A Step by Step Guide to Get Started With STM32 Black Pill and STM Cube IDE to Blink On- Board LED Using HAL Programming

STM32CubeIDE is an all-in-one multi-OS development tool, which is part of the STM32Cube

software ecosystem. STM32CubeIDE is an advanced C/C++ development platform with peripheral

configuration, code generation, code compilation, and debug features for STM32 microcontrollers

and microprocessors.

A device equipped with STM32CubeIDE and STM32CubeProgrammer

An STM32 Black Pill board

A USB cable

·      Download STM32 cube IDE and STM32 cube programmer zip files 

. Extract all zip files and complete installation steps 

·      Open STM32 cube IDE >>Login

 ·      Go to New >> STM32 Project

·      Enter part number as STM32F401CCU6

·      Name the project>> Next >> Finish

·      Select Port C pin 13 and either write 1 or 0 with some delay/toggle

·      Now go to System view >> Pinout view >> GPIO_output >> system core >>RCC

·      In RCC select ‘Crystal ceramic’ in Highspeed drop down column

·      Now, click on clock configuration >>HSE >>PLL CLK

·      Now, select resolve clock issues from the top in the centre

·      From the taskbar, select the option indicated below

·      Now, go to Properties >> Settings >> MCU Post Build output

·       Now, check the following boxes:

* Convert to intex Hex file

* Show size info

* Generate list file

·      Click on Apply

·      Now, go to ‘Core’ option on the left-hand side, then, go to ‘Src' >> ‘Main.c’

·      Henceforth, write the code for blinking on-board LED in while loop