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STM32 32-bit ARM Microcontroller Tools Overview

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 JTAG 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.

 

Evaluation Tools

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:

STM3210E-EVAL – ST evaluation board implementing the complete range peripherals and features for the STM32F10xxE (512K) devices
STM3210B-EVAL – ST evaluation board implementing the complete range peripherals and features for the STM32F10xxB (128K) devices
Olimex – Low-cost evaluation boards for STM32 devices covering a wide range of features and peripherals

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:

 

STM32 Primer is a unique, fun introductory development tool package with RIDE development environment, GNU C/C++ compiler, and stimulating learning and development platform with integrated debugging/programming capability via USB

 

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
STM32 Motor control starter kit complete development kit with ready to run vector motor control demo 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

 

 

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
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
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
Raisonance REva starter kit for STM32 with RIDE, GNU C/C++ compiler, RLink (USB/JTAG) in-circuit debugger/programmer, demonstration mother board and daughter board with target MCU

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Embedded operating systems and firmware  

Firmware Libraries with sample code (C sources) implementing the full range of microcontroller peripherals are available for free download from ST and partner:

Standard library: implements all standard STM32 peripherals and features
USB Developer Kit: a complete firmware package for painless implementation of USB interfaces in any STM32 application

Free application code examples

STM32 code examples from Keil: include C sources, implement USB, CAN, I/Os, watchdog, PWM, USART and more.

Embedded Operating Systems: development tools for STM32 include royalty-free, small-footprint operating systems to meet a variety of application constraints from low-cost to high-security. This offer also includes a range of embedded stack solutions for the implementation of USB, 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

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

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

  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

 

Development Tools  

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.

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 /
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
IARą 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++

 

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
Raisonance˛ 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

1. IAR's EWARM can be ordered directly from STMicroelectronics' distributors and sales offices. For information and order codes....

2. 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:

RLink: in-circuit programmer/debugger for STM32, STR7, STR9, ST7 and uPSD with USB host interface and free RFlasher programming software
Flasher ARM: SEGGER's in-circuit programmer for ARM® core-based microcontrollers with USB host interface

Production programming solutions include multi-site (gang) and automated programming solutions from third-parties

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Brochures and Product Guides
8, 16 and 32-bit Microcontrollers (Selection guide, PDF)
STM32 MCU family - 32-bit Flash microcontrollers powered by ARM® Cortex™-M3 (Brochure, PDF)
Development Tools for ST ARM® Core-based Microcontrollers (Selection guide, PDF)