STMicroelectronics' STM32 family of 32-bit ARM Cortex™-M3 core-based microcontrollers are supported by a complete range of high-end and low-cost evaluation, software, debugging and programming tools.
This complete line includes third-party solutions that come complete with an integrated development environment and in-circuit debugger/programmer featuring aJTAG application interface. Developers who are new to this family and the Cortex™ core can also benefit from the range of starter kits that are specially designed to help developers evaluate device features and start their own applications.
Thanks to ST firmware libraries and a comprehensive set of application notes, the STM32 microcontrollers offer total software control and improved time to market. The superb combination of the state-of-the-art and efficient library of software drivers and extensive support for all major tool providers offers a fast route to best-fit and an optimized development process. |
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Evaluation tools |
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Evaluation boards: platforms from a range of third-party
tool developers, and open-platform evaluation boards from ST that implement
the complete range of device peripherals include: |
| STM3210B-EVAL – ST evaluation board implementing the complete range of peripherals and features for the STM32F10xxB (128 K) devices |
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| STM3210C-EVAL – ST evaluation board implementing the complete range of peripherals and features for the STM32 Connectivity line devices with Ethernet, USB Host and OTG |
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| STM3210E-EVAL – ST evaluation board implementing the complete range peripherals and features for the STM32F10xxE (512 K) devices |
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| Olimex –
Low-cost evaluation boards for STM32 devices covering a wide
range of features and peripherals |
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| Softbaugh – Evaluation board for green STM32 designs |
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Starter kits: complete sets of hardware and
software designed to help users discover device features and start application
development quickly and easily. General purpose starter
kits include: |
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| STM32 Primer and STM32 Primer 2 are unique, fun introductory development tool packages with RIDE development environment, GNU C/C++ compiler, and a stimulating learning and development platform with integrated debugging/programming capability via USB |
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| STM32-ComStick is a very low cost evaluation and development tool to easily evaluate the networking features of the STM32 Connectivity line, Ethernet, USB Host and OTG. It includes integrated debugging/programming capability via USB and unlimited Hitex HiTOP5 and Tasking VX C compiler
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| STM32-PerformanceStick is an innovative, low cost evaluation and development tool that offers a window on the performance of the STM32. It includes integrated debugging/programming capability via USB and unlimited Hitex HiTOP5 and Tasking VX C compiler |
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STM32 motor control starter kit is a complete development kit with ready-to-run vector motor control demo and includes firmware, control board, three-phase inverter board, isolation board (AI-JTAG/OPTO-1), Segger J-Link debugger/programmer and 24 V DC Shinano PMSM motor |
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Hitex STM32 starter kit with HiTOP5, Tasking VX C/C++ compiler, USB stick with integrated in-circuit debugging/programming capabilities and extension board with evaluation features |
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| IAR KickStart Kit™ for STM32 with IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM, IAR C/C++ compiler, J-Link (USB/JTAG) in-circuit debugger/programmer and evaluation board |
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| Keil STM32 starter kits with RealView Microcontroller Development Kit for ARM (uVision3 and ARM C/C++ compiler), ULINK (USB/JTAG) in-circuit debugger/programmer and evaluation board |
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| Raisonance REva starter kit for STM32 with RIDE, GNU C/C++ compiler, RLink (USB/JTAG) in-circuit debugger/programmer, demonstration motherboard and daughter board with target MCU |
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Embedded operating systems and firmware includes software from ST and from third-party. It includes a range of embedded software that developers can-leverage to take full advantage of their microcontroller's resources and peripherals.
Solutions include real-time operating systems, user interfaces, file systems, TCP/IP networking solutions and USB Device, Host and OTG stacks.
