IDEs

What is an IDE?

An Integrated Development Environment usually includes a text editor, sometimes with color coding for specific programming languages, and frequently libraries to support particular microcontrollers. Most also have the ability to upload/download code to/from supported devices as well as syntax error checking.

C/C++ IDEs

• Code Composer Studio an IDE for TI's processors and microcontrollers for embedded applications.
  • Code Composer Studio includes an optimizing C/C++ compiler, source code editor, project build environment, debugger, profiler and many other features.
  • The cloud-based Code Composer Studio enables development in the cloud without the need to download and install large amounts of software.

IDEs for Python & MicroPython

• Mu Editor
• Thonny
• Iguana
• Eclipse
  • use with PyDev plugin for Python
• Visual Studio Code
• Idle
• Spyder
• uPyCraft
• PyCharm
• Arduino Labs MicroPython IDE
• Cloud9
  • a cloud-based IDE running on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• MPY-Jama for MicroPython on ESP32
  • See this article for details
• MicroIDE for MicroPython on ESP32
• CDP Studio
  • free IDE for home/personal users, for Windows/Linux

IDEs for Arduino

• Arduino IDE
  • Version 2.0 now available
• Mu Editor
• Thonny
• Cloud9 on AWS
• CodeCraft visual code editor