Build from Visual Studio Code

Install Visual Studio Code

1. Install Visual Studio Code.

You need to pass the IoT Central and derived device key to your application.

1. Open a Terminal command prompt. If you are using Windows Subsystem for Linux then open a WSL command prompt.

2. Go to the Altairdocker/AltairHL_emulator folder

3. Run the following command to open the folder with VS Code.

   code .

4. Install the following Visual Studio Code extensions:

   • If using WSL, then install the Visual Studio Code Remote-WSL extension.
   • Visual Studio Code CodeLLDB extension
   • CMake Tools extension
   • C/C++ extension

5. Open the .vscode/launch.json file in VS Code.

6. Update the [args] json property for the build configuration.

7. Add the following information.

   • DPS or IoT Central ID Scope.
   • Device ID.
   • Derived device key.
   • Network interface, eg wlan0, eth0, en1. Use the ifconfig command to determine your active network interface.

   "args": ["-s", "<YOUR_SCOPE_ID>", "-d", "<YOUR_DEVICE_ID>", "-k", "<YOUR_DERIVED_DEVICE_KEY>", "-n", "<YOUR_NETWORK_INTERFACE>", "-o", "<YOUR_OPEN_WEATHER_MAP_API_KEY>"],

8. Save the launch.json file.

9. If you are have a Raspberry Pi Sense HAT, then enable the Pi Sense HAT in the CMakeLists.txt file. Uncomment:

   # set(ALTAIR_FRONT_PI_SENSE_HAT TRUE "Enable Raspberry Pi Sense HAT")

10. Select the GCC or Clang Kit.

11. Press F5 to compile and launch the Altair emulator.