96Boards Neonkey

Hardware

Platform ST STM32: The STM32 family of 32-bit Flash MCUs based on the ARM Cortex-M processor is designed to offer new degrees of freedom to MCU users. It offers a 32-bit product range that combines very high performance, real-time capabilities, digital signal processing, and low-power, low-voltage operation, while maintaining full integration and ease of development.

Microcontroller

STM32F427VIT6

Frequency

168MHz

Flash

1.99MB

RAM

256KB

Vendor

96Boards

Configuration

Please use b96b_aerocore2 ID for board option in “platformio.ini” (Project Configuration File):

[env:b96b_aerocore2]
platform = ststm32
board = b96b_aerocore2

You can override default 96Boards Neonkey settings per build environment using board_*** option, where *** is a JSON object path from board manifest b96b_aerocore2.json. For example, board_build.mcu, board_build.f_cpu, etc.

[env:b96b_aerocore2]
platform = ststm32
board = b96b_aerocore2

; change microcontroller
board_build.mcu = stm32f427vit6

; change MCU frequency
board_build.f_cpu = 168000000L

Uploading

96Boards Neonkey supports the following uploading protocols:

  • blackmagic

  • dfu

  • jlink

  • serial

  • stlink

Default protocol is dfu

You can change upload protocol using upload_protocol option:

[env:b96b_aerocore2]
platform = ststm32
board = b96b_aerocore2

upload_protocol = dfu

Debugging

Debugging - “1-click” solution for debugging with a zero configuration.

Warning

You will need to install debug tool drivers depending on your system. Please click on compatible debug tool below for the further instructions and configuration information.

You can switch between debugging Tools & Debug Probes using debug_tool option in “platformio.ini” (Project Configuration File).

96Boards Neonkey does not have on-board debug probe and IS NOT READY for debugging. You will need to use/buy one of external probe listed below.

Compatible Tools

On-board

Default

Black Magic Probe

Yes

J-LINK

ST-LINK

Frameworks

Name

Description

CMSIS

Vendor-independent hardware abstraction layer for the Cortex-M processor series

libopencm3

Open source ARM Cortex-M microcontroller library

STM32Cube

STM32Cube embedded software libraries, including: The HAL hardware abstraction layer, enabling portability between different STM32 devices via standardized API calls; The Low-Layer (LL) APIs, a light-weight, optimized, expert oriented set of APIs designed for both performance and runtime efficiency

Zephyr

Zephyr is a new generation, scalable, optimized, secure RTOS for multiple hardware architectures