Lab Notes 8/28/12

Today I played around a little with the STM32F0Discovery board. I wrote a quick program with Atollic True Studio Lite to echo the system clock (SYSCLK) out the microcontroller clock output (MCO) pin. I had some bizarre results so I posted a question about it in the ST online forums.

I used my Saleae Logic Analyzer to view the waveform on the MCO pin. I had some problems getting the Logic program to run after installing it and called their tech support line. I'm happy to report that I got quick, knowledgeable support in a timely fashion and was up and running again quickly.

I'm finding that the STM32F0xx Standard Peripherals Library has a lot of useful stuff in it. Too bad there's no user manual; only an automatically generated .chm help file. I've been able to find what I need so far by searching and by relying on the organization of the functions.

I ordered some RC servos today that I want to drive with the STM32F0, and I ordered a clone FTDI serial cable to debug with. Both are coming from China so it'll probably be a few weeks before they get here.

Next, I'm going to continue looking at clocking various parts of the STM32F0, and use that knowledge to drive servos with the microcontroller.

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