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Do I need both STM32CubeMX and STM32CubeF4?

m4l490n
Associate III
Posted on May 13, 2014 at 04:41

Hello

I'm new with ST microcontrollers and reading the documentation I can see that there is STM32CubeMX and STM32CubeF4. I read also that STM32CubeMX contains the STM32CubeF4 or something like that.

My question is; If STM32CubeMX contain the STM32CubeF4 then why is it a separate page and documentation for both of them?

Does it mean that I only need to install STM32CubeMX and it will have all I need to generate the code for the STM32F4? or do I need to install them both?

I'm planning to use the eclipse plugin but I don't know what's the deal with the STM32CubeF4.

Than you for answering.

Regards!

#stm32cubemx #stm32cubef4 #stm32cubemx #eclipse #eclipse
8 REPLIES 8
Posted on May 13, 2014 at 10:23

Hi,

STM32Cube includes:

 - A comprehensive embedded software platform, delivered per series (such as

STM32CubeF4 for STM32F4 series)

 - The STM32CubeMX, a graphical software configuration tool that allows to generate C

initialization C code using graphical wizards. STM32CubeMX implements a mechanism 

to access the internet and to:

   o Perform self-updates of STM32CubeMX and of the STM32Cube firmware packages

installed on the user computer

   o Download new firmware packages and patches 

Installing STM32CubeMX as an Eclipse IDE plug-in is possible, you can deal with that referring to paragraph 3.3.2 in the User Manual UM1718 : 

http://www.st.com/web/catalog/tools/FM147/CL1794/SC961/SS1533/PF259242  

With regards.

m4l490n
Associate III
Posted on March 30, 2015 at 22:49

Hi

I Installed the STM32CubeMX eclipse plugin as the documentation says but when I open the STM32CubeMX perspective it appears empty, I mean, blank, nothing shows. Then a couple of minutes an eclipse error appears. Eclipse doesn't crash but I can't use the STMCubeMX perspective.

Any Ideas?

stm32cube-t
Senior III
Posted on April 07, 2015 at 16:02

Hello,

Can you please indicate which version of Eclipse you are using.

We do not see any issue using Eclipse Luna with MX 4.7 eclipse plugin.

m4l490n
Associate III
Posted on January 12, 2016 at 04:57

Hi

I'm using eclipse kepler. Do I need to use eclipase luna for this?

Thanks!

Posted on January 14, 2016 at 09:42

So does STM32CubeMX (solely) includes all STM32CubeF1..F4 versions into one package?

Is ther a disadvantage to use STM32CubeMX or will it be the future platform?
stm32cube-t
Senior III
Posted on January 15, 2016 at 16:02

Hello,

STM32CubeMX will propose you to download the firmware package necessary to your configuration  (selected MCU) if not already installed in the repository folder you specified under STM32CubeMX Help sub-menu ''Updater settings''.

To each STM32 series correspond one STM32Cube firmware package. Each of the STM32Cube firmware packages are downloadable via STM32CubeMX tool.

stm32cube-t
Senior III
Posted on January 15, 2016 at 16:44

To visualize STM32CubeMX within Eclipse:

Select Eclipse menus: Window > Open Perspective > Other , then select STM32CubeMX.

STM32CubeMX perspective opens and you can start your work with STM32CubeMX , creating a new project or loading an existing STM32CubeMX project (loading the project .ioc file)

m4l490n
Associate III
Posted on January 16, 2016 at 03:51

I once installed the STM32Cube eclipse plugin in eclipse kepler and it was not working properly. Eventually eclipse started to behave erroneously and I had to re-install it.

Is the plugin updated? or is it more stable in Luna?

Thanks!!