Can't Program STM32F103C8T6 CH340 board: Error Activating device: KO

[geniuxtechnology]

Good morning everyone, 
I have this Mini STM32F103C8T6 CH340 board which supposedly has the original chip (photo), I configure it as suggested in a post I saw here but it gives an error (attachment).

Does anyone have a solution?

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[mƎALLEm]

Hello @geniuxtechnology and welcome to the ST community.

What is the relation between: STM32F103C8T6, CH340 chip and CubeProgrammer? What are you trying to do exactly?

Please read How to write your question to maximize your chances to find a solution

[Andrew Neil]

welcome to the forum.

Please see How to write your question to maximize your chances to find a solution for best results.

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@geniuxtechnology wrote:

I have this Mini STM32F103C8T6 CH340 board

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Not sure what you mean by a "STM32F103C8T6 CH340 board" ?

CH340 is a USB-to-UART converter.

Please give more details of your board: manufacturer? Full product name? Link to specifications? Link to where you bought it?

Good, clear photos of the whole board - top & bottom?

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@geniuxtechnology wrote:

supposedly has the original chip

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If you bought it from somewhere like aliexpress, ebay, amazon, et al, that's probably unlikely.

For best results, get a genuine ST board from an Official Distributor; eg,

https://www.st.com/en/evaluation-tools/nucleo-f103rb.html

Maybe this could help to identify the chip:

https://mecrisp-stellaris-folkdoc.sourceforge.io/bluepill-diags-v1.640.html#diags-1-640

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@geniuxtechnology wrote:

 I configure it as suggested in a post I saw here

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Please give a link to that post.

A good, clear photo of your complete setup would help.

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@geniuxtechnology wrote:

but it gives an error (attachment).

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Rather than a screenshot, it would be more useful to copy & paste the text.

So you're trying to use the serial bootloader, and that is failing.