Software Requirements
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Microsoft Visual Studio.
Microsoft Visual Studio with desktop development with C++ componet must be installed.
These versions of Microsoft Visual Studio are supported:
- MS Visual Studio 2015 (Professional, Premium, Ultimate, Community)
- MS Visual Studio 2017 (Enterprise, Professional, Community)
- MS Visual Studio 2019 (Enterprise, Professional, Community)
- MS Visual Studio 2022 (Enterprise, Professional, Community)
The recommended version is MS Visual Studio 2022.
MS Visual Studio 2017 Community is free to download.
Here is the installation guide: How to install MS Visual Studio 2017 Community?
MS Visual Studio 2019 Community is free to download.
Here is the installation guide: How to install MS Visual Studio 2019 Community?
MS Visual Studio 2022 Community is free to download.
The installation is very similar to MS Visual Studio 2019.
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Java.
Installation of Java is not mandatory, but it is recommended for development of Lego Mindstorms EV3 with Cpp4Robots extension.
You can not start your application directly from EV3 Brick without Java installation.
You can download here: 64-bit Java for Windows
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Installation video