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Hi All,

Anyone using PlatformIO? I welcome opinions, experience, Pros and cons for this platform.

Thanks
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I tried and hated it. When I switched to CMake it is so much better and so simple you cannot compare the convenience and speed
I mean Visual Studio Code + CMake build environment for ESP32 freeRTOS

I have been using platform IO for several months now. I am still on the fence with using it as compared to VSC & CMake.
I have not had any issues with it at all, and I like the ability to create a new project using either the Arduino framework or IDF.
I'll keep using both for now. The only downside I have seen with Platform IO is that (last I checked) when using Arduino you have no way to setup menuconfig.

Last time I checked PlatformIO does not work with FreeRTOS.
Did you manage to run and compile IDF projects in full RTOS environment or just Arduino?
I had quite some issues with Arduino as well

Vader_Mester wrote: Anyone using PlatformIO? I welcome opinions, experience, Pros and cons for this platform.

It should work fine, both for Arduino and ESP-IDF

As already noted, the major downside is that, for the time being, it is not possible to customize anything below Arduino.

aboaboit wrote:
It should work fine, both for Arduino and ESP-IDF

As already noted, the major downside is that, for the time being, it is not possible to customize anything below Arduino.

What do you mean both ?
Arduino uses IDF and runs on top of RTOS )
IDF is written in FreeRTOS API. Arduino is just a framework for RTOS.

Check my setup guide posted here:
https://esp32.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=6383

Deouss wrote:What do you mean both ?

It means you're able to use PlatformIO for either Arduino projects or ESP-IDF projects side-by-side in one single installation.
P.S.: I will have a look at your guide, it could happen that I find your way better than PIO, who knows!