Latest revision as of 01:50, 8 July 2016

Setup Microduino-CoreSTM32 with Maple IDE (Windows)

Download Maple IDE on
- github
Although the document says Maple only supports WinXP 32-bit, but you can also run it on Windows 7 or Windows 8 with some workaroud.

Download Maple IDE

UnZip the Maple IDE into a folder, like C:\maple\
If you are using Windows XP, just plug Microduino-CoreSTM32 into your USB port, Open your Device Manager, you will see a Device named "Maple", with a yellow exclamation.
Right click on the Maple, Select "Update Driver". Click on "Not this time", then Next.
Select the following option: Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), and then click Next.
Select "Search for the best drivers in these locations", Click on "Include this location in the search, and then Browse into folder like "C:\maple\drivers", Click Next.
You should now have the CoreSTM32 driver installed.

Make sure you have already installed driver of CoreSTM32.If you use the upper software, you should installed all the packate for STM32 module.

Run Maple IDE, click menu Tools -> Board, select Microduino-CoreSTM32 to RAM if you just want to test the program, or Microduino-CoreSTM32 to Flash if you want to run the program after resetting the board.

If you have a ST-Link debugger or a STMicroelectronics' Discovery board, you can debug and download programs using ST-Link.

ST-Link Debugger connection

SWD Pin	JTAG Pin	Pin Name	CoreSTM32 Pin	MCU Pin	Description
1	1	VDD_TARGET	3V3	VDD	VDD from the CoreSTM32
2	9	SW_CLK	D6	PA14	SWD Clock
3	8	GND	GND	GND	Ground
4	7	SWDIO	D5	PA13	SWD Data input/output
5	15	NRST	RST	NRST	Reset
6	13	SWO	D8	PB3	TRACESWO if async trace enabled, not necessary

Download and install STM32 Flash loader demonstrator from http://www.st.com/web/en/catalog/tools/PF257525

Plug CoreARM on USB2TTL module, connect the USB2TTL module(NOT CoreARM) to your computer.

Open Flash loader demonstrator, when you see the following dialog, press and hold the BUT button, then click the RESET button, and then release the BUT button. Then click "Next"

Flash loader - 1

Flash loader - 2

Flash loader - 3

Flash loader - 4

Wait for the progress finish. When the Flash loader promts "Download operation finished successfully", your Microduino-CoreSTM32 is OK to use!

Flash loader - 5

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 === If you ar using Windows 7 64bit or Windows 8 ===
-Try this http://wiki.leaflabs.com/Maple_IDE_Windows_8_Installation
 = Programming Microduino-CoreSTM32 =
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 * Download and install STM32 Flash loader demonstrator from http://www.st.com/web/en/catalog/tools/PF257525
-* Download bootloader file from Maple website: http://static.leaflabs.com/pub/leaflabs/maple-bootloader/maple_mini_boot.bin
 * Plug CoreARM on USB2TTL module, connect the USB2TTL module(NOT CoreARM) to your computer.