Run without debugging on VSCode

[DamianoF]

I have setup STM32 VSCode extension on my PC and it is amazing. The only problem that I have encountered is that it is not possible to run the code without debugging. I removed the "runToEntryPoint": "main" line in launch.json. But every time I launch the code it attaches a debugger. How can I simply run the code without debugging?

Thank you,

Damiano

[Krisz72]

Hi David, thousand thanks for the detailed description!

[Jimbles]

Hey! Thanks for this, I thought I was going crazy as I had some old proejcts generated using an older version with these tasks added automatically! 

The tasks you suggest are using the command to call the STM32_Programmer_CLI which should have been replaced in v 3.7.0 with the built in CLI tools installed through the bundles manager. Do you have an idea of how to recreate this functionality without installing the STM32CubeProgrammer? 

[PRTechTalk]

Hi , i have created a Youtube video on how i solved programming without needing to go via debug.
https://youtu.be/0VvnFkwu2Y0

Brgds

PR TechTalk

[DavidEGrayson]

Hey Jimbles.  I updated my post to use the bundled programmer utility so you don't have to install it separately.  The trick was to use "cube programmer" (where "programmer" is the first argument) instead of "STM32_Programmer_CLI".

[Jimbles]

Hi David,

Thats excellent thanks very much! I just tried that out and it works great. In coincidental timing I was going to add to this thread that I found a solution to at least generate the .bin files automatically, by adding the following to the bottom of the CMakeLists.txt :

# Create .bin from the ELF using the toolchain objcopy
add_custom_command(TARGET ${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} POST_BUILD
    COMMAND ${CMAKE_OBJCOPY} -O binary
        $<TARGET_FILE:${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}>
        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}.bin
    BYPRODUCTS
        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}.bin
    COMMENT "Generating .bin from ELF"
)

I was using this as a backup in case the usb/gdb connection wasnt working so I could at least update the firmware by dragging the .bin file into the external drive NODE_LG476RG. 

Your solution is a great help!