Can STM32CubeIDE be used to program a device only? The latest revs of CubeIDE work great for dev and debugging. Now I want to turn off -g, recompile, write to device program memory and unplug. How? Can CubeIDE even do this?

[Sking.21]

I feel like a complete ***** but darned if I can figure out how to do it.

If I should be reading a tutorial somewhere let me know. Flames accepted gratefully.

I am using Segger J-link, on a custom board. Debug configurations work fine, programming via SWIO. It works almost too well, because I haven't learned how it works.

Possible alternatives are STM32CubeProgrammer or Segger J-link commander loadbin, but the CubeIDE must be able to just load a release binary and stand back. (?)

[KnarfB]

its planned for release 1.3.0:

https://www.st.com/content/ccc/resource/technical/document/release_note/group0/9a/72/48/16/ec/bd/44/5a/DM00603738/files/DM00603738.pdf/jcr:content/translations/en.DM00603738.pdf

[Sking.21]

Indeed so; I see issue 64277. Thank you KnarfB.

[Amel NASRI]

STM32CubeIDE 1.3.0 is already available: https://www.st.com/content/st_com/en/products/development-tools/software-development-tools/stm32-software-development-tools/stm32-ides/stm32cubeide.html

[Sking.21]

Hi Amel, I tried 1.3.0 some days ago (see https://community.st.com/s/question/0D50X0000CCqGb5SQF/130-squashes-bug-64277downloadandresetwithoutgdb-thank-you-team-however-when-disconnected-from-swio-and-poweredon-the-chip-never-starts) although I am not there yet.

-If there are any specific instructions for debuggerless download please direct me to them. I did find the release notes.

-I almost expected a new menu item or button would have appeared "Download only" or similar since that is what we want. I may not be doing something right however, hence the previous point.

-I expected a Release-build/download-only Run configuration to be immune to deliberate missetting of the gdb configuration, but it is not. Again I wonder if I am using 1.3.0 as intended.

Thank you to the team for the efforts so far; CubeIDE will be the best in the industry.

[Amel NASRI]

Hi @Sking.2​ ,

Thanks for your feedback. I add our STM32CubeIDE experts, they can take care of your requests: @mattias norlander​  and @Markus GIRDLAND​ .

-Amel

[mattias norlander]

Hi @Sking.2​ ,

"-If there are any specific instructions for debuggerless download please direct me to them. I did find the release notes."

• The CubeIDE user manual is in progress. Not yet published. We will describe this feature there too, once it is available.

"-I almost expected a new menu item or button would have appeared "Download only" or similar since that is what we want. I may not be doing something right however, hence the previous point."

• Yes, maybe a new menu items would have been more user-friendly if one comes from IAR/Keil background. But CubeIDE comes from Eclipse and we try to align to Eclipse look&feel. For better or for worse. 🙂 From Eclipse point of view it makes sense to implement the standard "Run" button. Also the Eclipse/CDT framework simplifies this for us and give us a lot for free. Again with pros and cons.

"-I expected a Release-build/download-only Run configuration to be immune to deliberate missetting of the gdb configuration, but it is not. Again I wonder if I am using 1.3.0 as intended."

• Not sure about what you mean with immune. In the Eclipse world both the "Run function"and the "Debug function" is derived from the launch configuration (.launch-file). So this data is shared --> not immune?!

Does this answers your questions?!