STM32F103 BluePill LED example

Recommended reading

• Bare Metal C on ARM by Daniels Umanovskis
• Bare Metal C++ on RPi by Alex Robenko
• Mastering STM32 by Carmine Noviello

Requirements

• Intel/AMD x64 platform (Windows or Linux)
• Visual Studio Code
• Dot Net Core 6.0
• STM32 Cube Programmer
• ST Link GDB Server
• STM32 Cube MX
• STM32F103C8T6 Blue Pill

On Window initialize/build debug

Prepare Utilities

• Create sibling folder "tools" where you have cloned git project. Create subfolders:
  • tools
    • | gdb
    • | stm32-tools
• install Dot Net Core 6.0 SDK
• install Visual Studio Code
• install STM32 Cube Programmer copy everyhting from install dir to "tools\stm32-tools" (default install path is: C:\Program Files\STMicroelectronics\STM32Cube\STM32CubeProgrammer)
• install STM32 Cube MX
• install ST Link GDB Server copy everything from bin folder to "tools\gdb" (default install path is: "C:\ST\STM32CubeIDE_1.6.1\STM32CubeIDE\plugins\com.st.stm32cube.ide.mcu.externaltools.stlink-gdb-server.win32_x.x.x.xxxxxxx\tools\bin")
• open workspace
• Run task "initialize" (this will download gnumake, cmake and ARM toolchain and install them in tools folder)
• For CMake kit select: GNU ARM

On Linux initialize/build debug

• Create sibling folder "tools" where you have cloned git project. Create subfolders:
  • tools
    • | gdb
    • | stm32-tools
• install Dot Net Core 6.0 SDK
• install Visual Studio Code
• install STM32 Cube Programmer
  • copy everyhting from install dir to "tools\stm32-tools"
• install STM32 Cube MX
• install ST Link GDB Server
  • run: sudo sh st-stlink-server.xxxx-linux-amd64.install.sh
  • copy file stlink-server-x.x.x-x to "tools\gdb\ST-LINK_gdbserver"
• open workspace
• Run task "initialize" (this will download gnumake, cmake and ARM toolchain and install them in tools folder)
• For CMake kit select: GNU ARM

Usage

• connect USB ST-Link programmer
• Run task "build debug" to build debug version (ctrl+shift+B)
• Run task "attach to gdb" to debug the project (F5)
  • Note: Always "build debug" before you start debuging the project.