Hi, if you can provide a link to the index/.json/url I can test. I currently have 1.6.2 showing as the most recent.

Thanks

Okay thanks I will take a look at the multiple versions of the same package issue however I suggest dumping the adafruit version.

So, from memory, the versions I could see in boards manager were like 1.6.2, they didn't seem to relate to the version in your report.

You can use the micro explorer to go to the contributions folder and delete the adafruit.json then in staging delete the esp core and tools zipz/tar/bz2 etc. In packages delete any esp8266 you are not using.

Then stick to the one esp8266 for now 

tip: In tools>options>visual micro>locations you can also specify a different contributions folder for Visual Micro keeping things separate to the arduino ide and also away from the user home folder which is often on SSD. Might not be useful for you but worth mentioning.

Hi,

No the contributions locations is where downloaded hardware is stored. It's unconnected to the sketchbook folder.

The option is here is you want it "tools>options>visual micro>locations"

I did some more testing. First in the Arduino IDE's preferences dialog, I cleared the Additional Board Manager URLs text box. Then I set the Contributions Folder in VM and clicked the Rescan button in Manage Board tab of VM Explorer. What showed up is Version 1.6.0 if ESP8266. However if I look at the json file downloaded into my contributions folder, it clearly shows this: "version":"1.6.4-673-g8cd3697".

Is it possible that VM isn't parsing this version correctly and is therefore showing it as version 1.6.0?

Additionally, I clicked on 1.6.0 in VM and asked it to download and install that version for me. It downloaded and then installed it. Once it finished installing it, the message at the bottom of the window said: "Found 3 packages containing 12 platforms and 24 boards for Ide Version 1.6.4"

I then have to restart Visual Studio before I see the list of boards. I then select "Generic ESP8266 Module" for the board and build. In the Micro Build output window, I see this:

Build folder:
	Process: f-gcc\1.20.0-26-gb404fb9\bin\xtensa-lx106-elf-g++" ...
...
Error compiling 

I left a lot of the text out. There were six very long lines that started with "Process:" that I didn't include.

Does that help?

Hi,

There has been a big update for esp8266 which should solve all issues. As you found if you updated your esp core to the new 1.6.4-esp version visual micro failed. This was due to the version number being calculated incorrectly.

I suggest you uninstall the esp core and reinstall using either the arduino or visual micro (after upgrade)

Please read the release notes for more info.

http://www.visualmicro.com/page/Visual-Micro-Product-Version-History-Fixes-and-A...

Thanks