Installing the Patch for STM32Cube_FW_F1_V1.8.6

[Kmax18]

Hello, I am using firmware STM32CubeF1 v.1.8.6, the STM32Cube MCU Package for the STM32F1 series. The folder name in the Repository is STM32Cube_FW_F1_V1.8.6 (version 1.8.6).

In order to stay current I downloaded the latest the patch for STM32CubeF1, which is v.1.8.6, see the screenshot below. To my surprise the downloaded zip file 'stm32cubef1-v1-8-6.zip' contains the initial version STM32Cube_FW_F1_V1.8.0. 

Question: is v1.8.0 the correct patch version for STM32CubeF1 v.1.8.6? It seems 'down rev'.

Thank you for your response!

[Imen.D]

Hello @Kmax18  

It is normal, this is the way STM32Cube firmware patches are managed. Patch releases for STM32Cube firmware do not modify the package name:  'stm32cubef1-v1-8-6.zip' file retains the initial version STM32Cube_FW_F1_V1.8.0, even though it includes the patch update.

So, unzip the patch zip into a temporary directory, then copy the patch subtree over the initial full package release, this will overwrite the existing files. You can check that the Release_Notes.html, package.xml and all files are updated to reflect the patch 1.8.6 version, but the package name remains unchanged.

[Kmax18]

Thank you,  Imen.D!

Just to confirm, this is what I will do:

• Unzip the patch 'stm32cubef1-v1-8-6.zip' into a temporary directory. The unzipped folder name is STM32Cube_FW_F1_V1.8.0.
• Copy the content of the unzipped patch folder STM32Cube_FW_F1_V1.8.0 into the current version folder STM32Cube_FW_F1_V1.8.6.
• The Copy operation overwrites all down-rev files.

The result will be STM32Cube_FW_F1_V1.8.6 with the patch present. Is that correct?  Thank you again! 

[Imen.D · Accepted solution]

Hi @Kmax18 ,

Install and extract/copy the patch package V1.8.6 into the existing package V1.8.0. The patch files overwrite the originals when unpacking. 

In fact, the patch is not a complete library but only contains the differences to version 1.8.0.