Rename (or move) project
Close the project then rename its folder.
Delete the \build\ directory so you delete the compiler cache etc.
Open CMakeLists.txt in your project root and update: project(MyProjectName)
Configure project
SDK Configuration editor
Menu > View > Command Palette > Type: “ESP-IDF: SDK Configuration editor” (or use CTRL+E then G)
Wait for it to load
Modify the ESP-IDF project settings as required. After all changes are made, click save then close the window.
menuconfig (Main ESP32 configuration options setup)
idf.py menuconfig is the normal esp-idf way of getting at lots of the options.
In the VS Code “TERMINAL” window, enter: idf.py menuconfig
(You may need to use CTRL + ] to end its current mode and get its command prompt first)
(You need the “ESP-IDF Terminal”, if your open Terminal is Powershell, kill it and then use command prompt (CTRL_SHIFT+P) and “Open ESP-IDF Terminal”)
This will bring up the menuconfig UI within the terminal window.
Use the J & K keys for UP/Down
Default log verbosity
Enable the verbose debug level: “Component config -> Log output -> Default log verbosity” and set it to “Verbose” (instead of its default level “Info”).
Panic handler behaviour (CONFIG_ESP_SYSTEM_PANIC configuration)
What happens when a fatal issue occurs and the CPU has to halt.
Component config > ESP System Settings > Panic handler behaviour = Print registers and reboot
Save and quit
Peripheral & device settings
In SDK Configuration editor, see “Configure project” above.
Also lots of options in “Component config” section of menuconfig above.
Project information
View project memory sizes etc
Menu > View > Command Palette > Type: “ESP-IDF: Size analysis of the binaries” (or use CTRL+E then S)