IDE Extension
For TorizonCore 6, the V1 Visual Studio/Visual Studio Code extensions are no longer supported.
The recommended development environment for TorizonCore 6 is the new Torizon IDE Extension 2 (formerly codenamed ApolloX on Toradex Labs).
It is recommended that customers using TorizonCore 5 continue using the IDE Extensions V1.
What is the Torizon IDE Extension 2?
The Torizon IDE Extension 2 integrates the Docker Visual Studio Code extension with your remote target device and simplifies tasks such as remote debugging and deployment. Therefore, with its comprehensive suite of templates and automated processes, the IDE Extension 2 speeds up the application development process.
Resources
The Torizon IDE Extension 2 originated in the Toradex Labs Project and is the official IDE extension for the TorizonCore 6.
Preliminary documentation is available on GitHub.
Toradex is incrementally releasing official documentation:
- Set up the Torizon IDE 2 Extension Environment
- Connect a TorizonCore Target Device
- Create a Single-Container Project
- Remote Debug and Deploy Projects
- Add Dependencies and Tools to Existing Projects
If you have any issues or questions when working with the new extension, please feel free to contact support via the Toradex Community.
Support Status
While the IDE Extension 2 has just been launched from Toradex Labs, it is fully supported by Toradex, with minor changes still expected.
Feature Overview
The following table contains a preliminary feature comparison between the two versions of the extension.
| Feature | Torizon VS/VS Code Extension V1 | Torizon IDE Extension 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Target Device OS Support | TorizonCore 5 | TorizonCore 6 |
| Host OS Support | Linux Windows | Linux Windows (via WSL 2) |
| IDEs Supported | Visual Studio Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code |
| Supported use cases | C/C++ (single-file with direct GCC call, Makefile, Autotools, CMake, Qt 5 headless, Qt 5 Widgets, Qt 5 QML) Python (console, Qt 5 Pyside 2 Widgets, Qt 5 Pyside 2 QML) C#/.NET (console, ASP.NET + Angular, ASP.NET + Blazor, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET + React, ASP.NET + React + Redux, Uno Platform) | From Toradex: C/C++ (Makefile, Qt 6 QML) Python (console, Qt 5 Pyside 2 QML) C#/.NET (console, Uno Platform) From the community: Rust (console) Java (Swing JFrame) Node.js (console TypeScript, Electron Javascript) .NET/C# (Mono 4.7 Windows Forms, Uno Platform, Avalonia) Visual Basic (Gambas3 Forms) full updated list on GitHub |
| Workflow | Docker related details are abstracted and are not easily edited manually. Remote debugging application on Torizon device is possible. Only one container can be worked on per project at a single time. | Docker details are now more transparent. Auto-generated files like Dockerfiles can be manually edited allowing greater flexibility. Remote debugging application on Torizon device is possible. Multiple container projects are now possible allowing multi-container solutions to be developed and debugged in parallel more easily. |
| Architecture | Client-server type architecture where the backend interfaces with the IDE through a REST API. | Libraries written in TypeScript using a more scripted approach to tasks compared to the previous model. |