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Prog Debug Using STLink

This document is a step-by-step tutorial for programming the Blue Pill board using Keil and ST-Link. It covers creating a project, connecting the ST-Link debugger, building the project, and debugging and tracing the program. The tutorial includes detailed instructions and code examples for successful implementation.

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Prog Debug Using STLink

This document is a step-by-step tutorial for programming the Blue Pill board using Keil and ST-Link. It covers creating a project, connecting the ST-Link debugger, building the project, and debugging and tracing the program. The tutorial includes detailed instructions and code examples for successful implementation.

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Programming the Blue Pill Board & Debugging

in Keil Using ST-Link


Step-by-step tutorial

Sepehr Naimi

www.NicerLand.com

10/31/2018
Contents
Creating a project in Keil ............................................................................................................... 3
Connecting the ST-Link ................................................................................................................. 6
Choosing the ST-Link Debugger ..................................................................................................... 7
Building........................................................................................................................................ 8
Debugging and Tracing.................................................................................................................. 9

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Creating a project in Keil
1. Open the Keil IDE by clicking on its icon on the desktop.
2. Choose New uVision Project from the Project menu.

3. Create a new folder and Name it OurFirstProject. Type the name ourFirstProject for the
project name and click Save.

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4. In the tree expand STMicroelectronics. (If STMicroelectronics is not in the tree, read
“installing Keil and STM32F103” step-by-step tutorial from our website.) Click on STM32F103
and choose STM32F103C8. Then press OK.

Note
When you choose a chip some general information of the chip is shown in the
Description box.

5. From the software component tree click on Device and add the Startup file by clicking the
checkbox next to Startup. Then, click on the OK button.

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6. Right click on Source Group 1 and choose Add New Item to Group. This makes a new file and
adds it to the project.

7. Choose the type of file as C File (.c) and name it as main. Click on the Add button and then
click on Close.

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8. Type the following sample program in the main.c file.

#include <stm32f10x.h>

void delay_ms(uint16_t t);

int main()
{
RCC->APB2ENR |= 0xFC; //Enable GPIO ports clocks

GPIOC->CRH = 0x44344444; //PC13 as output

while(1)
{
GPIOC->ODR ^= (1<<13); //toggle PC13
delay_ms(1000);
}
}

//The following delay is tested with Keil and 72MHz


void delay_ms(uint16_t t)
{
volatile unsigned long l = 0;
for(uint16_t i = 0; i < t; i++)
for(l = 0; l < 6000; l++)
{
}
}

9. Press Ctrl+S to save the file.

Connecting the ST-Link


10. Connect the ST-Link debugger to the Blue pill using 4 female wires as shown in the following
figure.

11. Connect the USB socket of the ST-Link debugger to your computer.
12. Configure the yellow jumpers of the board as shown in the following figure. The jumpers
should be set to 0.

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Choosing the ST-Link Debugger
13. Open the Projects menu and click on Options for Target Target1 or press Alt+F7.
1. Click on the Debug tab.
2. Click on the Use debugger radio.
3. Choose ST-Link Debugger in the Combo box.
4. Click on the Settings button.

14. In the Target Driver Setup window:


1. Click on the Flash Download tab.
2. Enable “Reset and Run”.
3. Click on the OK button.

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15. Close the Options window by clicking on the OK button.

Building
16. To compile click on the Build icon or choose build target from the Project menu.

17. If the program is built successfully the following message appears:

18. Click on the Download icon or press F8 to program the board.

19. Press the Reset button of the blue pill board. If the board program successfully, the green
LED of the board should start blinking.

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Debugging and Tracing
20. To start debugging click on Start/Stop Debug Session icon or choose Start/Stop Debug
Session from the Debug menu. (or simply press Ctrl+F5)

21. Go to the Peripherals menu and then System Viewer. It has tools for monitoring different
peripherals. For now, choose GPIOC from GPIO. It shows the registers of GPIOC; you can see
values of registers while tracing the program or change their values by clicking on each bit.

22. To trace the program, use the Step Over button or click on Step Over from the Debug menu.
It executes the instructions of the program one after another. To trace the program, you can
use the Step button, as well. The difference between the Step Over and Step is in executing
functions. While Step goes into the function and executes its instructions one by one, Step
Over executes the function completely and goes to the instruction next to the function. To
see the difference between them, trace the program once with Step Over and then with

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Step. When you are in the function and you want the function to be executed completely
you can use Step Out. In the case, the instructions of the function will be executed, it returns
from the function, and goes to the instruction which is next to the function call.

23. To exit from the debugging mode press Start/Stop Debug Session.

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