Bluepill STM32F103C8 support for Mbed OS 6
Bluepill board support for Mbed OS 6
Warning
It does not work with the Mbed Online Compiler.
This is an example of configuration for the Bluepill board for Mbed OS 6.
It shows how to create a custom board support based on Mbed OS and how to compile a simple Blinky application.
Note this project makes use of the full Mbed OS with RTOS included. It's possible to make changes in the configuration to support the Baremetal profile and reduce memory requirements - see this.
Example application
This repository includes blinky.cpp as an example application to demonstrate how to use the Bluepill custom board support. It's expected to work out of the box using both Mbed CLI and Mbed Studio.
Note this test application can be ignored using the MBED_BLINKY_EXAMPLE macro in mbed_app.json, so you can add your own files and application on top of this project.
You can follow these steps to import and compile with Mbed CLI:
mbed import https://os.mbed.com/users/hudakz/code/mbed-os-bluepill mbed compile -t GCC_ARM -m bluepill
Bluepill and Mbed OS version support
| Bluepill | Mbed OS (hash) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| preview | 6.2.0 (#a2ada74770 ) | Compiles and runs ok |
Updating Mbed OS
Note not every version of Mbed OS is being tested, therefore update at your own risk. Unless strictly required, you should stick to versions of Mbed OS that are known to work ok.
If you do want to udpate Mbed OS, then follow these steps:
cd mbed-os mbed update <mbed-os hash / tag>
Testing
This application has been tested on the Bluepill board and runs ok: it blinks and LED and sends a message over the serial port (115200 bauds - see mbed_app.json).
However, it's recomended to run regression tests based on the Greentea framework whether possible (more details to be added).
Programming with STLink programming utility
The Bluepill board doesn't have a programming interface on board. However, it's easy to connect an external adapter such as the STLink/V2 and get it working in minutes.
Use the STM32 ST-Link utility to program the binary into the device.

Wire the Bluepill to the STLink and serial adapter as follow:
| Bluepill | STLink (20-pin JTAG) | Serial adapter |
|---|---|---|
| SDWIO (CN4) | 7 | - |
| SWCLK (CN4) | 9 | - |
| RESET | 15 | - |
| GND | 4 | GND |
| TX (PA_2) | - | RX |
| RX (PA_3) | - | TX |
ST-LINK/V2 JTAG pintout

This is the pinout of the Bluepill board:

Additional example programs
Bare metal on Bluepill
Bare metal with EventQueue on Bluepill
Warning
The examples above are not meant to be compiled with the online compiler. Follow these steps to import and compile them with Mbed CLI:
mbed import Program's_URL mbed compile -t GCC_ARM -m bluepill
Known issues
- Please check the issues reported.
Diff: TARGET_BLUEPILL/device/TOOLCHAIN_ARM_STD/startup_stm32f103xb.S
- Revision:
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- 5:6c702bf3e22c
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- 7:276fab80bd78
--- a/TARGET_BLUEPILL/device/TOOLCHAIN_ARM_STD/startup_stm32f103xb.S Wed Jun 24 14:52:57 2020 +0000 +++ /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 @@ -1,272 +0,0 @@ -;******************** (C) COPYRIGHT 2016 STMicroelectronics ******************** -;* File Name : startup_stm32f103xb.s -;* Author : MCD Application Team -;* Version : V4.1.0 -;* Date : 29-April-2016 -;* Description : STM32F103xB Devices vector table for MDK-ARM_STD toolchain. -;* This module performs: -;* - Set the initial SP -;* - Set the initial PC == Reset_Handler -;* - Set the vector table entries with the exceptions ISR address -;* - Configure the clock system -;* - Branches to __main in the C library (which eventually -;* calls main()). -;* After Reset the Cortex-M3 processor is in Thread mode, -;* priority is Privileged, and the Stack is set to Main. -;******************************************************************************** -;* -;* COPYRIGHT(c) 2016 STMicroelectronics -;* -;* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, -;* are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: -;* 