How to use the PlatformIO debugger on the ESP32 using an ESP-prog

Published: 28 March 2020
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In this video we learn how to use the PlatformIO debugger on our ESP32 projects using an ESP-prog. We will go through the setting up of the ESP-Prog, setup of PlatfromIO and how to use it and then go through the basics of using the debugger.

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Timestamps:
0:10 Hardware Required
0:52 Driver Installation
1:36 PlatformIO Setup
2:54 Debugging Setup



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