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Unused UART Rx pin on STM32F

krishr
Associate III

Dear All,

on my STM32F board, i have the uart rx pin not connected/floating. Due to too many noise interrupts, I have configured UART in tx mode only and disabled RX interrupts. Is this fine? Or should the internal pull up be enabled for the RX pin? 

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SofLit
ST Employee

Hello,

Simply configure UART in Tx mode only and keep the Rx pin in default state: don't configure the alternate function on this pin.

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SofLit
ST Employee

Hello,

Simply configure UART in Tx mode only and keep the Rx pin in default state: don't configure the alternate function on this pin.

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Another question - does it have any impact on the current consumption? Does the TX mode only enable pullups for RX  by default?

The pull-up/down resistors are managed at GPIO peripheral level not the peripheral.

To avoid extra I/O current, the pin should be configured as analog input (AIN). In this mode the Schmitt trigger input is disabled, providing zero consumption for the I/O pin.

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Thank you. Could you also explain the difference in current when enabling pull up or configuring in HiZ mode? 

Hello,

I propose you to open a new thread as this is a different topic.

Thank you.

 

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