The EVALCOMMBOARD is a general purpose board developed around the following principles:Provide a reliable and flexible communication channel between a controlling PC and the different reference design boards.Run dedicated FW available for all reference designs. Interact with dedicated SW implementing a reference design specific Graphical User Interface (GUI).

The EVALCOMMBOARD is based on a ST72F651AR6 USB microcontroller, providing as main interface to the controlling PC a standard 12 Mbps USB, available on all recent PCs. An RS232 interface is also available, which can be used as spare communication port. Specific interfaces to different reference design boards are present, providing high flexibility for several applications. Ten bits digital to analog converter (DAC) and high gain, high bandwidth amplifiers are present on the board. Jumpers, switches and LEDs give further adaptability and visualization tools.

A full range of dedicated FW, GUIs and reference design boards are available for different Industrial products.

Built around the ST7580 power line networking system-on-chip, this demonstration kit embeds all the functions required for a “turnkey” power line communication network: the PLC node based on the ST7580, the AC power supply (based on the ALTAIR4-900 chip) and the STM32 microcontroller, to either control the system as a standalone application or to connect the EVALKITST7580-1 to an external host.

The typical application environment consists of two or more EVALKITST7580-1s connected to the same mains line, each being controlled by a PC running the ST7580 GUI software.

The EVALST7538DUAL board integrates the ST7538 power line transceiver along with the power supply section, the signal coupling interface section, the crystal oscillator and device protections. The coupling interface section has been realized for communication on CENELEC A-band used mainly for AMR applications, with the chance of programmable switching between 72 kHz and 86 kHz communication channels. This half-duplex “dual channel” communication feature has been implemented through optimized receiving and transmitting filters on the board.

EVALST7538DUAL board must be connected to a PC through the EVALCOMMBOARD general purpose board. The dedicated SW running on the PC can be downloaded from “www.st.com/powerline” web page.

The typical application environment consists of two or more EVALST7538DUAL connected to the same mains line, each connected to its own EVALCOMMBOARD controlled by a PC running the EVALCOMMBOARD GUI software.

The EVALST7540-2 board integrates the ST7540 power line transceiver along with the power supply section, the signal coupling interface section, the crystal oscillator and device protections. The coupling interface section has been realized for communication around 72 kHz carrier frequency, within the european CENELEC standard A-band specified for automatic meter reading (AMR) applications. This communication feature has been optimized through tuned receiving and transmitting filters on the board. The EVALST7540-2 board must be connected to a PC through the EVALCOMMBOARD general purpose board. The dedicated graphical user interface (GUI) running on the PC can be downloaded from “www.st.com/powerline” web page.

The typical application environment consists of two or more EVALST7540-2 connected to the same mains line, each connected to its own EVALCOMMBOARD controlled by a PC running the EVALCOMMBOARD GUI software.

The STM32-based STEVAL-CCM001V2 graphic panel demonstration board displays images oneby- one in a slideshow fashion. The heart of this board is the STM32 microcontroller, which is capable of reading a memory card containing photographs, and display them on a TFT screen.

The memory used to store the images is a microSD card. A 3-axis MEMS accelerometer is used for picture orientation.

With the growing popularity of digital cameras and cellular phones with high-pixel photo capability, it is becoming more common for people to store digital photos in storage media rather than producing prints. Digital photo frames are an ideal solution to preview digital images. Bundling image display solutions with the STM32 shows the capability of this microcontroller in the world of multimedia. Additional features of the board include display of room temperature, date and time, a touchscreen-based keypad as user interface, USB mass storage, ZigBee® and a rechargeable battery system.

The application can be used either as a standalone solution, or combined with other applications such as POS, card readers, security panels, USB speakers or high-end remote controls.

The STEVAL-IDX001V1 demonstration board is based on the STM32F103RET6 micro with 512 kB of Flash and 64 kB of RAM. It has been designed to be easily extended with daughterboards that can be piled up by means of the integrated 20-pin and 25-pin connectors. These connectors mainly export the GPIOs of the micro and other board system signals. The micro can be programmed and debugged via the JTAG and the USB connectors that are also integrated. The STEVAL-IDX001V1 demonstration board allows different power supply options. Configurable LEDs and pushbuttons are integrated to allow user interaction at the run time. Onboard jumpers allow the configuration of the micro boot mode, the power source and the USB interface for connection with a PC. In particular, the use of the USB requires the installation of the driver of the RS-232 SiLab CP2102 bridge while the use of the mini-USB requires the installation of the STM32F USB driver available from the ST website.

The STEVAL-IDX001V11 demonstration board is based on an RF module of the SPZB32W series and is designed to be integrated together with the STEVAL-IDX001V1. When coupled with the motherboard, the STEVAL-IDX001V11 receives V_CCand other system signals from the motherboard. A jumper allows the connection of the RF module via UART or SPI with the microcontroller integrated in the motherboard. Additional jumpers also allow the handling of reset and booting also from the motherboard. The use of this STEVAL-IDX001V11 demonstration board allows the evaluation of all the application partitioning modes between the host and the SPZB32W modules. A JTAG connector is integrated for debugging and reprogramming of the SPZB32W module. Configurable LEDs and pushbuttons are added in order to facilitate the user interaction at the run time.

The STEVAL-IDZ30xV1 is a demonstration board of the SPZB32W1 series of IEEE 802.15.4 ZigBee^®RF modules based on the STM32W108CU6 microcontroller that integrates a 32-bit ARM^®Cortex™ - M3 microprocessor and a 2.4 GHz, IEEE 802.15.4 radio.

