Arm Keil Studio Pack for Visual Studio Code

The Arm CMSIS Debugger extension pack for VS Code is a powerful, GDB/MI-based debug platform for Arm Cortex-M devices.

Key Features:
  • Supports single and multi-core systems
  • Built-in RTOS awareness: FreeRTOS, RTX, ThreadX, Zephyr
  • Works with a wide range of debug adapters: CMSIS-DAP (ULink, MCULink, NuLink), J-Link, ST-Link
  • Can be combined with other VS Code debug extensions (e.g. Linux app debugging)
Why This Matters:
VS Code debug tools for Cortex-M are fragmented and incomplete. Arm’s open-source extensions aim to close these gaps by delivering a robust foundation that is extensible with domain specific features for device configuration, Edge AI, and more.

Try it now:
Install Keil Studio Community Edition: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Arm.keil-studio-pack

Currently in beta. Coming by end of 2025: Live View features including SWO trace, RTT, Event Recorder.
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