Getting Started with STM32 and Nucleo Part 1: Introduction to STM32CubeIDE and Blinky – Maker.io Tutorial | DigiKey

We’re kicking off a new video series! This time, we create a set of tutorials around getting started with the STM32 ARM microcontrollers. To begin, we go over the STM32 naming convention for its processors and introduce the Nucleo development boards.

The STM32 series is based on the ARM Cortex architectures. Specifically, we’ll be looking at the STM32 Arm Cortex-M microcontrollers. To make life easier, we’ll be using STMicroelectronics’ official Nucleo development boards (the Nucleo-L476RG in particular).

In this video, we install the STM32CubeIDE and write a simple C program that blinks an LED. We will be using ST’s Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) to make controlling pins easier and code more portable. Finally, we briefly look at how to use the built-in step-through debugger with STM32CubeIDE.