BlueNRG-1&2 Development Environment Construction (Part 2) DK Package [ST Engineer Article]

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The DK package is the most important resource component, which contains not only the software resources required for development but also the hardware resources, and is the core component of the development project.

The latest version released is DK2.6.0. Let's take a look at its components after the installation is complete.

mainly includes the following resources:

1) BlueNRG-1 Flasher, you can burn the program to BlueNRG-1 and BlueNRG-2 through the serial port. The burning interface is as follows: After selecting the Port, select the corresponding file to be burned, and then click Flash to start burning; Of course, the actual chip can also be burned through the SWD port, namely ST Link. This requires the use of another burning software to cooperate with STLinker burning. Because this tool is in the DK package, it is not introduced here for the time being. 2) BlueNRG-1 Navigator, used to demonstrate the program, for the BlueNRG-1 demo board IDB007.

When using, you can directly connect the Demo board with a USB cable. It is mainly divided into three parts:

1) Basic examples, which include two routines "BlueNRG-1 Hello World" and "SleepTest".

2) BLE demonstration & test applications, this is the key point, all of which are routines related to BLE. 3) Peripherals driver examples. As a SOC chip, peripherals are indispensable. Here are the resources of all peripherals. You can know all the resources of the chip by referring to the figure below. 3) BlueNRG-1 Radio Init Wizard, a simple tool to get the application configuration.

]This is a very useful tool. It is mainly used for different applications, such as applications with multiple connections or more services or characteristics. Fill in the form according to your application scenario, and a configuration file will be generated in the end.

4) BlueNRG-2 Navigator, used to demonstrate the program, for the BlueNRG-2 demo board IDB008. I won't go into details here. It's the same as the BlueNRG-1 Navigator above, but it's for BlueNRG-2. V) Documentation, which contains almost all the corresponding document resources for hardware and software. It should be noted that these documents can be updated online.

The hardware mainly includes: chip specifications, schematics of demo boards, BOM tables, gerber files; it is important to point out that the document AN4818 "Bringing up the BlueNRG-1, BlueNRG-2 devices" contains information about crystal frequency deviation and RF testing, which is a must-read document for application development.

There are many documents on the software side, and the following must-read documents need to be pointed out: First, PM0257 "BlueNRG-1, BlueNRG-2 BLE stack programmingguidelines" can be read through to have an overall understanding. Compared with most competitors, the power consumption characteristics of the BlueNRG series chips are still very advantageous. For how to achieve low power consumption, the document AN4820 "BlueNRG-1 and BlueNRG-2 low power modes" has a detailed description. Especially when the power consumption of developers does not meet expectations, they should read the document carefully before completing the project development. Regarding power consumption, we will also introduce the BlueNRG current evaluation tool in detail. Such a convenient and complete development kit is very practical for developers. What are you still hesitating about? Let's start the BLE development journey.

From (I) to (V), you can download the above tools for free by entering the corresponding English keywords on the ST official website. At the same time, we will update the versions on the official website from time to time. Please pay attention to the updates of the official website!

]V) Documentation, including almost all the corresponding document resources for hardware and software.

It should be noted that these documents can be updated online.

The hardware mainly includes: chip specifications, schematics of demo boards, BOM tables, gerber files; it is important to point out that the document AN4818 "Bringing up the BlueNRG-1, BlueNRG-2 devices" contains information about crystal frequency deviation and RF testing, which is a must-read document for application development. There are many documents on software, and the following documents are must-reads: First is PM0257 "BlueNRG-1, BlueNRG-2 BLE stack programmingguidelines", which can be read through to get an overall understanding. Compared with most competitors, the power consumption characteristics of the BlueNRG series chips are still very advantageous. For how to achieve low power consumption, the document AN4820 "BlueNRG-1 and BlueNRG-2 low power modes" has a detailed description. Especially when the power consumption of developers does not meet expectations, they should read the document carefully before completing the project development; Regarding power consumption, we will also give a detailed introduction to the BlueNRG current evaluation tool. Such a convenient and complete development kit is very useful for developers. What are you waiting for? Let's start the BLE development journey.

From (I) to (V), you can download the above tools for free by entering the corresponding English keywords on the ST official website. At the same time, we will update the versions on the official website from time to time. Please pay attention to the updates of the official website!

]V) Documentation, including almost all the corresponding document resources for hardware and software.

It should be noted that these documents can be updated online.

The hardware mainly includes: chip specifications, schematics of demo boards, BOM tables, gerber files; it is important to point out that the document AN4818 "Bringing up the BlueNRG-1, BlueNRG-2 devices" contains information about crystal frequency deviation and RF testing, which is a must-read document for application development. There are many documents on software, and the following documents are must-reads: First is PM0257 "BlueNRG-1, BlueNRG-2 BLE stack programmingguidelines", which can be read through to get an overall understanding. Compared with most competitors, the power consumption characteristics of the BlueNRG series chips are still very advantageous. For how to achieve low power consumption, the document AN4820 "BlueNRG-1 and BlueNRG-2 low power modes" has a detailed description. Especially when the power consumption of developers does not meet expectations, they should read the document carefully before completing the project development; Regarding power consumption, we will also give a detailed introduction to the BlueNRG current evaluation tool. Such a convenient and complete development kit is very useful for developers. What are you waiting for? Let's start the BLE development journey.

From (I) to (V), you can download the above tools for free by entering the corresponding English keywords on the ST official website. At the same time, we will update the versions on the official website from time to time. Please pay attention to the updates of the official website!