Default image file for STM boards

[Uwe Bonnes]

Posted on June 12, 2018 at 16:05

Hello,

is there a place to download the default image files as flashed on the Nucleo/Discovery/etc boards when sold?

When people asked for these file, all advice I found was to compile from the Cube sources. This requires download of cube,  compiler and fitting IDE and so places some burden on the user and provides many  places to fail.

Providing the bin files for download would be straightforward instead. Please consider!

Otherwise I saved the default image for some of the board, but not for Nucleo_F103RB . But now I am in need for the Nucleo_F103RB image. If somebody could provide, I'd be gratefull.

[Tesla DeLorean]

Posted on June 12, 2018 at 17:50

>>When people asked for these file, all advice I found was to compile from the Cube sources.

And people attaching .HEX files. Not sure I have a 103RB immediately to hand, but pretty sure I have one in stock, will look later.

People do seem to find a lot of ways to fail at things.. keeps me busy.

[David SIORPAES]

Posted on June 12, 2018 at 18:02

Hello,

I am attaching the flash dump of a fresh NUCLEO-F103RB.

________________ Attachments : NUCLEO-F103RB.zip : https://st--c.eu10.content.force.com/sfc/dist/version/download/?oid=00Db0000000YtG6&ids=0680X000006HxVc&d=%2Fa%2F0X0000000az4%2FSeyIL01GtcMYF5L28JZTKXxDNZIpMg5FdPrwDj.AJ8g&asPdf=false

[Andreas Bolsch]

Posted on June 12, 2018 at 18:48

There is no need to download anything but the corresponding Cube FW package, the binaries for nucleos and discos are already there, e. g.

STM32Cube_FW_F1_V1.6.1/Projects/STM32F103RB-Nucleo/Demonstrations/Adafruit_LCD_1_8_SD_Joystick/Binary/Project.hex

[Tesla DeLorean]

Posted on June 12, 2018 at 18:55

>>There is no need to download anything but the corresponding Cube FW package

But the argument there is the need to pull 700MB-1.5GB files to FLASH a 10-20KB binary...

[Uwe Bonnes]

Posted on June 12, 2018 at 21:46

Argh, silly me, I only looked for .bin and .elf in the Cube repositories. Thanks for the remainder!

[Andreas Bolsch]

Posted on June 12, 2018 at 21:57

15 years ago I'd have shared (and still do this silently) your opinion about that sort of memory hogging. But nowadays ... sigh, 1 GB is just a piece of dust. Nevertheless, the complaint - as far as I got it - wasn't exactly the need for download of the firmware package but the requirement to download, install an (ideally free) IDE and compile the firmware. In particular, depending on your platform and compiler, this compilation may require some hand-tuning of paths, compiler setttings etc. The first releases made (for me) a lot of trouble due to capitalization ... The more recent ones are much easier to use.

[David SIORPAES]

Posted on June 13, 2018 at 09:36

Actually, that's not the default image that is loaded on the board on production as

Bonnes.Uwe

asked. That's an example that makes use of

https://www.adafruit.com/product/802

(display + SD card + Joystick) that implements a picture slideshow.

The default image is a simple blinky example.

[Uwe Bonnes]

Posted on June 13, 2018 at 10:44

David,

perhaps I have tomatoes on my eyes, but I can not see your attachment!

Can you point me to the image or attach again?

Thanks

[David SIORPAES]

Posted on June 13, 2018 at 10:57

Hi Uwe,

hmm... should appear just below the message:

This is the direct link:

https://community.st.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/201675-1-12552/NUCLEO-F103RB.zip

(also re-attaching it here). ________________ Attachments : NUCLEO-F103RB.zip : https://st--c.eu10.content.force.com/sfc/dist/version/download/?oid=00Db0000000YtG6&ids=0680X000006HxVw&d=%2Fa%2F0X0000000azB%2FaUzzURrk0JEozZ.6TWYlatwgxBmfepSlD53luzwoNYQ&asPdf=false