Tester builds 2.0.0 (1.2.0)

#31 · April 8, 2026, 5:48 pm

Thanks for the outstanding work on SimulIDE! I've been using and recommending it to students in some of my classes (on the parts that use microcontrollers).

I'm eager to tryout the new ESP32 experimental implementation. However, in the latest Linux version (R260407_Lin64), "Espressif" is not listed on the Microcontroller section under the "Components" tab. I also could not find it in the "libraries" tab.

Is it something I'm missing or is it not yet available in the Linux version? When I open devkitc_test.sim2, it shows everything except the devkit itself.

Link that I used to download: https://simulide.com/p/wp-content/uploads/shared-files/testers/200/SimulIDE_2-R260407_Lin64.tar.gz

Thanks!

#32 · April 9, 2026, 10:03 am

Maybe you moved some files, for example taking the executable and moving to some bin folder or whatever.
If you leave files as they are then "Espressif" should be there.

#33 · April 9, 2026, 2:24 pm

I could successfully see the Espressif modules, but only if I start the program from within the main application folder:

if I am at the main simulide folder (where the executable is), calling "./simulide" or using the absolute path (in my case, "/opt/simulide/simulide") works perfectly, in the sense I'm able to see the Espressif modules;
however, if I add the folder to $PATH and call it from anywhere else ("/home/user" for instance), the Espressif modules do not appear. Calling it directly using the absolute path also results the same.

My temporary workaround is to use a bash script to change the folder before executing simulide (and add it to $PATH)

#!/bin/bash
OLD_PWD="$PWD"
cd /opt/simulide

if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]
then    # user added no argument
        ./simulide
else    # user added argument (assuming it is the file to open)
        ./simulide "$OLD_PWD"/"$@"
fi

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