure Git is already installed. If it isn't, click the link to install it.（https://git-scm.com/install/）

Installing ESP IDF in VS Code

(1) First, download Visual Studio Code from https://code.visualstudio.com/. Select the version compatible with your computer's operating system and download it.

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（2）Double-click to install Visual Studio Code software, and simply proceed with the default installation throughout.

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（3）Open Visual Studio Code, click on ‘Extensions’, search for Python, and install it.

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(4)Search for ESP-IDF and install it.

The IDF version must be 5.4.2 or higher.

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(5). Open the ESP-IDF Package Manager.

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(6). Click Start Installation.

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(7) Select “Custom Installation” to choose the version you want to install.

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(8) Select the chip you need here.

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(9) Select the version you want to install. Here, we’ll choose 5.4.2. You can select a higher version based on your needs.

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(10) Select the image; the default setting is fine here.

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(11) Continue with the default tool selection idf_new_8Continue, idf_new_9

Select the installation path.

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(13) Click Start Installation.

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(14) Waiting for installation idf_new_11

Installation successful

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