A Short Break
A short life update, a lesson learned from ordering the wrong parts, and a reset on the embedded systems practice plan.
Recent posts
Low-Level LED Blinking
Switching to Miro Samek’s low-level embedded style and recreating an STM32 LED blink project with register-level understanding.
UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter)
Exploring UART communication on STM32, including loopback-style testing on a single board and the practical pain of pin access.
PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) and DAC (Digital to Analog Conversion)
Working through PWM and DAC concepts on STM32, including sine-wave generation and the complications of bringing in CMSIS-DSP.
Timers
Learning the practical basics of timers on STM32, from prescalers and periods to interrupts and waveform generation.
External Interrupts
Configuring a Nucleo user button as an external interrupt and seeing how event-driven inputs become useful in safety-critical systems.
Oscillators
Following STM32World tutorials on clocks and oscillators while learning to distrust default CubeMX pin assignments.
Serial Debugging :(
A frustrating attempt to get serial debugging working over USB on an STM32 Nucleo board while adapting tutorials meant for different hardware.
A Temporary Stop for Some Circuit Refreshes!
Pausing the STM32 tutorial series to refresh breadboard fundamentals, resistor values, and basic circuit-building skills.
Beginning My STM32 Journey!
Starting the STM32 journey with a Nucleo F767ZI board and refreshing embedded systems knowledge after years away from the field.