Wireless controller

[GS2]

Hello, can somebody help me to select the STM32 controller and it's developer board for my first project that involves:
wireless air mouse with keyboard and TV controller?

[Andrew Neil]

You've titled this "Wireless controller", but tagged it "STM32F4"?

🤔

This is the STM32 "Wireless controller" range: https://www.st.com/en/microcontrollers-microprocessors/stm32-wireless-mcus.html 

The STM32F4 range does not include any "Wireless controller": https://www.st.com/en/microcontrollers-microprocessors/stm32f4-series.html

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@GS2 wrote:

wireless air mouse with keyboard and TV controller?

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Will that be Bluetooth, or something else?

edit:

For Bluetooth, there's also the BlueNRG range:

https://www.st.com/en/wireless-connectivity/bluetooth-low-energy-application-processors/products.html

[STTwo-32 · Accepted solution]

Hello @GS2 and welcome to the ST Community 😊.

It depends on the Wireless Technologie that you are looking to use on your application. If you are looking for a short range one (a few meters) I can suggest you even our STM32WBA or STM32WB MCUs with a support of BLE, Zigbee, Thread, Matter. If you are looking for a long range Technologie, you may use our STM32WL that support LoRa, Sigfox, ...

More details on this link. 

Best Regards.

STTwo-32

[GS2]

Thank you STTwo-32. Yes, I am looking for a short range one (a few meters) - like computer wireless keyboard and mouse - so STM32WBA or STM32WB with STM32WBA Nucleo-64 board. Is there a software samples for that ?

[GS2]

Thank you Andrew Neil. Sorry, I was thinking about STM32F411, not STM32F4. Also I thought  there are 2 options - Bluetooth and wireless USB. I do not know which one will be better for computer wireless keyboard and air mouse.

[Andrew Neil]

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@GS2 wrote:

 STM32F411, not STM32F4. .

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STM32F4 is the name of the family; STM32E411 is one member of the family - there are no wireless members of the F4 family.

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@GS2 wrote:

Bluetooth and wireless USB. I do not know which one will be better for computer wireless keyboard and air mouse.

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Wireless USB is obsolete, and has been for a long time - so that's a non-starter.

And, anyhow, there is no STM32 which supports it.

[GS2]

So what do you think about STM32WBA or STM32WB with STM32WBA Nucleo-64 board ?

[GS2]

Thanks, now I think that I need NUCLEO-WB55RG board with STM32WB55RG or
NUCLEO-WB15CC board with STM32WB15CC.

[Andrew Neil]

Yes, they all do Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).

BLE can certainly be used for mouse & keyboard with computers.

Whether they can be used for TVs depends on what the TV supports.

EDIT:

Go to the Product Page for each board, and look on the 'Tools and Software' tab; eg,

https://www.st.com/en/evaluation-tools/nucleo-wb15cc.html#tools-software

There you will see an STM32Cube Package; eg, in this case, STM32CubeWB:

https://www.st.com/en/embedded-software/stm32cubewb.html#documentation

There you can see the Application Note AN5155 describes the available examples - HID is what you'd use for mouse, keyboard, etc:

[GS2]

Thank you Andrew Neil very much for your support. I am learning STM32Cube now, while ordering and waiting for the parts.