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, -;* this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. -;* 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, -;* this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation -;* and/or other materials provided with the distribution. -;* 3. Neither the name of STMicroelectronics nor the names of its contributors -;* may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software -;* without specific prior written permission. -;* -;* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" -;* AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE -;* IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE -;* DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE -;* FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL -;* DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR -;* SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER -;* CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, -;* OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE -;* OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. -; -;******************************************************************************* - - PRESERVE8 - THUMB - - -; Vector Table Mapped to Address 0 at Reset - AREA RESET, DATA, READONLY - EXPORT __Vectors - EXPORT __Vectors_End - EXPORT __Vectors_Size - IMPORT |Image$$ARM_LIB_STACK$$ZI$$Limit| - -__Vectors DCD |Image$$ARM_LIB_STACK$$ZI$$Limit| ; Top of Stack - DCD Reset_Handler ; Reset Handler - DCD NMI_Handler ; NMI Handler - DCD HardFault_Handler ; Hard Fault Handler - DCD MemManage_Handler ; MPU Fault Handler - DCD BusFault_Handler ; Bus Fault Handler - DCD UsageFault_Handler ; Usage Fault Handler - DCD 0 ; Reserved - DCD 0 ; Reserved - DCD 0 ; Reserved - DCD 0 ; Reserved - DCD SVC_Handler ; SVCall Handler - DCD DebugMon_Handler ; Debug Monitor Handler - DCD 0 ; Reserved - DCD PendSV_Handler ; PendSV Handler - DCD SysTick_Handler ; SysTick Handler - - ; External Interrupts - DCD WWDG_IRQHandler ; Window Watchdog - DCD PVD_IRQHandler ; PVD through EXTI Line detect - DCD TAMPER_IRQHandler ; Tamper - DCD RTC_IRQHandler ; RTC - DCD FLASH_IRQHandler ; Flash - DCD RCC_IRQHandler ; RCC - DCD EXTI0_IRQHandler ; EXTI Line 0 - DCD EXTI1_IRQHandler ; EXTI Line 1 - DCD EXTI2_IRQHandler ; EXTI Line 2 - DCD EXTI3_IRQHandler ; EXTI Line 3 - DCD EXTI4_IRQHandler ; EXTI Line 4 - DCD DMA1_Channel1_IRQHandler ; DMA1 Channel 1 - DCD DMA1_Channel2_IRQHandler ; DMA1 Channel 2 - DCD DMA1_Channel3_IRQHandler ; DMA1 Channel 3 - DCD DMA1_Channel4_IRQHandler ; DMA1 Channel 4 - DCD DMA1_Channel5_IRQHandler ; DMA1 Channel 5 - DCD DMA1_Channel6_IRQHandler ; DMA1 Channel 6 - DCD DMA1_Channel7_IRQHandler ; DMA1 Channel 7 - DCD ADC1_2_IRQHandler ; ADC1_2 - DCD USB_HP_CAN1_TX_IRQHandler ; USB High Priority or CAN1 TX - DCD USB_LP_CAN1_RX0_IRQHandler ; USB Low Priority or CAN1 RX0 - DCD CAN1_RX1_IRQHandler ; CAN1 RX1 - DCD CAN1_SCE_IRQHandler ; CAN1 SCE - DCD EXTI9_5_IRQHandler ; EXTI Line 9..5 - DCD TIM1_BRK_IRQHandler ; TIM1 Break - DCD TIM1_UP_IRQHandler ; TIM1 Update - DCD TIM1_TRG_COM_IRQHandler ; TIM1 Trigger and Commutation - DCD TIM1_CC_IRQHandler ; TIM1 Capture Compare - DCD TIM2_IRQHandler ; TIM2 - DCD TIM3_IRQHandler ; TIM3 - DCD TIM4_IRQHandler ; TIM4 - DCD I2C1_EV_IRQHandler ; I2C1 Event - DCD I2C1_ER_IRQHandler ; I2C1 Error - DCD I2C2_EV_IRQHandler ; I2C2 Event - DCD I2C2_ER_IRQHandler ; I2C2 Error - DCD SPI1_IRQHandler ; SPI1 - DCD SPI2_IRQHandler ; SPI2 - DCD USART1_IRQHandler ; USART1 - DCD USART2_IRQHandler ; USART2 - DCD USART3_IRQHandler ; USART3 - DCD EXTI15_10_IRQHandler ; EXTI Line 15..10 - DCD RTC_Alarm_IRQHandler ; RTC Alarm through EXTI Line - DCD USBWakeUp_IRQHandler ; USB Wakeup from suspend -__Vectors_End - -__Vectors_Size EQU __Vectors_End - __Vectors - - AREA |.text|, CODE, READONLY - -; Reset handler -Reset_Handler PROC - EXPORT Reset_Handler [WEAK] - IMPORT __main - IMPORT SystemInit - LDR R0, =SystemInit - BLX R0 - LDR R0, =__main - BX R0 - ENDP - -; Dummy Exception Handlers (infinite loops which can be modified) - -NMI_Handler PROC - EXPORT NMI_Handler [WEAK] - B . - ENDP -HardFault_Handler\ - PROC - EXPORT HardFault_Handler [WEAK] - B . - ENDP -MemManage_Handler\ - PROC - EXPORT MemManage_Handler [WEAK] - B . - ENDP -BusFault_Handler\ - PROC - EXPORT BusFault_Handler [WEAK] - B . - ENDP -UsageFault_Handler\ - PROC - EXPORT UsageFault_Handler [WEAK] - B . - ENDP -SVC_Handler PROC - EXPORT SVC_Handler [WEAK] - B . - ENDP -DebugMon_Handler\ - PROC - EXPORT DebugMon_Handler [WEAK] - B . - ENDP -PendSV_Handler PROC - EXPORT PendSV_Handler [WEAK] - B . - ENDP -SysTick_Handler PROC - EXPORT SysTick_Handler [WEAK] - B . - ENDP - -Default_Handler PROC - - EXPORT WWDG_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT PVD_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT TAMPER_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT RTC_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT FLASH_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT RCC_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT EXTI0_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT EXTI1_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT EXTI2_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT EXTI3_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT EXTI4_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT DMA1_Channel1_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT DMA1_Channel2_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT DMA1_Channel3_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT DMA1_Channel4_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT DMA1_Channel5_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT DMA1_Channel6_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT DMA1_Channel7_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT ADC1_2_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT USB_HP_CAN1_TX_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT USB_LP_CAN1_RX0_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT CAN1_RX1_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT CAN1_SCE_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT EXTI9_5_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT TIM1_BRK_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT TIM1_UP_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT TIM1_TRG_COM_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT TIM1_CC_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT TIM2_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT TIM3_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT TIM4_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT I2C1_EV_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT I2C1_ER_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT I2C2_EV_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT I2C2_ER_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT SPI1_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT SPI2_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT USART1_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT USART2_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT USART3_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT EXTI15_10_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT RTC_Alarm_IRQHandler [WEAK] - EXPORT USBWakeUp_IRQHandler [WEAK] - -WWDG_IRQHandler -PVD_IRQHandler -TAMPER_IRQHandler -RTC_IRQHandler -FLASH_IRQHandler -RCC_IRQHandler -EXTI0_IRQHandler -EXTI1_IRQHandler -EXTI2_IRQHandler -EXTI3_IRQHandler -EXTI4_IRQHandler -DMA1_Channel1_IRQHandler -DMA1_Channel2_IRQHandler -DMA1_Channel3_IRQHandler -DMA1_Channel4_IRQHandler -DMA1_Channel5_IRQHandler -DMA1_Channel6_IRQHandler -DMA1_Channel7_IRQHandler -ADC1_2_IRQHandler -USB_HP_CAN1_TX_IRQHandler -USB_LP_CAN1_RX0_IRQHandler -CAN1_RX1_IRQHandler -CAN1_SCE_IRQHandler -EXTI9_5_IRQHandler -TIM1_BRK_IRQHandler -TIM1_UP_IRQHandler -TIM1_TRG_COM_IRQHandler -TIM1_CC_IRQHandler -TIM2_IRQHandler -TIM3_IRQHandler -TIM4_IRQHandler -I2C1_EV_IRQHandler -I2C1_ER_IRQHandler -I2C2_EV_IRQHandler -I2C2_ER_IRQHandler -SPI1_IRQHandler -SPI2_IRQHandler -USART1_IRQHandler -USART2_IRQHandler -USART3_IRQHandler -EXTI15_10_IRQHandler -RTC_Alarm_IRQHandler -USBWakeUp_IRQHandler - - B . - - ENDP - - ALIGN - END \ No newline at end of file