2020-05-29 08:46 AM
So, I'm looking to buy STM32F730Z8T6 MCU and wondering what is the cheapest way to program and debug it. Can I do it using development board? I found a board with a similar MCU (STM32F730I8) and I was wondering if that would work (it has a debug port). Besides, I would have a board to practice on. Is this feasible or I need a dedicated flash programmer/debugger?
2020-05-29 04:53 PM
The STM32F7308-DK Discovery kit would work.
Slightly cheaper option would be to use a nucleo board. None available for the F730, but there is for the NUCLEO-F746ZG, which is probably similar enough that you can run the same code.
Both have onboard ST-Link which allows you to program and debug the application.
2020-05-29 05:22 PM
The NUCLEO-F722ZE would also be a reasonably proxy, less the CRYP/HASH units.
For the F750 the F746/F756 would be a closer proxy.
As TDK mentions, there are the DK/DISCO boards.
You can also program chips with ST-LINK V2 or V3 pods, clones, or J-LINK and u-LINKs
2020-05-30 11:37 AM
Thanks for your answers. The thing is that STM32F730Z8T6 looks perfect because it's much cheaper than F746/F756 and I don't really need all that flash and extra SRAM. 5-6 euros difference doesn't sound much, but it might enter serial production so I'm trying to keep the price of the MCU low. Investing more into a development board is much better because it's a once only investment.
So with NUCLEO-F746ZG or STM32F7308-DK I would be able to program and debug that MCU?