The “VMX-Pi WPILib” VSCode Extension is used to configure a FRC Robot Software project’s “build.gradle” to build for/deploy to the VMX-pi platform.
Installing the VMX-pi WPILib VSCode Extension
To install the VMX-pi WPILib VSCode Extension, navigate to the VSCode “Extensions” tab, enter the word “VMX”, press enter to display the VMX-pi WPILib VSCode Extension, and then press the “Install” buttton.

Using the VMX-Pi WPILib Extension
Once installed, the VMX-Pi WPILib Extension appears in the VSCode “Quick Access Toolbar”.

The VMX-Pi WPILib Extension Menu provides several features, including:
- Updating your project to use the VMX-pi WPILibrary Version
- Modifying your project to deploy to a VMX-pi
- Modifying your project to deploy to a RoboRIO
- Verifying your project’s build.gradle file, indicating whether it is currently configured to deploy to VMX-pi or RoboRIO.

Next Steps
After configuring the Robot Application project for VMX-pi, you can build and deploy the Robot Application to VMX-pi.