CodeBridge.Hosting 0.7.0

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CodeBridge

Control ESP32 and Arduino Uno boards from .NET: in C#, or with a visual flow editor inside Visual Studio. CodeBridge ships a bridge firmware for the board and a .NET SDK that talks to it over USB serial or Wi-Fi, so you write C# instead of embedded C/C++.

Two ways to use it

NuGet packages

dotnet add package CodeBridge.ESP32

SDK quick start

Flash the firmware once (see Getting started), then:

using CodeBridge.Core;
using CodeBridge.Core.Enums;
using CodeBridge.ESP32;

await using var board = await CodeBridgeBuilder
    .Connect()
    .Serial("COM3", baudRate: 115200)   // or .WiFi("192.168.1.50")
    .ToESP32()
    .BuildAsync();

await board.Gpio.SetPinModeAsync(2, PinMode.Output);
await board.Gpio.DigitalWriteAsync(2, PinValue.High);

int raw = await board.Gpio.AnalogReadAsync(34);   // 12-bit ADC value
Console.WriteLine($"ADC34 = {raw}");

More runnable examples are in samples/ (blink, servo, motor/relay, Wi-Fi setup and diagnostics). See the API reference.

Visual Studio extension

• .cbflow visual flow editor: drag blocks, wire ports, edit properties; follows the active Visual Studio theme. Its toolbar picks the board and port, tests the connection, uploads the firmware and runs the flow on the real board with live per-block status, undo/redo, copy/paste, multi-select and live validation. Hover any block for an animated explanation; five ready-made examples are available from Add > New Item, and Tools > CodeBridge Tour walks you from the first blink to using the SDK from a console app, web API or Windows service.
• WinForms Toolbox components: CodeBridgeFlowControl and CodeBridgeBoardComponent with Smart Tags to pick a COM port, detect the board and flash the firmware.
• One-click firmware flashing for ESP32: uses esptool, downloaded on first use over HTTPS and verified by SHA-256. No Python, PlatformIO or Arduino IDE needed. The firmware binaries ship inside CodeBridge.Designer.WinForms.
• Serial monitor and plotter inside Visual Studio, and code mode: create, build and upload C++ firmware with PlatformIO, with errors in the Error List.
• Export C#: turn any flow into readable SDK code (a class for your project, or a console Program.cs) from the editor toolbar.
• Project and item templates, a setup window (Tools > CodeBridge Setup...) and a starter form command.
• Automatic USB board detection for CP210x, CH340/CH9102, FTDI and official Arduino adapters.

Hardware support

Drivers included for ESP32: DHT11/22, DS18B20, BME280, BH1750, MPU6050, TCS34725, INA219, HC-SR04, PIR, gas sensors, relays, buzzers, servos, DC/stepper motors, RGB LED, WS2812B NeoPixel, SSD1306 OLED, HD44780 I2C LCD, MQTT, OTA.

Use it from your app

Samples: Integration.Blazor, Integration.HomeAssistant, Integration.Maui (Android and Windows), plus console, web API and Windows service.

Architecture

Visual Studio        .cbflow editor | WinForms Toolbox | Setup window
SDK (NuGet)          Flow -> Core <- Transport <- ESP32        (Designer.WinForms ties them together)
Board firmware       esp32-bridge (PlatformIO) | arduino-uno-bridge

Security

• Downloaded tools (esptool) must use HTTPS and match a pinned SHA-256.
• Firmware flashing runs child processes that are killed (whole tree) on cancel, so serial ports are released.
• See SECURITY.md to report a vulnerability.

Building from source

./build/pack.ps1 -Vsix      # packs the 5 NuGet packages and builds the VSIX into artifacts/
dotnet test CodeBridge.slnx -c Release

Releasing is described in docs/publishing.md. Contributions are welcome: see CONTRIBUTING.md and the changelog.

License

MIT, see LICENSE.