QUERY · ISSUE

STM32 HAL Driver Update

openby ckilimciopened 2020-09-09updated 2020-09-17

port-stm32

Hello all,

Recently, STMicroelectronics updated STM32F4 HAL driver [1]. Some of the APIs are changed, like CAN. Do you plan to update included sources listed here?

[1] https://www.st.com/resource/en/user_manual/dm00105879-description-of-stm32f4-hal-and-ll-drivers-stmicroelectronics.pdf

Sincerely,
Caglar

CANDIDATE · ISSUE

STM32CubeF4 - a panacea?

closedby dpgeorgeopened 2014-03-10updated 2014-03-30

Two weeks ago, ST released a firmware library that seems to be the answer to many of our problems. It's called STM32CubeF4 and is a HAL firmware library for the STM32 series of microcontrollers. At the moment it only supports the STM32F4xx series, but that's fine for the pyboard.

Here are the main points:

Is intended as a replacement for the peripheral driver library.
Provides a neat HAL for all STM32 devices, adressing issue #11.
The HAL is now released under a BSD license, addressing issue #26.
Includes updated USB drivers, including host and device.
Includes FatFS support (same as the one currently in use, by ChaN).
Includes TCP/IP (useful in the future).

See here http://www.st.com/web/en/catalog/tools/PF259243#

I'd say we move to using this new set of libraries ASAP. I'll work on it.

Assessment

Q Qwen · high

Both issues concern STM32 HAL drivers and the STM32F4 series. Issue #6422 is a specific inquiry about updating the existing STM32 HAL drivers to align with recent STMicroelectronics API changes (particularly affecting CAN). Issue #337 is an older feature request proposing to adopt the STM32CubeF4 library as a replacement for the peripheral driver library. While they share the same component area (stm32/hal) and topic (STM32F4 HAL), they address different concerns: #337 proposes a major architectural change to adopt a new library, while #6422 asks about updating the current drivers to match new API versions. The candidate does not resolve the specific question about API compatibility updates.

Suggested action

Keep both issues open. #6422 should be addressed by checking if the current HAL drivers need updates for new ST APIs, while #337 may have been superseded by the adoption of STM32CubeF4 in later versions.

STM32 HAL Driver Update

STM32CubeF4 - a panacea?

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