BLUE-PILL-HUB

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Features

  • Carrier for the Blue Pill Board
    • STM32F103 CPU
  • I2C Hub - PCA9544A
    • 4-channel
    • Independent 3.3V/5V power for each channel
  • Separate interrupts for each channel
  • GVS connections for Blue Pill pins
  • Reset switch

Blue Pill Module

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Connectors

J1 - 5V power

J4 - 5V Power

  • 5mm terminal block

J7 - I2C

  1. SCL
  2. SDA
  3. 3.3V
  4. GND

P1 - 5V

P2 - Vbattery

  1. GND
  2. Vbat

P3 - FTDI connector

  • To cable to FTDI wires should swap pins 4 and 5
  • FTDI card has to be set to 3.3V since STM32 has 3.3V signal levels
  1. GND
  2. N/C
  3. VCC (to H8 pin 2)
  4. TX (to Blue Pill RX)
  5. RX (to Blue Pill Tx)
  6. RESET*

P4, P5, P6, P7 - I2C Interfaces #0-#3

  1. INT*
  2. SCL
  3. SDA
  4. VCC
  5. GND

P8 - SPI

  1. PA6 (MISO)
  2. 3.3V
  3. PA5 (SCK)
  4. PA7 (MOSI)
  5. RES
  6. GND

P11/P12 - GVS Connector

  • Ground, Power, Signal pins
  1. n/c
  2. PC13
  3. PC14
  4. PC15
  5. PA0
  6. PA1
  7. PA2
  8. PA3
  9. PA4
  10. PA5/SCK1
  11. PA6/MISO1
  12. PA7/MOSI1
  13. PB0
  14. PB1
  15. PB10
  16. PB11

P12/P13 - GVS Connector

  • Ground, Power, Signal pins
  1. n/c
  2. PB9
  3. I2C_INT (PB8)
  4. I2C_SDA1 (PB7)
  5. I2C_SCL (PB6
  6. PB5
  7. PB4
  8. PB3
  9. PA15
  10. PA12
  11. PA11
  12. RX
  13. TX
  14. PA8
  15. PB15
  16. PB14
  17. PB13
  18. PB12

Headers

H1 - 3.3V

  • Install to power 3.3V from regulator

H2 - 5V Jumper

  • Install to connect J4 and J1 5V

H3, H4, H5, H6 - I2C Power

  • Select the power to the I2C interface
  1. 3.3V
  2. 5V

H7 - 3.3V from Blue Pill module 3.3V regulator

  • Install = power on-board 3.3V circuitry from regulator on Blue Pill module
    • H8 should not be installed if H7 is installed

H8 - Power from FTDI

  • 1-2 = 3.3V from FTDI (don't ever do this)
  • 2-3 = 5V from FTDI (probably don't do this)
  • H7 should not be installed if H8 is installed

Schematic

Drivers

Uploading Code

  • FTDI connection to Blue Pill Hub FTDI connector
  • Set Switch (or jumper) on Blue Pill module set towards center of card to download
  • In Arduino IDE,
    • Tools
      • Board "Generic..."
      • Upload method: "Serial..."
      • Port: [the comm port]

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  • Upload code
    • Takes a while
  • Set Switch (or jumper) on Blue Pill module set towards edge of card to run
  • Press reset button

Testing

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Assembly Sheet