RoadTest: STM32L4R9I-DISCO Discovery Kit
Author: evekites
Creation date:
Evaluation Type: Development Boards & Tools
Did you receive all parts the manufacturer stated would be included in the package?: True
What other parts do you consider comparable to this product?:
What were the biggest problems encountered?: The display on my unit broke after a few minutes playing around with the touch display. I'm now waiting for a replacement. So I marked only 5 points for "Product Performed to expactations". Hopefully I can alter this mark when the new unit arrives. Also I gave a low mark for "Product was easy to use". Hopefully my contribution can add to this.
Detailed Review:
Please note that I'm roadtesting this unit on a Macbook Pro, so at first I will only explore OSx solutions.
This Roadtest is a work in progress.
19-9-2018 First struggle without success.
5-10-2018 Finally I've got LED2 blinking.
To be continued!
My name is Erik Verberne and I'm a teacher at a college in The Netherlands. I teach Cisco datacommunication, Windows Networking and Arduino (age range: 16-22). My experience with MCU's can be found in my Arduino documentation: http://bit.ly/eve_arduino. This is a link to a 45MB PDF document with 680 pages. Normally when you buy a new sensor, you start searching the web for datasheets, connection diagrams, libraries, samples so you can test the newly bought sensor. This takes a lot of time and a lot of trial on error. With this in mind, I started bundling al this information in one large document. The description is not in dept, it is up to the reader to add his creativity. This document is my contribution for the open source Arduino community.
My idea for applying for this roadtest was to create a beginners guide for the STM32L4R9+ Discovery kit and add a section for it in my Arduino Documentation. I've noticed that most manuals start off at a very high level. In this roadtest, I'll try to show the steps I've taken to get me started. I'll try to add more chapters on my way (just like a blog). So this roadtest is going to describe to paths I 've taken to get this unit working. When I've finished, I will write a short beginners manuel.
19-09-2018
Version: 0221
Build: Jun 23 2017 17:43:45
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5-10-2018
{
HAL_Init();
BSP_LED_Init(LED1);
while(1)
{
BSP_LED_Toggle(LED1);
HAL_Delay(1000);
}
}
My road test is not over yet, but I'm happy with this first success. As soon as I receive the replacement unit with a working LCD display, I will continue this trip.
To be continued!
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