startup works, stepping works

vscode/launch.json

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+{
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Debug Zedboard",
+            "type": "cppdbg",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/target/armv7a-none-eabihf/debug/zedboard-blinky-rs",
+            "miDebuggerServerAddress": "localhost:3000",
+            "miDebuggerPath": "/usr/bin/gdb-multiarch",
+            "stopAtEntry": false,
+            "useExtendedRemote": true,
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+            "externalConsole": false,
+            "MIMode": "gdb",
+            "preLaunchTask": "zedboard-init-and-flash"
+        },
+    ]
+}

vscode/tasks.json

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+{
+    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "options": {
+        "env": {
+            "XLNX_TOOLS": "/tools/Xilinx/Vitis/2024.1",
+            "TCL_SCRIPT": "~/ROMEO/romeo-fpga-designs/zedboard/zed_sdt/ps7_init.tcl",
+            "BITSTREAM": "~/ROMEO/romeo-fpga-designs/zedboard/zed_sdt/zedboard_wrapper.bit"
+        }
+    },
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "label": "zedboard-init-and-flash",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "${workspaceFolder}/scripts/zynq7000-ps-pl-init.py",
+            "args": [
+                "--tools",
+                "${XLNX_TOOLS}",
+                "--itcl",
+                "${TCL_SCRIPT}",
+                "--bit",
+                "${BITSTREAM}",
+                "-a",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/target//armv7a-none-eabihf/debug/zedboard-blinky-rs"
+            ],
+            "dependsOn": [
+                "cargo-build-zedboard"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": [],
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "cargo-build-zedboard",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "~/.cargo/bin/cargo", // note: full path to the cargo
+            "args": [
+                "build",
+            ],
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            }
+        },
+    ]
+}