STM32 Blue Pill

Blue Pill Board Features

• Used on BLUE-PILL-HUB card
• STM32F103
  • 72 MHz CPU sclocl
  • 64KB Flash (most have 128KB)
  • 20 KB SRAM
  • 3.3V regulator
  • 16 MHz crystal
  • 1 of x12-bit, A/D converter
  • 7-channel DMA controller
  • SPI, I2C, UART interfaces
  • 7 timers
• MicroUSB
• Reset button
• Download jumper
  • Replaced with a slide switch
• Power LED
• PC 13 LED
• SWD connector
• RTC crystal
• Warning: The +5V pins on this board are directly connected to the +5V pin of the USB connector. There is no protection in place. Do not power this board through USB and an external power supply at the same time.

Blue Pill Card Boot Jumpers

Annotated

Blue Pill Card Schematic

Blue Pill Mechanicals

Arduino IDE

• Hardware files to support STM32 boards, on Arduino IDE 1.8.x including LeafLabs Maple and other generic STM32F103 boards
  • Arduino STM32 Wiki
  • Installation
• Arduino Alternative - STM32 Blue Pill Programming Via USB

Uploading Code to Blue Pill Using ST Link V2

• STMCubeProgrammer User Guide

Uploading Code to Blue Pill Using Serial Port

• FTDI connection to Blue Pill Hub FTDI connector
  • FTDI TX (to Blue Pill RX) (PA10 pin on STM32)
  • FTDI RX (to Blue Pill Tx) (PA9 pin on STM32)
• Set Switch (or jumper) on Blue Pill module set towards center of card to upload card to board

• In Arduino IDE,
  • Tools
    • Board "Generic..."
    • Upload method: "Serial..."
    • Port: [the comm port]

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