The STEVAL-IDZ30xV1 kit allows testing the performance of the RF, the features of the protocol libraries defined for the microcontroller, and prototyping the target application. The kit includes a development board and a software library that can be integrated in the structure of the packages available from the ST website for ZigBee PRO, Zigbee RF4CE and simplified MAC of the STM32W108 microcontroller family.

The STEVAL-IDZ30xV1 is a demonstration board of the SPZB32W1 series of IEEE 802.15.4 ZigBee^®RF modules based on the STM32W108CU6 microcontroller that integrates a 32-bit ARM^®Cortex™ - M3 microprocessor and a 2.4 GHz, IEEE 802.15.4 radio.

The STEVAL-IDZ30xV1 kit allows testing the performance of the RF, the features of the protocol libraries defined for the microcontroller, and prototyping the target application. The kit includes a development board and a software library that can be integrated in the structure of the packages available from the ST website for ZigBee PRO, Zigbee RF4CE and simplified MAC of the STM32W108 microcontroller family.

The STEVAL-IDZ401V1 is an IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee RF module with a USB interface and with a “dongle” style optimized form factor.

The board includes an STM32F103 chipset with USB bridge functional capabilities and an STM32W chipset. Configurable LEDs and a pushbutton are also available onboard.

The board supports multiple models of application partitioning between the STM32W and the STM32F integrated cores and is enabled to run all the protocol stacks defined for the STM32W SoC family.

The board allows the configuration of the connection of the JTAG with the STM32W (default) or with the STM32F, or with both the processors in scan chain mode.

The STEVAL-IKR001V1 demonstration board is based on the SPIRIT1, which is a sub-GHz low power, low data rate transceiver suitable for ISM bands and wireless M-BUS. The demonstration board is equipped with an STM32L low power microcontroller which controls the SPIRIT1. The demonstration board also features a USB connector for PC GUI interaction and firmware updates; a JTAG connector for the microcontroller allows the development of specific firmware on the microcontroller.

The STEVAL-IKR001V3 demonstration board is based on the SPIRIT1, which is a sub-GHz low power, low data rate transceiver suitable for ISM bands and wireless M-BUS. The demonstration board is equipped with an STM32L low power microcontroller which controls the SPIRIT1. The board also features a USB connector for PC GUI interaction and firmware updates; a JTAG connector for the microcontroller allows the development of specific firmware on the microcontroller.

The STEVAL-IKR001V4 demonstration board is based on the SPIRIT1, which is a sub-GHz low power, low data rate transceiver suitable for ISM bands and wireless M-BUS. The demonstration board is equipped with an STM32L low power microcontroller which controls the SPIRIT1. The board also features a USB connector for PC GUI interaction and firmware updates; a JTAG connector for the microcontroller allows the development of specific firmware on the microcontroller.

The STEVAL-IKR001V5 demonstration board is based on the SPIRIT1, which is a sub-GHz low power, low data rate transceiver suitable for ISM bands. The demonstration board is equipped with an STM32L low power microcontroller which controls the SPIRIT1. The board also features a USB connector for PC GUI interaction and firmware updates; a JTAG connector for the microcontroller allows the development of specific firmware on the microcontroller.

The STEVAL-IKR001V6 demonstration board is based on the SPIRIT1, which is a sub-GHz low power, low data rate transceiver suitable for ISM bands. The board is equipped with an STM32L low power microcontroller which controls the SPIRIT1. The demonstration board also features a USB connector for PC GUI interaction and firmware updates; a JTAG connector for the microcontroller allows the development of specific firmware on the microcontroller.

The STEVAL-PCC009V4 demonstration board implements a universal USB on the serial isolated interface communication. It is useful in all applications which need safe connection from PC to the application boards.

The STEVAL-PCC009V4 has a 16-pin communication interface which allows connecting a device that uses I²C, SPI or UART protocols. Thus, the board functions as a bridge between a serial communication based device and a PC.

The STEVAL-PCC010V2 demonstration board is an evolution of the STEVAL-PCC010V1 and was designed to allow evaluation of the ST802RT1A, Fast Ethernet physical layer (PHY) interface supporting 100BASE-TX and 10BASE-T applications.

The PHY provides a media independent interface (MII) and reduced media independent interface (RMII) for easy attachment to a 10/100 media access controllers (MAC).

Many jumpers, test points, and connectors on the demonstration board enable to test the features provided by the ST802RT1A Ethernet PHY. An additional header connector allows connection to the STM32F207 controller demonstration board for an immediate evaluation of the complete application – microcontroller and the physical layer.

The controller board is pre-flashed with a web server demo.

The STM32F207 controller demonstration board is part of the STEVAL-PCC010V2 package delivery.

The STEVAL-PCC015V1 demonstration board is an easy and compact solution in order to make a bridge between a standard USB port and a standard serial COM port. In modern PCs, USB is the standard communication port for almost all peripherals. However many industrial software applications and old equipment still use the classic COM port (UART). The STEVAL-PCC015V1 demonstration board provides a simple solution to overcome this problem.

The STEVAL-SPBT2ATV2 demonstration board is a design tool to evaluate the SPBT2532C2.AT module in a quick and simple way.

The dongle includes the RF antenna and the USB connector.

The USB connector is used to connect the dongle to a PC, to access the Bluetooth module, and to supply the dongle.

The STEVAL-SPBT2ATV2 is a board which has downloaded FW, enabling the user to create a Bluetooth link with simple AT commands.

The AT command list is detailed in the SPBT2532C2.AT datasheet.

How to get started with STEVAL-SPBT2ATV2 is described in the AN3189 application note.