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Evaluation boards
STM32 MCU EVAL boards have been designed as a complete demonstration and
development platform for the Arm
®
Cortex
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STM32 MCUs.
Figure 6. EVAL board example
They carry external circuitry, such as transceivers, sensors, memory interfaces, displays
and many more. The EVAL boards can be considered as a reference design for application
development.
EVAL boards have integrated ST-LINK (USB Type-B connector). For complete description
of the embedded ST-LINK features refer to
EVAL board has direct access to JTAG/Traces signal through dedicated Arm
®
JTAG 20-pin
connector allowing advanced debug (ETM). For usage of ETM traces refer to
Alternative debugger probes on page 19
The usage of a stand-alone probe may require some jumper and solder bridge adaptation
from default. Refer to the specific board user manual.
For further information and access to complete documentation visit
www.st.com/stm32evaltools.
STM32 nucleo expansion
STM32 Nucleo expansion boards carry all the required components to Evaluate ST devices
to be used together with an STM32 MCU.
Build STM32-based applications leveraging functionality and performance of ST’s device
portfolio.
The expansion boards are equipped with standardized interconnections, such as an
ARDUINO Uno R3 connector, or a Morpho connector for a higher level of connectivity
Each expansion board is supported by STM32-based software modules.
The combination of STM32 Nucleo boards and expansion boards is a unified scalable
approach with unlimited possibilities for application development, prototyping or product
evaluation.
