VS Code for Twin Development

VS Code for Twin Development · Firmware Development with the VS Code-based TESA Digital Twin course

Objectives

Install Bitstream Studio, bind the workspace to the firmware or the lab pack, then open a first reproducible session, whether Simulator and/or Bitstream (UART).

Lessons

#	Lesson	Content
1	Setting up the Twin host in VS Code with Bitstream Studio	Installing Bitstream Studio (Marketplace or VSIX), arranging the workspace, binding the firmware, knowing the backend services, and troubleshooting a blank UI
2	Lab: installing the Twin in VS Code and a first session	Installing Bitstream Studio, binding the workspace, opening a first session (Simulator or Bitstream), then observing and switching paths

Approximate time per the original: about 3 hours (lessons) + a 2–3 hour lab (including installation).

Accompanying sheets and templates (in the resources/ folder of lesson 1):

• vscode-twin-setup.md

Checkpoint

Before moving to the next module, check that you can do the following:

• Bitstream Studio is ready to use, and the backend is up
• The workspace can point at the firmware project or the lab pack
• A first session succeeds on at least one path, with a screenshot
• vscode-twin-setup.md filled in completely

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