[Dprglist] NUCLEO STM32 L476RG - need suggestion of development environment to use

[Thalanayar Muthukumar]

> I just attempted VSCode + PlatformIO + Arduino Framework with my NUCLEO
> STM32L476RG and got this error.
> I guess there is some additional configuration I need to do to communicate
> with my board.
>
> Regards.
> - Kumar
>
> [image: image.png]
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 23, 2021 at 2:22 PM Chris N <netterchris at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> What did you use for "Blinky" ?  Was that pre-programmed?
>>
>> You mentioned both micropython and STM32CubeIDE - I think you want to
>> first decide what language you want to use - Python or C/C++.   Some IDEs
>> are good at both (VS Code), but some IDEs are better than others at working
>> with micropython or circuitpython boards.
>>
>> I would highly recommend VS Code + Platform IO + Arduino Framework +
>> FreeRTOS.
>> 1) Install Visual Studio Code
>> 2) Install the Platform IO plug-in + any other plugins you find useful
>> 3) Create a project via the Platform IO GUI and select your board +
>> Arduino framework
>> 4) Add libraries (such as FreeRTOS if you want an RTOS, or for OLED
>> display, etc. etc)
>>
>> It's a decent trade-off between ease of use and giving you access to the
>> features that the STM32 MCU has to offer.  Although I really like the
>> STM32CubeIE (see below), for me, the most compelling reason to use
>> PlatformIO+Arduino is the fact that I can pull in just about any library
>> that has ever been created for Arduino-compatible boards.  Plus, the VS
>> Code editor is much better than Eclipse.
>>
>> If you need more fine-grained control over how you use your STM32 MCU,
>> then you would want to use the STM32CubeIDE.   It is slightly better at
>> debugging and the APIs that are provided as part of this give you more
>> control over how all the various peripherals are used.   There is a wizard
>> sort of thing that helps you get the peripherals initialized, so you don't
>> need to know all the ins and outs at that level, but taking advantage of
>> the APIs that are provided is certainly harder than working inside the
>> Arduino framework.
>>
>> Chris.
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 23, 2021 at 12:44 AM Thalanayar Muthukumar via DPRGlist <
>> dprglist at lists.dprg.org> wrote:
>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNPOWBemGqU
>>>
>>> Got my NUCLEO L476RG today and got my first Blinky work on it.
>>> I thought of starting with STM32CubeIDE and micropython, but could not
>>> figure out how to use these environments.
>>> Then, I came across mbed.org and was able to get the cpp program for
>>> blinky working.
>>>
>>> What do people use as their development environment for the STM32 boards?
>>> Need suggestions on what is best to use to get the best experience with
>>> the STM32.
>>>
>>> Every new chip has its own development environment, startup challenges
>>> that one needs to go through ...
>>>
>>> Regards.
>>> - Kumar
>>>
>>>
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