Set up ESP-MDF development environment on Windows

This blog is only for users who support access to Github.

Software that needs to be installed in advance

1. Git Bash
2. Python environment，To install version of Python3.8 , When you install，Please check the “Add to PATH” box.
3. Use the “Quick Setup Tool” of the online version to install the compilation environment for the “ESP-IDF master”. Please refer to the description of the “ESP-IDF Tools Installer”.

• Open " Git Bash ", go to the “E” disk , and create an empty folder

  cd E:
  
  mkdir esp-mdf-master
  

• Go to the “esp-mdf-master” directory and start cloning esp-mdf

  cd esp-mdf-master
  
  git clone https://github.com/espressif/esp-mdf.git
  

• Go to the "esp-mdf-master/esp-mdf " directory and start cloning esp-mdf sub-repository

  cd esp-mdf-master/esp-mdf
  
  git submodule update --init --recursive
  

• Go to the “esp-mdf-master/esp-mdf/esp-idf” directory and start cloning esp-idf sub-repository

  cd esp-mdf-master/esp-mdf/esp-idf
  
  git submodule update --init --recursive
  

• Open the “ESP-IDF 4.4 CMD” compilation window.

  

• In the " ESP-IDF 4.4 CMD " compilation environment, go to the " esp-mdf-master/esp-mdf/esp-idf " directory and set environment variables for " esp-idf "

  E:
  
  cd esp-mdf-master\esp-mdf\esp-idf
  
  export IDF_PATH=E:\esp-mdf-master\esp-mdf\esp-idf
  

• On the " esp-mdf-master/esp-mdf/esp-idf " directory and run the follows command

  install.bat
  
  export.bat
  

• On the " esp-mdf-master/esp-mdf "directory and set environment variables for " esp-mdf "

  cd ..
  
  set MDF_PATH=E:\esp-mdf-master\esp-mdf
  

• Then start testing the examples under the " ESP-MDF ", for example:

  cd examples\function_demo\mwifi\router
  
  idf.py menuconfig
  
  idf.py build
  
  idf.py -p COM31  flash monitor