ST X-NUCLEO-S2868A2, User Manual

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2.2 Hardware and software requirements
To use the X-NUCLEO-S2868A2 expansion board with STM32 Nucleo development boards, connect the boards
as shown below.
Figure 2. X-NUCLEO-S2868A2 expansion board connected to an STM32 Nucleo development board
The interconnection between the STM32 Nucleo and the X-NUCLEO-S2868A2 is designed to allow the use of
any STM32 Nucleo board, although complete testing has only been performed on the NUCLEO-L053R8 ,
NUCLEO-F401RE and NUCLEO-L152RE boards hosting ultra-low power STM32 microcontrollers.
The minimum hardware and software requirements are listed below:
•
a PC/laptop with Microsoft Windows (7 and above) to install the software package ( X-CUBE-SUBG1 )
• a type A USB to mini-B USB cable to connect the STM32 Nucleo board to the PC/laptop
• 128 MB of RAM
• Approximately 40 MB of hard disk space for the firmware
• Approximately 15 MB of hard disk space for the wM-Bus GUI
The use of the wM-Bus concentrator with the GUI requires additional boards to be connected to the PC. The GUI
can be used to check the wM-Bus communication protocol.
2.3 Board setup
Step 1. Check that the jumper on JP1 connector is connected to provide the required voltage to the board
devices.
Step 2. Connect the X-NUCLEO-S2868A2 to the STM32 Nucleo board as shown in Figure 2 .
Step 3. Power the STM32 Nucleo development board using the Mini-B USB cable.
Step 4. Program the firmware in the STM32 on the STM32 Nucleo development board using the firmware
sample provided.
Step 5. Preset the reset button on the STM32 Nucleo development board.
The evaluation kit is ready-to-use.
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