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| ST Firmware libraries with sample code (C sources)
implementing the full range of microcontroller peripherals are available
for free download from ST: |
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| Standard
library: implements all standard STM32 peripherals and
features |
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| USB Developer Kit:
a complete firmware package for painless implementation of USB interfaces
in any STM32 application |
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| DSP Software Library: the STM32 DSP (digital signal processor) software library provides a set of functions well suited for digital signal processing applications. |
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| STM32 Speech Codec Software Library: STM32 Speech Codec software library enables you to transmit long messages and store more speech data. |
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| Self-test routines Class B norm certified: facilitate home appliance certification under EN/IEC60335-1 Class B norm (functional safety) |
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| CMSIS compliance: All our libraries are compliant with CMSIS. CMSIS is a new software standard for ARM Cortex-based microcontrollers and provides a common approach to interface to peripherals, real-time operating systems, and middleware components to foster innovation in software and simplify microcontroller programming. |
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| Free application code examples |
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Embedded Operating Systems: royalty-free, small-footprint operating systems to meet a variety
of application constraints from low-cost to high-security. This offer
also includes graphical interfaces and much more. |
Supplier |
Software |
Description |
Typical Footprint |
| CMX |
CMX-RTX |
Multi-tasking, royalty-free, real-time OS also
available in a scaled down version |
ROM: <10K
RAM: <1K |
| eCosCentric
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eCosPro |
Reliable, out-of-the-box solution based on the eCos open-source RTOS combining high-performance (deterministic response times, minimum interrupt latency, low overhead context switches) with the flexibility to minimize footprint while tailoring functionality to application needs.
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ROM: 2K
RAM: <1K |
| Express Logic |
ThreadX |
Deteministic real-time OS for embedded applications
with advanced features, including picokernel™ architecture,
preemption-threshold,™ event-chaining,™ and a rich set
of system services. |
ROM: 2K
RAM: – |
| FreeRTOS.org |
freeRTOS |
Open source, portable, preemptive, reliable, real-time
kernel that can be used in commercial applications. Royalty-free
commercial licensing. Support and development services available.
SafeRTOS, IEC61508 certified sister product also available. |
ROM: 4.2K
RAM: 1K |
| IAR |
PowerPac |
3-task evaluation edition available. A full-featured real-time
operating system combined with a high performance, versatile file
system. It will include sample projects and board support packages
for most devices, and boasts a priority controlled and extremely
dense real-time operating system with fully interruptible kernel
that can be used in time critical situations. Optional USB device
stack for Bulk, HID, MSD and CDC communication classes. |
ROM: 2-4K
RAM: 51 bytes |
| Keil |
ARTX-ARM |
Preemptive, multi-tasking RTOS
that supports mailbox and memory pools, and includes Flash file
system and TCP/IP networking support |
ROM: 6K
RAM: 0.5K |
| Micrium |
uC/OSII |
A highly portable, ROMable, scalable,
preemptive real-time, multi-tasking kernel (RTOS) for microcontrollers,
µC/OS-II can manage up to 250 application tasks and is suitable
for safety critical applications and is certified for use in avionics
(DO-178B Level A) and medical (FDA 510(k)) applications. |
ROM: 16K
RAM: 2K |
Micro Digital |
smxARM |
Royalty-free, preemptive, multi-tasking RTOS |
ROM: <20K
RAM: <5K |
smxFS |
Windows compatible FAT file system for: ATA, CF, DiskOnChip, NAND, NOR, SD/MMC and USB disk. smxFFS flash file system. smxFLog flash logger. |
• with SD driver: 33 KB ROM, 24 KB RAM (medium performance)
• Lite (with SD driver): 17 KB ROM, 3 KB RAM (low performance) |
| Quadros
Systems |
RTXC Quadros |
Flexible, scalable RTOS with a full suite of
integrated stacks and middleware (TCP/IP, USB, File Systems,
GUI tools, CAN and more...). Supported by VisualRTXC Design
Tool - power, easy to learn development environment ideal for
developers moving to 32-bit platforms. |
ROM: <20K
RAM: <4K |
| Segger |
embOS |
Small, real-time kernel, for deeply embedded systems
supporting common 8/16/32-bit CPUs, provides all the benefits of
a full-featured, multi-tasking system (mailboxes, event semaphores,
full priority control, etc.) via a 100% identical API (e.g. small
footprint, fast context switches, low interrupt latency) for hard
real-time applications with minimal resources. The kernel features
a start project and embOSView for task viewing and profiling. |
ROM: 2K
RAM: 52 bytes |
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emWIN |
Graphical user interface (GUI) for applications
operating with a graphical LCD. EmWIN is compatible with single-task
and multitask environments, and proprietary operating system or
any commercial RTOS. Features include complete windows management,
configurable display size, Switches for compile-time optimizations,
LCD caching for improved speed, virtual display support, plus a
board
support package for STM3210F evaluation board. |
ROM: 2K
RAM: 20 bytes/window |
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TCP/IP networking solutions : development tools for the STM32 Connectivity Line.
