I’m looking forward to teaching my second Getting Started class for STM32. Currently waiting for the NUCLEO-F103RB boards to come in. I ordered 10, and expect them to ship 9/9/2022.
This next class will focus on the NUCLEO-F103RB, creating projects, printf(), command line interface, and LittleFS flash File System. Once the board have arrived, I will put the class on the schedule. If you have questions, let me know.
Just recently, I had two “Ah Hah” moments…
- If using printf(), and you print a character or two (to the serial terminal) but don’t see the characters…
To correct this problem, add the following line to request the stdout stream to be unbuffered: setvbuf(stdout, NULL, _IONBF, 0); - Unlike many of the UART/USART hardware modules of the past, the STM32-F103RB doesn’t have any buffering. Instead, it has DMA capability, allowing the hardware to put characters directly into your application’s buffer for you. Adding a few lines of code to implement DMA receive allowed my x-modem code to work flawlessly.
For the most part, we will be using this wiki for the class:
http://merkles.com/MediaWiki/index.php/Getting_Started_with_STM32
Looking forward to scheduling this class a little later this month…
Jim