Application Code Hub - nxp-mcuxpresso/vscode-for-mcux GitHub Wiki

The Application Code Hub is a collection of applications, demos and examples developed by NXP that allows developers to rapidly prototype or familiarize with different microcontroller applications.

The ACH (Application Code Hub) view can be accessed by clicking on its entry in the QUICKSTART PANEL.

Searching and filtering results

When opening the view, the middle section of the window will be populated with all of the available software repositories for MCUXpresso IDE and VS Code. The total amount is displayed in the right of the toolbar, alongside the Search and Filter field.

It is possible to search by typing into the Search field, and the results will narrow down to those that match the given query.

It is also possible to filter applications and projects by device family, categories, toolchains, used peripherals and application types. Multiple can be selected at the same time, and the result of the filter operation will be the projects that match all of the given criteria.

Cloning and importing an application

After searching for a suitable repository to clone, you can click on it to select it. Doing so will open the respective project's description on the right side of the screen.

The description is a Markdown file and contains relevant information regarding the selected repository.

After selecting the desired application and its destination clicking on Import Project(s) performs both cloning and importing of the application. Once the repository is cloned then additional information is required: first selection of the project(s) to be imported:

and then the toolchain to be associated with the project(s):

Importing Multiple Projects command

Once the application was successfully cloned you can see it under the IMPORTED REPOSITORIES view. From there you can use the contextual menu to all the repository handling options.

Import multiple projects option allows importing projects from the repository into your workspace.