| NicheLite™, InterNiche's full-featured, fast and small TCP/IP stack optimized for embedded applications is now available for free for STM32. More info and free download! |
Supplier |
IDE |
Description |
IAR |
PowerPac TCP/IP |
Add-on option to IAR PowerPac for ARM. It makes adding a TCP/IP protocol stack to your existing IAR Embedded Workbench developed application really easy. The TCP/IP protocol stack has a small footprint, it is pre-integrated and follows the “low-risk” price model of IAR PowerPac. |
InterNiche |
NicheLite |
Full-featured, fast and small TCP/IP stack optimized for embedded applications is now available for free for STM32. |
Keil |
RL-ARM Real Time library
RL-TCPnet |
RL-TCPnet TCP/IP Networking Suite is a ground-up TCP/IP stack implementation designed for embedded applications where ease-of-use, maximum performance and minimum memory requirements are very important considerations. |
Micrium |
µC/TCP-IP |
µC/TCP-IP is a compact, reliable, high performance TCP/IP protocol stack. Built from the ground up with Micrium's renowned quality, scalability and reliability, µC/TCP-IP enables the rapid configuration of required network options to minimize your time to market. |
Micro Digital |
smxNS |
TCP/IP stack with basic protocols. Additional protocols: DHCP, FTP, HTTP, IGMP, NAT, PPP, email, webserver, SMTP, SSH/L and WiFi with WPA |
Quadros Systems |
RTXC QuadrosQuadnet |
The RTXC Quadnet TCP/IP stack is available for IPv4, IPv6 or as a dual IPv4/IPv6 stack. Basic protocols include TCP, IP, UDP, ARP, ICMP, DNS, and DHCP/BOOTP with a Berkeley Sockets API. Additional networkin,g protocols available. |
Segger |
embos/IP |
embOS/IP is a CPU independent TCP/IP stack. embOS/IP is a high-performance library that has been optimized for speed, versatility and memory footprint. It is written in ANSI C and can be used on virtually any CPU |
USB Host and OTG stacks for the STM32 Connectivity Line.
Supplier |
IDE |
Description |
HCC-Embedded |
EUSBH |
HCC's EUSBH (Embedded USB Host Stack) is a full-featured host stack designed for embedded applications |
| IAR |
PowerPac USB Host |
Add-on option to IAR PowerPac for ARM. It implements full USB host functionality and enables developers to easily add this functionality to embedded systems. |
Micrium |
µC/USB Host |
µC/USB-Host is a compact, reliable USB host stack. Built to be portable, scalable and robust, µC/USB-Host enables the rapid integration of support for connection of USB devices to your embedded system, thereby minimizing your time to market. |
Micro Digital |
smxUSB |
smxUSBH host stack permits connecting USB devices, such as USB thumb drives, USB printers, and USB HIDs (Human Interface Devices) to embedded units |
Quadros Systems |
RTXCusb USB Host |
The RTXCusb host system has been developed specifically to support the unique requirements of USB host implementation in embedded systems. This powerful solution complies with the USB Implementers Forum requirements for Embedded Hosts |
Segger |
emUSB Host |
Segger’s USB host software stack implements full USB host functionality, including external hub support, and optionally provides device class drivers. It enables developers to easily add USB host functionality to embedded systems |
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Integrated Development Environments (IDE):
a range of development solutions for start-to-finish control of application
development from a single integrated development environment. IDEs offer
project management, source code editing, application building and debugging
from a single, easy-to-use graphical interface.
