1. Some background
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I'm working in a startup designing a new free IDE named Embeetle (https://test.embeetle.com). We support many ST-microcontrollers and even built an importer for CubeMX projects. Besides this importer, we also maintain a few "standard blink-LED" projects for some Nucleo-boards.
To maintain these "standard blink-LED" projects, I wrote a script for each Nucleo board to generate the corresponding CubeMX project automatically. Whenever there's an update in CubeMX, I simply run these scripts to get new fresh projects. This saves me a lot of time.
2. The CubeMX CLI
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The scripts consist of commands for the CubeMX CLI (Command-line interface). I found some documentation in the CubeMX user manual (UM1718). However, this documentation is largely insufficient. Take for example the set mode command:
set mode <Periph> <Mode Name>
I know how this command works, but usually I don't know what to put in the placeholders <Periph> and <Mode Name>.
3. My problem explained
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Sometimes I can guess what to fill in for the placeholders. I found out that
set mode FREERTOS CMSIS_V1
turns on the FREERTOS operating system. But in other cases I'm clueless. For example: I don't know how to change the "High Speed Clock" source from BYPASS to Crystal/Ceramic Ceramic. I've already tried the following commands:
set mode RCC HSE CRYSTAL
set mode RCC HSE_CRYSTAL
set mode RCC HSE "Crystal/Ceramic Resonator"
None of this works.
4. Conclusions
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The most acute problem I have right now is that I don't know how to change the HSE clock source. But in general - on the longer term - I would like to have more documentation on the CubeMX CLI interface. Especially what I need to fill in for the placeholders like <Periph> and <Mode Name> is mostly unclear right now.
