Installing Apio IDE

To install Apio IDE, follow these steps

1. If you don't have already Visual Studio Code install, download and install it from its official site
2. Start Visual Studio Code.
3. In the Extension tab on the left, search and install the extension fpgawars.apio1 (Apio FPGA).
4. This concludes the installation of the Apio IDE. The screenshot below shows the components of the Apio IDE.

HINT: Once you start using Apio IDE, it will automatically install the Apio CLI in the .apio/bin directory under your home directory. You can add that directory to your PATH if you want to use the Apio CLI apio ... commands also outside of VS Code.

Part	Condition	Function
[1] Apio project buttons	Appears when an Apio project is open.	Provides quick access to common project functions.
[2] Apio extension tab	Appears when the Apio extensions is installed.	Opens the Apio side bar with the available commands.
[3] Apio side bar	Appears when the apio extension tab is selected.	Provides access to all Apio functions.
[4] Apio terminal	Appears when an Apio CLI command is executed or when TOOLS → misc → apio shell is selected.	Shows the output of Apio CLI commands and provides the interactive Apio shell.