STM32F0Discovery STLINK Virtual Comm Port

[StevenG]

Posted on August 01, 2016 at 19:12

The STM32F0Discovery (board MB1034B) has a connection between the STM32F103 used for the STLINK and USART1 of the STM32F051.  It seems like this connection is intended for use as a USART comm port between the STLINK and the F0 processor.  

Is there a version of the STLINK firmware that enables this link?  I downloaded the latest STLINK firmware from ST-LINK v3.8.0 (reported to be V2.J25.S0 STM32 Debugger) but I don't have a COMM port assigned to the ST-LINK.(Yes, I have shorted SB14 and SB15 so as to physically connect the signals to the STM32F103) #stlink-stm32f0discovery-vcp

[Tesla DeLorean]

Posted on August 01, 2016 at 20:17

This functionality is not supported on your board.

The boards supporting the VCP and mbed have a higher grade F103 part, and the update tool contains different firmwares for the assorted models. Some of the DISCO boards have been reissued as DISC1 models that support mbed.