STM32F4 V1.4.0 added the macro "#define I2C_TIMEOUT_BUSY_FLAG ": Why was this timeout of 10 seconds added?

[PTosh]

For the HAL Library file "stm32f4xx_hal_i2c.c", version V1.4.0, I see the macro "#define I2C_TIMEOUT_BUSY_FLAG " was added.

Why was this timeout of 10 seconds added? Doesn't 10 seconds sound too much for a blocking call on the I2C bus?

[After Forever]

> V1.4.0

The latest released version of STM32F4 HAL is v1.24.1, where I2C_TIMEOUT_BUSY_FLAG is defined as:

#define I2C_TIMEOUT_BUSY_FLAG 25U /*!< Timeout 25 ms */

25 milliseconds, not seconds.

[Imen.D]

Hello,

You are using an old version of STM32CubeF4 package.

In the latest version STM32Cube_FW_F4_V1.24.1, the macro is defined as follow:

#define I2C_TIMEOUT_BUSY_FLAG   25U     /*!< Timeout 25 ms       */

Pleas update the CubeF4 package to use latest one.

Regards,

Imen

[PTosh]

​Thank you for your answers. I am well aware about the latest version and timeout inside, however, I am still seeking information on why the timeout was 10 sec in version 1.4.0. Any help would be appreciated.

[Pavel A.]

> The latest released version of STM32F4 HAL is v1.24.1,

Where is it available? the download page still shows 1.24.0

thanks,

- pa

[Imen.D]

You are right, the patch is not available on the ST web page. I will raise this internally for fix.

You can download the patch STM32CubeF4 v1.24.1 from STM32CubeMx.

[Imen.D]

Hello,

The patch STM32CubeF4 V1.24.1 is now available on the ST web page.

Best Regards,

Imen