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February 28, 2018
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About stm32 ic model name?

  • February 28, 2018
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Posted on February 28, 2018 at 06:10

Maybe I ask a simple question about what the meaning of stm32's model name

like 'stm32f407vgt6', what's the 'v', 'g', 't', '6' mean? 

or f407 I know '4' is about cortex-m4, but 07 means something special?

Thanks a lot

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    Bogdan Golab
    Lead
    February 28, 2018
    Posted on February 28, 2018 at 07:17

    I usually use look  into data sheet:

    http://www.st.com/content/ccc/resource/technical/document/datasheet/ef/92/76/6d/bb/c2/4f/f7/DM00037051.pdf/files/DM00037051.pdf/jcr:content/translations/en.DM00037051.pdf

     

    see figure 5.

    I think 07 in this case is a device type - no general rule

    Bogdan Golab
    Lead
    February 28, 2018
    Posted on February 28, 2018 at 07:29

    One can see some patterns here - see at the columns - R for 64-pin, V for 100-pin, etc. Rows also seem to have meaning for this F1 line.

    I use CubeMX when it comes to device selection - you can easily select what you need and the app gives you the results according to selected criteria:

    http://www.st.com/en/development-tools/stm32cubemx.html

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    AvaTar
    Senior III
    February 28, 2018
    Posted on February 28, 2018 at 08:14

    As Bogdan replied, the appended letter/number combination designates the Flash/RAM size, package, and temperature range variant.

    For the 'F407' - and the rest (STM32), this is just a brand name 'owned' by ST.

    Just like with numbers in car model names.

    Does anybody know what the number 911 in 'Porsche 911' is supposed to mean ?