A range of toolsets implement Serial Wire
Debug and Viewer for STM32 to provide more advanced debugging features
such as runtime trace, counters and profiling. |
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The following IDEs are available for the STM32 ARM® Cortex-M3™
core-based microcontrollers: |
Supplier |
IDE |
Description |
Supported
compilers |
In-circuit
debuggers, emulators |
| Aiji
System |
OPENice-EDS |
IDE for ARM supports editing, compiling, debugging
and works with OPENice-A1000. It supports high level languages,
a variety of images and source level debugging. It is supplied
with OPENice-A1000 emulator |
Supports a variety of images Dwarf1/2, ELF, AxF,
Keil, GCC, ARM (ADS, RVDS) |
OPENice-A1000 |
Altium
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TASKING |
EDE |
Source-level core debugger provides complex breakpoints,
performance analysis and integrated control of TASKING VX-toolset
for ARM based on Altium Viper C compiler technology |
TASKING C/C++ |
Tantino, Tanto,
J-Link |
| Green
Hills Software |
MULTI |
Integrated development and debug environment
for embedded applications using C and C++ |
Green Hills |
Green Hills Probe |
| Hitex |
HITOP5 |
Universal user interface, IDE and debugger for
all Hitex development tools (in-circuit debuggers, simulators),
tuned to take full advantage of the Hitex emulator hardware |
GNU C/C++, Tasking, ARM, and IAR |
Tantino for Cortex |
| IAR |
EWARM |
Embedded WorkBench for ARM, completely integrated
development environment with C/C++ compiler, assembler, linker,
editor project manager and C-SPY® debugger.
Allows users to create projects, edit files, compile, assemble,
link and debug applications in a continuous workflow. |
IAR’s ISO C/C++ and Extended
Embedded C++
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AnbyICE, ARM RealView ICE, J-Link,
Macraigor Wiggler and other
RDI-based JTAG interfaces |
| iSYSTEM |
WinIdea |
Easy-to-use integrated development environment
that allows developers to write code, run the compiler, assembler
and linker, debug and test software and hardware from a single
software interface. |
ARM, GHS, GNU, IAR, Keil, Tasking |
iONE |
| Keil |
uVision3 |
Combines project management, source code editing,
debugging, device simulation and Flash programming in a single
powerful environment. It is included in the ARM RealView Microcontroller
Developer Kit (RVMDK). |
Keil, GNU C/C++, ARM (ADS and RVDS) |
Keil ULink, Hitex Tanto, iSYSTEM iC3000, Nohau EMUL-ARM |
| Lauterbach |
TRACE32 PowerView |
A flexible and fast user interface that offers
easy, fast high-level debugging with the same look and feel for
the TRACE32 product range |
IAR, MetaWare, High C/C++, ARM (ADS and RVDS),
Windriver, GNU C/C++ |
TRACE32 – Power Tool, TRACE32 – ICD |
| Raisonance¹ |
RIDE |
Free IDE that drives the RLink in-circuit debugger/programmer,
offering seamless control of all software development tools (compiler,
debugger, etc.) from an intuitive graphical interface |
GNU C/C++ |
RLink |
| Rowley |
CrossWorks |
Based on CrossStudio integrated development environment
with JTAG Flash download and debug |
GNU C/C++ |
CrossConnect, Macraigor Wiggler,
IAR, J-Link |
| Signum |
Chameleon |
Source-level, multi-core debugger provides easy-to-use, intuitive debugging with ETM real time trace display, integrated flash programmer, performance analyzer, scripting for automated testing |
Compatible with all major C/C++ ARM compilers |
JTAGjet,
JTAGjet-Trace (ETM) |
1. Raisonance's RIDE with RLink in-circuit debugger/programmer can be ordered directly
from STMicroelectronics' distributors and sales offices. For
information and order codes....
Note: ARM's RealView Developer Kit
for ST (RVDK) does not support STM32, although it is still available
for to support ST's ARM7TDMI (STR7) and ARM966E (STR9) core-based MCUs.
STM32, STR9 and STR7 are supported by the ARM/Keil RealView Microcontroller Development Kit
(RVMDK) with ARM C Compiler and Keil uVision3 development environment.
For more information about this tool package and migration from RVDK
for ST, please visit the Keil web site.
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Programming Tools |
| In-circuit programmers with JTAG standard
interface for programming in development or production environments: |
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| RLink:
in-circuit programmer/debugger for STM32, STM8, STR7, STR9, ST7 and uPSD
with USB host interface and free RFlasher programming software |
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| Flasher ARM:
SEGGER's in-circuit programmer for ARM® core-based microcontrollers
with USB host interface |
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Production programming solutions include multi-site
(gang) and automated programming solutions from third-parties |
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