Carmine Noviello – A blog about programming and electronics

Everyone who knows me is also aware of the fact that my favorite programming language is Python. I wrote hundreds of thousands lines of code in Python, ranging from web apps to software running on embedded single board computers like the Raspberry PI. Due to its nature of high level and interpreted programming language, Python is still not present on true embedded …

I recently received during a ST training day a sample of the X-NUCLEO-IDB04A1 shield. This shield is based on the BlueNRG network processor from ST and it allows to create Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) applications using an Arduino compatible developing board. Obviously, ST designed the software for this shield to be used mainly with its Nucleo range of developing boards. In fact, …

As we have seen in the previous tutorial about this new developing board from ST, the STM32 Nucleo provides an integrated ST Link v2.1 interface. ST Link is mainly designed to allow flashing of target MCU trough the mini-USB interface. But, it provides at least another really useful feature: a Virtual COM port. When you install the ST-Link drivers, a …