diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 7741da521485372e5dc71e497aded34591f985e5..bbbc55a0733f45de1d877ce2c029c9069575d716 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
                 "target/stm32f4x.cfg"
             ],
             "postLaunchCommands": [
-                "monitor reset init",
+                "monitor reset init", // sets the MCU to 64MHz
                 "monitor arm semihosting enable",
                 "monitor tpiu config internal /tmp/itm.fifo uart off 64000000",
                 "monitor itm port 0 on"
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index aa905894159bb87e4db2e8f399412fd709a6ed41..42f4b03ab8cafe8c01c41cd9e4c930c6196c94da 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                 "isDefault": true
             },
             "problemMatcher": [
-                "$rustc",
+                "$rustc"
             ]
         },
         {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
                 "isDefault": true
             },
             "problemMatcher": [
-                "$rustc",
+                "$rustc"
             ]
         },
         {
diff --git a/openocd.gdb b/openocd.gdb
index 3d7321761457296364448f92b0456826e808198e..0e6f2af03c64062fab8575634a8e17af3d25954e 100644
--- a/openocd.gdb
+++ b/openocd.gdb
@@ -37,5 +37,8 @@ monitor reset init
 
 load
 
-# start the process but immediately halt the processor
+# un-comment to start and immediately halt the processor
 stepi
+
+# un-comment to start and continue
+# continue