ESP-IDF Extension for VS Code vs STM32Cube MCU Packages

ESP-IDF Extension for VS Code

6.5 #7 in Embedded Development IDEs

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STM32Cube MCU Packages

5.4 #27 in Embedded Systems Toolchains

About STM32Cube MCU Packages
ESP-IDF Extension for VS CodeSTM32Cube MCU Packages
Free planYes
Paid fromFree
Platformsextension, Linux, macOS, WindowsLinux, macOS, Windows
Free planYesYes
Supported targetsESP32, ESP32-S2, ESP32-S3, ESP32-C2, ESP32-C3, ESP32-C5, ESP32-C6, ESP32-C61, ESP32-H2, ESP32-H21, ESP32-H4, ESP32-P4
Integrated debuggingYes
Hardware probe supportboth
RTOS supportYes
Integrated flashingYes
Desktop platformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Debugger includedNo
SDK componentsHAL, LL APIs, CMSIS, board-support packages, middleware, utilities, examples
Target architecturesArm Cortex STM32 microcontrollers
Host platformsWindows, Linux, macOS
Build systemsCMake, IAR projects, Open-CMSIS-Pack csolution
Debug interfacesST-LINK SWD, JTAG
License modelfree proprietary

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