Documentation issue STM32 discovery kit IoT node

[Navis-Raven]

Hi,

In this document, https://www.st.com/content/ccc/resource/technical/document/user_manual/group0/d0/f7/45/d7/3b/96/47/b3/DM00285842/files/DM00285842.pdf/jcr:content/translations/en.DM00285842.pdf 

Where to find this firmware package (see the photo), this package is unfoundable in the website.

I'm using the STM32 discovery kit IoT node. I think the documentation is not up to date. 

Thanks,

PS: another issue is this one in the contact list here: https://www.st.com/content/st_com/en/contact-us.html# , I've tried to send the email to: 

1)

AME_BO_West_Inquiries@list.st.com 

2)

mexico.support@st.com 

But these emails does not work. Please correct these issues. 

Thanks

[Tesla DeLorean]

You're not explaining what board you have at all well....

The SPL firmware for the STM32F072B-DISCO board, if that's what you've got, is here

https://www.st.com/content/st_com/en/products/embedded-software/mcus-embedded-software/stm32-embedded-software/stm32-standard-peripheral-library-expansion/stsw-stm32139.html

Or are you describing this entirely different board? STM32L4 Discovery kit IoT node

https://www.st.com/en/evaluation-tools/b-l475e-iot01a.html

and its example code trees

https://www.st.com/content/st_com/en/products/embedded-software/mcus-embedded-software/stm32-embedded-software/stm32cube-mcu-packages/stm32cubel4.html

Try calling the local sales office, or distributors. LinkedIn is also a place one can readily find regional sales staff.

[Navis-Raven]

I've already told that my board is "STM32 discovery kit IoT node" there is only one board which has this name and its part number is : B-L475E-IOT01A and it has also another name which is: DISCO-L475VG-IOT01A

associated webpages:

https://www.st.com/en/evaluation-tools/b-l475e-iot01a.html

https://os.mbed.com/platforms/ST-Discovery-L475E-IOT01A/

[Navis-Raven]

@Community member​ 

"The SPL firmware for the STM32F072B-DISCO board, if that's what you've got, is here

https://www.st.com/content/st_com/en/products/embedded-software/mcus-embedded-software/stm32-embedded-software/stm32-standard-peripheral-library-expansion/stsw-stm32139.html "

When I open the link for STM32F072B-DISCO it says to migrate to STM32Cube:

That confirms that the document is not up to date, and ST has to update it.

Thanks anyway

[Amel NASRI]

Hi @Navis-Raven​ ,

The main embedded firmware supporting B-L475E-IOT01A is STM32CubeL4 package.

From the page related to the STM32 discovery kit IoT node (https://www.st.com/en/evaluation-tools/b-l475e-iot01a.html), you have a section called "Embedded Software" where all packages supporting this board are listed.

-Amel

PS: UM2052 is a generic document for all discovery boards, not specific to the IOT node.

[Navis-Raven]

Hi, @Amel NASRI​  Thanks for answer, I've undestrood that it is a generic file, but it is more clear now that the referenced package was STM32CubeL4.

however in the documentation they say:

"The STM32 Discovery firmware applications, demonstration and IPs examples are provided in one single package and supplied in one single .zip file. The extraction of the .zip file generates the folder STM32-Discovery_FW_VX.Y.Z, which contains the subfolders shown in Figure 2 where the STM32 F072B-Discovery_FW_VX.Y.Z is chosen as an example"

And there is no firmware on the "STM32-Discovery_FW_VX.Y.Z" format, furthemore the figure showing the firmware package does not correspond with STM32CubeL4. I think this generic file is old

NB: sorry that I didn't precise the passage of the text before, but the problematic should be more clear now.

[Amel NASRI]

We used to have this format of packages (STM32-Discovery_FW_VX.Y.Z) previously with drivers based on SPL library.

With Cube package, all are embedded in the same folder with no need to look for separate zip files and download them.

You are right; this description may be misleading. We may explain this by the fact that this document wasn't updated since May 2016.

But is is time to review it in order to avoid such confusion.

Thanks,

-Amel

[Navis-Raven]

No problem,

That's it ! I was really confused at this page of the tutorial (getting started guide) so it stopped my progression.

Good news if it will be updated now for newcommers