X-NUCLEO-IDB04A1 with Nucleo STM32F103

[M Greally]

Posted on January 31, 2018 at 19:51

Hi.

I am using the  X-NUCLEO-IDB04A1 with Nucleo STM32F103 and the available demos are only for F4, L0 and L4. This is fine as I want to learn about programming bluetooth anyway. The BLUENRG chip on the expansion board is also a MCU and can be programmed. 

My question is: Do I need to program both devices and if so how, or can I treat the BLUENRG as a simple peripheral and control with standard SPI? Does the BLUENRG need to be programmed or is that only when using it as an MCU?

Thanks.

M.

#nucleo-stm #bluenrg #stm

[Bogdan Golab]

Posted on February 01, 2018 at 07:20

Schematic:

http://www.st.com/content/ccc/resource/technical/layouts_and_diagrams/schematic_pack/4e/e2/e6/98/de/ca/45/cf/x-nucleo-idb04a1_schematic.pdf/files/x-nucleo-idb04a1_schematic.pdf/jcr:content/translations/en.x-nucleo-idb04a1_schematic.pdf

 

Quick guide - it's SPI device:

http://www.st.com/content/ccc/resource/sales_and_marketing/presentation/product_presentation/19/93/09/fe/c2/90/49/09/X-NUCLEO-IDB04A1_quick_guide.pdf/files/X-NUCLEO-IDB04A1_quick_guide.pdf/jcr:content/translations/en.X-NUCLEO-IDB04A1_quick_guide.pdf

 

[M Greally]

Posted on February 12, 2018 at 17:05

I know that its SPI but looking at the datasheet it actually is more of a complete MCU. As I will already be using an MCU, I dont need two. So I suppose my question is: Can the BLUENRG behave like a simple SPI device, does it need to be flashed seperately, is there default code in it/bootloader, can I read data from SPI straight away. Just looking to know this before I get stuck in.

Thanks.