STM32F103C8T6 Bluepill Issue with CubeIDE

[kiranraj_k_r]

Hi Team,

I was working on STM32F103C8T6 Bluepill board. I was using this board with ST-LinkV2 to connect with CubeIDE. When i tried to flash a sample LED blink program via CubeIDE, it gave an error saying 'Target not found'. But at the same time i was able to connect this board via cube programmer using same ST-Link and write sample LED code into the board. 
I have also tried to put the board into DFU mode by changing BOOT0 to 1 and connected with a usb cable to my linux machine. when i tried 'lsusb' it didnt show DFU mode status of the board. Please help me to resolve this issue.

[Andrew Neil]

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@AScha.3 wrote:

so from link to robu ....  read the comments, before buy (next time.) :

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Indeed:

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@AScha.3 wrote:

buy a cheap nucleo board (genuine from STM) 

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Absolutely!

@kiranraj_k_r One more advantage of the genuine Nucleo, which I omitted earlier, is that it includes a Virtual COM Port (VCP) - so you don't need a separate USB-to-UART adaptor.

[Andrew Neil]

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@MGogr.1 wrote:

 I feel your ST-Link connections are wrong

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@kiranraj_k_r - Yet another advantage of a Nucleo board: the ST-Link (and VCP) is already connected - so no chance of getting that wrong!

[kiranraj_k_r]

Thank you for the overwhelming support. 
1. photo of the chip on the board is attached.

2. if the st link which i'm using is not genuine, then will i be able to upgrade its firmware via cubeIDE&CubeProgrammer?

3. The st link and board was user earlier.

4. i have attached the connection used for board & st link

[AScha.3]

1. looks like a chip, i have also one; mine is a CKS32F103 ;

just from pic : case corners more round and surface more grainy than real STM:

yours:

CKS:

STM:

But as all chips packed in different fabs today, this just an indication, no clear indication.

2. update (in CubeProgrammer) might work, but could also render the st-link to non working state, "error on update"...  up to you, to try it. But if it works still for flashing, i woudnt try...

3. ok, did it ever work with IDE/debugging ?

4. connection looks ok; just show, whats CubeProgrammer telling on connect.

like this: