X-CUBE-AZRTOS-F4

Data brief

STM32F4 series Azure® RTOS software expansion for STM32Cube

Application Features
Azure® RTOS • Based on Azure® RTOS release 6.1.10
USBX FileX / LevelX NetX Duo • Integrated and full-featured operating system: Azure® RTOS ThreadX
– FreeRTOS™ adaptation layer for ThreadX
ThreadX CMSIS-RTOS APIs
– CMSIS RTOS V2 adaptation layer for ThreadX
• Industrial grade networking stack optimized for performance coming with many
HW porting layer / User templates IoT protocols: Azure® RTOS NetX Duo
Middleware level • Advanced Flash file system (FS) / Flash translation layer (FTL), fully featured
to support NOR and NAND flash memories: Azure® RTOS FileX and Azure®
BSP HAL CMSIS RTOS LevelX
Drivers
• USB Host and Device stacks coming with multiple classes: Azure® RTOS
USBX
STM32F4 series
– The following USB Device classes are provided with examples: HID,
Hardware components CDC ACM, MSC, DFU, CDC ECM, composite HID/CDC ACM
– The following USB Host classes are provided with examples: HID, MSC,
NUCLEO-F429ZI 32F469IDISCOVERY
DT69632V2

CDC ACM, Dual Class, composite HID/CDC ACM

Development boards
• Azure® RTOS FileX, Azure® RTOS LevelX, and Azure® RTOS USBX running
with Azure® RTOS ThreadX or in bare-metal mode
• Safety documentation packages (available from Microsoft) enabling the use in
applications targeting IEC 61508, IEC 62304, and ISO 26262
• High security assurance from hardware to software, including middleware such
Product status link as TLS/DTLS and cryptography
• Many applicative examples available for STMicroelectronics NUCLEO-F429ZI
X-CUBE-AZRTOS-F4
and 32F469IDISCOVERY boards
• Free user-friendly license terms
• Enhanced for STMicroelectronics toolset: graphical configuration of Azure®
RTOS middleware and initialization code generation with STM32CubeMX and
STM32CubeIDE
• Update mechanism, which the user can enable to be notified of new releases

DB4560 - Rev 3 - September 2023 www.st.com

For further information contact your local STMicroelectronics sales office.
 X-CUBE-AZRTOS-F4

Description

X-CUBE-AZRTOS-F4 (Azure® RTOS STM32Cube Expansion Package) provides a full integration of Microsoft®
Azure® RTOS in the STM32Cube environment for the STM32F4 series of microcontrollers. Ready-to-run
applicative examples provided for the NUCLEO-F429ZI and 32F469IDISCOVERY Evaluation boards, along with
a full compatibility with STM32CubeMX and STM32CubeIDE, ensure that X-CUBE-AZRTOS-F4 drastically
reduces the learning curve and provides a smooth application development experience with Azure® RTOS and
STM32F4 series microcontrollers.
The scope of this Expansion Package covers the following Azure® RTOS middleware: RTOS (ThreadX), USB
Host and Device (USBX), file system including the support for NOR and NAND flash memories (FileX and
LevelX), and networking including Ethernet and Wi‑Fi® media (NetX Duo).
Azure® RTOS FileX, Azure® RTOS LevelX, and Azure® RTOS USBX are also available to run in bare-metal
mode without the Azure® RTOS ThreadX kernel.
FreeRTOS™ and CMSIS RTOS V2 adaptation layers are included and demonstrated, making it easy and quick to
migrate from FreeRTOS™ or another RTOS to Azure® RTOS ThreadX for STM32F4 users.
X-CUBE-AZRTOS-F4 is only an STM32Cube integration of middleware stacks from Microsoft® Azure® RTOS.
Neither the “Azure SDK for Embedded C” nor the “Azure IoT Middleware for Azure RTOS”, available from
www.github.com/azure, are part of the X-CUBE-AZRTOS-F4 Expansion Package, which therefore does not
support native connectivity to the Azure® IoT Hub.

DB4560 - Rev 3 page 2/7

 X-CUBE-AZRTOS-F4
General information

1 General information

The X-CUBE-AZRTOS-F4 STM32Cube Expansion Package runs on the STM32F4 microcontrollers based on the
Arm® Cortex® processor.
Note: Arm is a registered trademark of Arm Limited (or its subsidiaries) in the US and/or elsewhere.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

1.1 Ordering information

X-CUBE-AZRTOS-F4 is available for free download from the www.st.com website and through the
STM32CubeMX and STM32CubeIDE software tools.

1.2 What is STM32Cube?

STM32Cube is an STMicroelectronics original initiative to improve designer productivity significantly by reducing
development effort, time, and cost. STM32Cube covers the whole STM32 portfolio.
STM32Cube includes:
• A set of user-friendly software development tools to cover project development from conception to
realization, among which are:
– STM32CubeMX, a graphical software configuration tool that allows the automatic generation of C
initialization code using graphical wizards
– STM32CubeIDE, an all-in-one development tool with peripheral configuration, code generation, code
compilation, and debug features
– STM32CubeCLT, an all-in-one command-line development toolset with code compilation, board
programming, and debug features
– STM32CubeProgrammer (STM32CubeProg), a programming tool available in graphical and
command-line versions
– STM32CubeMonitor (STM32CubeMonitor, STM32CubeMonPwr, STM32CubeMonRF,
STM32CubeMonUCPD), powerful monitoring tools to fine-tune the behavior and performance of
STM32 applications in real time
• STM32Cube MCU and MPU Packages, comprehensive embedded-software platforms specific to each
microcontroller and microprocessor series (such as STM32CubeF4 for the STM32F4 series), which
include:
– STM32Cube hardware abstraction layer (HAL), ensuring maximized portability across the STM32
portfolio
– STM32Cube low-layer APIs, ensuring the best performance and footprints with a high degree of user
control over hardware
– A consistent set of middleware components such as RTOS, USB, TCP/IP, graphics, and FAT file
system
– All embedded software utilities with full sets of peripheral and applicative examples
• STM32Cube Expansion Packages, which contain embedded software components that complement the
functionalities of the STM32Cube MCU and MPU Packages with:
– Middleware extensions and applicative layers
– Examples running on some specific STMicroelectronics development boards

DB4560 - Rev 3 page 3/7

 X-CUBE-AZRTOS-F4
How does X-CUBE-AZRTOS-F4 complement STM32Cube?

1.3 How does X-CUBE-AZRTOS-F4 complement STM32Cube?

1.3.1 Complementing STM32Cube

X-CUBE-AZRTOS-F4 extends STM32Cube by providing a full porting of Azure® RTOS middleware stacks, based
on the STM32Cube HAL hardware abstraction layer for the STM32 microcontroller for maximized consistency and
level of integration.
Azure® RTOS is a professional-grade, highly reliable and market-proven middleware suite ideally complementing
the extensive STM32Cube ecosystem providing free development tools, software bricks and Expansion
Packages. STM32 users can now also leverage the rich services of Azure® RTOS, which meet the needs of tiny,
smart, connected devices, while still enjoying all the user-friendly features and terms they have always known
with STM32Cube.

1.3.2 Enhanced for the STMicroelectronics toolset

The X-CUBE-AZRTOS-F4 STM32Cube Expansion Package includes different applicative examples and is
compatible with STM32CubeMX (enhanced for the STMicroelectronics toolset). It can be downloaded from and
installed directly into STM32CubeMX, as detailed in the user manual UM1718 (freely available on www.st.com),
or from the product page on STMicroelectronics website.

DB4560 - Rev 3 page 4/7

 X-CUBE-AZRTOS-F4
License

2 License

X-CUBE-AZRTOS-F4 is delivered under the SLA0048 software license agreement and its Additional License
Terms.

DB4560 - Rev 3 page 5/7

 X-CUBE-AZRTOS-F4

Revision history
Table 1. Document revision history

Date Revision Changes

6-Sep-2021 1 Initial release.

Added the Azure® RTOS base release in Features.

Updated Features and Description:
19-Nov-2021 2 • FreeRTOS™ adaptation layer for ThreadX
• USB Host and Device classes for USBX
• No native connectivity to Azure® IoT

Updated the Azure® RTOS base release to 6.1.10 in Features.

Added the possibility to run Azure® RTOS FileX, Azure® RTOS LevelX, and
Azure® RTOS USBX in bare-metal mode in Features and Description.

Added the CMSIS RTOS V2 adaptation layer for Azure® RTOS ThreadX in
26-Sep-2023 3 Features and Description.
Updated Features:
• Updated the safety documentation and security assurance
• Updated the enhancement for STMicroelectronics toolset
Updated What is STM32Cube?

DB4560 - Rev 3 page 6/7

 X-CUBE-AZRTOS-F4

IMPORTANT NOTICE – READ CAREFULLY

STMicroelectronics NV and its subsidiaries (“ST”) reserve the right to make changes, corrections, enhancements, modifications, and improvements to ST
products and/or to this document at any time without notice. Purchasers should obtain the latest relevant information on ST products before placing orders. ST
products are sold pursuant to ST’s terms and conditions of sale in place at the time of order acknowledgment.
Purchasers are solely responsible for the choice, selection, and use of ST products and ST assumes no liability for application assistance or the design of
purchasers’ products.
No license, express or implied, to any intellectual property right is granted by ST herein.
Resale of ST products with provisions different from the information set forth herein shall void any warranty granted by ST for such product.
ST and the ST logo are trademarks of ST. For additional information about ST trademarks, refer to www.st.com/trademarks. All other product or service names
are the property of their respective owners.
Information in this document supersedes and replaces information previously supplied in any prior versions of this document.
© 2023 STMicroelectronics – All rights reserved

DB4560 - Rev 3 page 7/7