New Features and Improvements#

This page covers all notable additions and new features for the Simplicity Studio Extension for VS Code.

Release 1.6.0#

Added support for Simplicity Studio v6 (Beta).
New Tools module for "Simplicity Studio v6”, with direct tools launch support for Device Manager, AoA Analyzer, AoA Viewer, Positioning Tool, Channel Sounding Analyzer, Bluetooth NCP Commander, Wi-Fi Commander, Energy Profiler, Network Analyzer, Z-Wave PC Controller, Z-Wave Zniffer, and Commander.
Added device discovery support via Device Manager for "Simplicity Studio v6”.
New Simplicity icon for VS Code extension
SDK files displayed under "Si" workspace
Flash support enabled for Binary folder content

Updated the extension’s Landing and Onboarding views with new getting started flows.
Refreshed the Simplicity Workspace with new Build, Flash, and Debug Toolbar, and new virtual folders for Binaries and Tools.
Added Devices Module to display connected devices.
Enabled integrated terminal support for VCOM, RTT, and SWO with a configuration page for terminal connections.
Introduced new Learn and Support Module.
Removed Silabs Quick Access view.

Added support for a Debug Configurator UI, where the debug configurations will be written into the project’s launch.json file.
Added SVD support from non-Studio source.
Extended extension setting with Logging Folder Path to easily find and/or modify the path where the VS Code extension collecting logs and svd files will be stored.
Added support for "Set setting to default" on VS Code command palette for users to revert setting changes.
Extended c_cpp_properties to include custom build configs.
Additional Sources were moved to a separate page out of the Build Configurator section. The new page includes option to add source files.

Dedicated "Silicon Labs: Workspace" View
Support for Silicon Labs solutions, generated by Simplicity Studio - New Project Wizard