STM32G071B-DISCO Discovery board

Overview

The STM32G071B-DISCO Discovery board is a demonstration and development platform for the STMicroelectronics Arm® Cortex®-M0+ core-based STM32G071RB microcontroller and particularly the USB Type-C™ and Power Delivery controllers. The STM32G071B-DISCO Discovery board is presented in a plastic casing with all necessary interfaces for easy connection to, and interoperability with, other USB Type-C™ devices. The STM32G071B-DISCO Discovery board discovers and displays USB Type-C™ port capabilities such as data role, power role, VBUS and IBUS monitoring. The integrated ST-LINK/V2-1 provides an embedded in-circuit debugger and programmer for the STM32 MCU, allowing SWD debugging support and external GUI trace in the STM32Cube™ USB-PD monitor. All functions are accessible by a 4-way user joystick to glance through menus and information displayed by the 128 x 64 pixels OLED embedded display. An 8-pin user connector gathers all communication signals, with the possibility of additional internal GPIO extensions.

ST-LINK/V2-1 is integrated into the board, as the embedded in-circuit debugger and programmer for the STM32 MCU and USB Virtual COM port bridge.

Getting started

• User manual

ST-LINK driver installation and firmware upgrade (on Microsoft Windows)

1. Download the latest ST-LINK driver.
2. Extract the archive and run dpinst_amd64.exe. Follow the displayed instructions.
3. Download the latest ST-LINK firmware upgrade.
4. Extract the archive and run the ST-LinkUpgrade.exe program.
5. Connect the board to your PC using a USB cable and wait until the USB enumeration is completed.
6. In the ST-Link Upgrade program, press the Device Connect button.
7. When the ST-LINK driver is correctly installed, the current ST-LINK version is displayed.
8. Press the Yes >>>> button to start the firmware upgrade process.

Technical reference

• STM32G071RB microcontroller
• STM32G071B-DISCO board
• User manual
• Data brief
• Schematic