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Fannyrsy
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February 28, 2024
Question

Use the same UART with STlink and with another module

  • February 28, 2024
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Hi everyone !

I'm really new to STM32 and everything that goes around... I want to communicate with a SIMCOM A7670E with my NucleoWB55RG and UART1. I'm using PB6 and PB7 for USART1_TX and USART1_RX. But these pins (I kept the jumpers) are also connected to TX_STlink and RX_STlink right? That's why I can print on a tera term terminal what is happening on the UART right? (I followed a tutorial with no explenations that's why I'm not sure). 

My question is : is it a problem if I connect PB6 and PB7 on RX and TX of my 4G module? Maybe it will cause a conflict?

Thanks a lot!

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    FannyrsyAuthor
    Associate II
    February 28, 2024

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    Tesla DeLorean
    Tesla DeLorean
    Guru
    February 28, 2024

    You're going to have to make choices..

    Can you use SWV/SWO ITM_SendChar() for diagnostic output?

    Or find some other free UART-TX pin you can wire over to the ST-LINK output channel?

    Go through the pin mapping options in the Datasheet, enumerate the pins available to you

    https://www.st.com/resource/en/datasheet/stm32wb55rg.pdf

    For example

    PB5 LPUART1_TX

    PA2 LPUART1_TX

    PB11 LPUART1_TX

    PC1 LPUART1_TX

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      Andrew Neil
      Andrew Neil
      Super User
      February 28, 2024
      @Fannyrsy wrote:

      My question is : is it a problem if I connect PB6 and PB7 on RX and TX of my 4G module? Maybe it will cause a conflict?

      Yes, it will cause a conflict.

      You will be shorting your 4G module's TX output with the ST-Link's TX output - that will not end well.

      As @Tesla DeLorean said, you need to consider options:

      • Disconnect UART1 from the ST-Lik, and move your debug IO to SWV/SWO instead;
      • Use a different UART for the 4G module.

       

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