ESP32 - How to create your First ESP IDF project (From Scratch)

Learn how to set up your first ESP IDF project using Visual Studio Code, from scratch. We will build a simple example using GPIOs to learn the basics of IDF and how to navigate through the code and documentation.

We will also learn how to use the menuconfig, a very helpful tool to configure the main settings for our project.

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❗❗❗ IMPORTANT ❗❗❗

⚠️How to configure your IDF terminal inside Visual Studio code: https://youtu.be/5IuZ-E8Tmhg

You will need this for this video.

*** Regarding CMAKE ***

For a list of reserved words to avoid in your project name, type the following in the IDF terminal:

cmake --help-command-list
cmake --help-variable-list
cmake --help-property-list

▶️ How to Debug your ESP32:
https://youtu.be/uq93H7T7cOQ

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*** Timestamps ***
00:00 Introduction
00:40 Why use IDF?
01:17 Setting up the project
02:46 How to use Menuconfig
04:17 Configuring the main settings
06:12 Setting the Firmware version
06:42 Build folder run through
07:25 Coding Example
08:10 GPIO Driver
09:08 GPIO Input Config
10:19 GPIO Pull-up Config
11:06 GPIO Output Config
11:19 GPIO Reading the Input and Activating the Output
12:11 About the vTaskDelay()
12:49 Final Test
12:57 Outro