Goodmorning everyone!
With the release of CubeMX 5.5.0 we've removed TouchGFX from the Middleware section of CubeMX and are now offering TouchGFX configuration through an X-CUBE.
The X-CUBE pack contains the following:
- TouchGFX Designer .msi, as per usual
- TouchGFX Generator - A tool through "additional software" for creating your TouchGFX HAL based on CubeMX settings.
CubeMX is a tool for configuring your MCU.
CubeMX is not a tool for completely configuring peripherals like touch controllers and external memories.
TouchGFX Generator (new since 4,13) is a CubeMX extension that can generate all or parts of your TouchGFX HAL Layer based partially on settings taken from your MCU configuration in CubeMX.
TouchGFX Generator (new since 4,13) is not a tool that provides complete configurations for touch controllers, external memories, etc. It only generates the TouchGFX HAL - Rendering strategies, acceleration strategies, etc.
TouchGFX Designer is a tool that can supply you with application templates for existing stm32 display kits. We are working on getting all of them updated to use the new Generator.
Please read the following guides for instructions on how to install the new TouchGFX X-CUBE and how to use the TouchGFX Generator to develop your TouchGFX HAL:
- https://touchgfx.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360011039799-Installing-TouchGFX
- https://touchgfx.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360010921760-TouchGFX-HAL-Development
From now on it is the X-CUBE that receives a version bump, bumping the version of both tools contained within.
A few application templates already support the new TouchGFX Generator (and thus CubeMX 5.5.0), with lots more to come. One of our main priorities is to get the rest of the application templates ported to use the TouchGFX Generator,
- STM32H7BI-DK v.3.0.0 (uploaded)
- STM32F746-DISCO v.3.0.0 (uploaded)
- STM32F769I-DISCO v.3.0.0 (uploaded)
- STM32H750B-DK v3.0.0 (uploaded)
- STM32F750-DK v3.0.0 (in progress)
- STM32L4R9-DISCO v3.0.0 (in progress)
- STM32L4P5-DISCO v3.0.0 (in progress)
- STM32H743-EVAL v3.0.0 (In progress)
Generally, any application template that supports the Generator/CubeMX 5.5.0 will be major version 3.
Let me know here if you have any questions or face any issues! We're eager to see how this works for everyone.
Now that we are officially live with X-CUBE-TOUCHGFX we'll continue working on improving documentation, offering support and updating the current application templates you can find through the designer.
Aside from that i'll do my best to catch up on this community, something i've had to neglect a bit because of the new Generator.
Best regards,
TouchGFX Generator Team
