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Pycom supports Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code IDE platform with the Pymakr Plugin.
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First download and install Visual Studio Code.
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You will also need NodeJS installed on your PC. Please download the latest LTS version available from the NodeJS website.
Please follow these steps to install the Pymakr VSCode Extension:
- Ensure that you have the latest VSCode installed and open.
![](/gitbook/assets/vsc_setup_step_1-1.png)
- Navigate to the Extensions page, using the 5th button in the left navigation
![](/gitbook/assets/vsc_setup_step_2-1.png)
- Search for
Pymakr
and click the install button next to it.
![](/gitbook/assets/vsc_setup_step_3.png)
- Within a few minutes, a reload button should appear. Press it to reload VSCode.
![](/gitbook/assets/vsc_setup_step_4.png)
- That’s it! You’ve installed the Pymakr Extension for VSCode
![](/gitbook/assets/vsc_setup_step_5.png)
Connecting via Serial USB
After installing the Pymakr Plugin, you need to take a few seconds to configure it for first time use. Please follow these steps:
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Connect your Pycom device to your computer via USB.
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Open Visual Studio Code and ensure that the Pymakr Plugin has correctly installed.
![](/gitbook/assets/vsc_config_step_1-1.png)
- Generally, your device will be auto-detected. If this does not work, click
All commands
on the bottom of the Visual Studio Code window
![](/gitbook/assets/vsc_config_step_2-1.png)
- In the list that appears, click
Pymakr > Extra > List Serial Ports
![](/gitbook/assets/vsc_config_step_3-1.png)
- This will list the available serial ports. If Pymakr is able to auto-detect which to use, this will be copied to your clipboard. If not please manually copy the correct serial port.
![](/gitbook/assets/vsc_config_step_4.png)