Look for your feedback on the STM32L4 Online Training

[Amel NASRI]

Posted on January 25, 2016 at 17:15

Since the announcement of STM32L4 MCUs on last September, more than 45 specific training modules are available

http://www.st.com/web/en/learning/learning_pres.html?icmp=tt2780_gl_prom_sep2015

.

Did you got the opportunity to watch some of them?

If yes, we will be thankful to know your feedback on this offer. So:

• Were you interested on some specific modules?

  What are?

• Are you satisfied of the content as well as the format?

• Are there some specific topics that you would like to see added?

• For which other MCUs would you like to have such online training?

• Do you have other expectations on the same context?

Your inputs are important for the enhancement of our solutions. So don�t hesitate to communicate them.

#online-training

[gregstm]

Posted on January 27, 2016 at 00:38

Hello,

Sorry, I haven't used any of the training modules. The beauty of the ST range is that it is a progression. You start with one micro and then to move up in the range you only have to learn the differences. I rely on the reference manuals (and the data sheets). I concentrate my work on the low level side of things - writing directly to registers. If other developers are anything like me, the lack of an LQFP48 package was more of a holdup than a lack of educational resources or discovery boards. I would have loved to have dropped the STM32L4 into my existing designs and prototypes. Maybe next time make an adapter board that converts a WLCSP package to an LQFP48 footprint.

[ccowdery91]

Posted on January 27, 2016 at 11:53

Can you post a link again?

I find most difficult to get started with open-source toolchain since I don't have much budget to invest in IDEs or Compilers.

Once started, it would be nice to have simple Makefiles to run examples, I found this open-source project around an STM32F4 which helps me: https://github.com/LimiFrog/LimiFrog-SW

[Amel NASRI]

Posted on January 27, 2016 at 12:17

Hi poseid,

The link for L4 Online training? it is http://www.st.com/web/en/learning/learning_pres.html?icmp=tt2780_gl_prom_sep2015.

Regarding the open-source toolchain, I recommend you to use the

http://www.st.com/web/catalog/tools/FM147/CL1794/SC961/SS1533/PF261797

(System Workbench For STM32: The AC6 free multi-OS software development environment for STM32 MCUs).

To download this tool and get more details on its usage, have a look to http://www.openstm32.org/HomePage.

All examples on STM32Cube package already support this free toolchain.

-Mayla-

[ccowdery91]

Posted on January 28, 2016 at 17:36

Thanks for the links! I've registered for openstm32.

On the learning material, it looks nice, but there could be more documented code samples. Assuming one of the standard STM32Disco boards, it might be nice to ''plug&play'' examples together with documentation.

[ccowdery91]

Posted on January 28, 2016 at 17:39

Additional topics for training:

* setup of the linker (E.g. stack configuration, memory sections)

* setup of system init

* debugging and meaning of registers (R0-R13), example of a sub routine

[Radosław]

Posted on February 05, 2016 at 23:20

At this poitn a need to integrete in this topic.

This Training is about STM32L4. Not abaut compiler, IDE or C programing. So you have liitle bit to big expactation.

>* setup of the linker (E.g. stack configuration, memory sections)

This problem depends on IDE which you use. AC6 is GCC based so you look to documentation or search information abaut it.  It very well documented and in intertner you will find any information you want.

>* setup of system init

Setup can you write or you can use CubeMX configurator. 

* debugging and meaning of registers (R0-R13), example of a sub routine

This is dependent on ABI.  minimal knowlege abaut asembler.  exprerience in debuging etc  ang you get all infermations. But this topic is not for newbe.

[ardavantycoon]

Posted on February 14, 2016 at 22:41

In my opinion, when there is good tutorial utilizing most of the modules together will be enough to give the whole picture about any products. For example by using ADC+timer+UART+DMA+etc  together people who are

new

to STM product line feel more reliability and user friendliness in it. For the experience people, high speed communication will be interested (480 mbps usb, Ethernet, etc).