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How to setup the ST ARM toolchain and IDE

• Download the GNU toolchain from arm

• Uninstall old packages

sudo apt remove binutils-arm-none-eabi gcc-arm-none-eabi libnewlib-arm-none-eabi

• Untar package to desired directory (ex: ~/arm/)

tar -xjvf gcc-arm-none-eabi-xxxxxxxxx

• Add toolchain to path

export PATH=$PATH:"PATH TO TOOLCHAIN"/bin/

• Test arm-gcc

arm-none-eabi-gcc --version

VSCODE Setup

• Install stm32-for-vscode plugin

• Install Cortex-Debug extension plugin

Install STLINK drivers

• Install Libusb

sudo apt-get install libusb-1.0-0-dev

• Install stlink ultility

cd stlink
make
#install binaries:
sudo cp build/Release/st-* /usr/local/bin
#install udev rules
sudo cp etc/udev/rules.d/49-stlinkv* /etc/udev/rules.d/
#and restart udev
sudo udevadm control --reload

Install openOCD

sudo apt-get install openocd

Install STM32CUBEMX (Optional but recommended)

For pinmaps, code generation, etc...

• Download STM32CUBEMX

• unzip and cd to extracted

• Mark binary as executable

chmod +x SetupSTM32CubeMX-x.x.x.linux

• Run binary

./SetupSTM32CubeMX-x.x.x.linux

• Go through installation process on GUI

How to flash STM project

Using VScode

• Open project folder

• Open command list (Ctrl+Shift+p)

• Type stm32 and choose an option

Using make

• Build

make -f STM32Make.make

• Build and flash

make -f STM32Make.make flash

• Clean

make -f STM32Make.make clean