The ST Blog (audio version)

The STSPIN32G0 is the first three-phase BLDC controller embedding an STM32G0 and a triple-half bridge gate driver capable of driving traditional power MOSFETs and IGBTs.

🚘 Check out the car of the future! What would need to take place in the unseen parts of the vehicle to make it a reality? The hidden car revolution is driven by the move to zonal architecture and software-defined vehicles.

OpenSTLinux, the superpower of STM32 MPU. We’ve been expanding it since its launch in 2019 with more packages, new distributions, and myriads of expansions.

Display Beautiful GUIs. Riverdi, a TouchGFX Expert, is celebrating the availability of the STM32C071 with the release of a new Nucleo-64 display kit which keeps BOM costs low.

Security, GUIs, and cloud connectivity. Digi jumped on the STM32MP25 bandwagon with its newly released Digi ConnectCore MP2, its first system-on-module (SoM) based on our new series of microprocessors.

Mesh networks face energy efficiency and interference issues. EMBETECH, member of #STPartnerProgram, developed embeNET to simplify 6TiSCH implementation and optimize operations on STM32WL microcontrollers.

What can a System-on-Module do for engineers? We sat down with Phytec, an #STAuthorizedPartner, to understand this question through the lens of its phyCORE®-STM32MP15x and its phyCORE-STM32MP13x.

💡 Smart mobility, factory automation, and energy management. At Electronica 2024, we showcased our latest advancements to face the challenges of transforming industries and creating safer, smarter, and greener ways of living.

🔐 Effective Security on Embedded Linux. We released a white paper so embedded systems with an STM32MP1 and an STM32MP2 can look a lot more like cars today: safe, even when things go wrong.

The Page EEPROM retains flexibility and robustness while offering capacities and speeds that are on par with Flash. Thanks to its hybrid architecture, it uses 16-byte words and 512-byte pages while still enabling byte-level write operations.

X-CUBE-MCSDK 6.3.2 simplifies motor control applications. The HSO field-oriented control algorithm means an application can figure out the rotor’s position and speed without needing a sensor.

🤖 A new era of computing. The STM32N6 is our newest and most powerful STM32 and the first to come with our Neural-ART Accelerator, a custom neural processing unit (NPU) capable of 600 GOPS.

📶 Amazon Sidewalk certification. For the first time, Nucleo boards housing an STM32WBA5 and an STM32WLx5 are certified Amazon Sidewalk, guaranteeing robust integration, high efficiency, and trusted security when deployed on an Amazon Sidewalk network.

Who would have thought high-end UIs on embedded systems would encounter this new challenge? While microcontrollers are resource-constrained, they are no longer the limiting factor they once were, and engineers are no longer obliged to use a more expensive MPU as MCUs embed powerful GPUs. Instead, it’s the memory configuration that developers have to contend with when drawing their designs and developing their interfaces.

Edge advancements in sensor and electrode technology. The IEEE Sensors 2024 conference in Kobe, Japan, featured a Biosensors Workshop led by STMicroelectronics. It brought together industry leaders along with research institutions.

Flash and debug your MCUs with the STM32CubeProgrammer 2.18. The new software can update root security system extension binaries rapidly, change option bytes more efficiently, and port projects more easily. It is, therefore, the most forward-looking version yet, as it anticipates the needs of developers and looks to improve their workflow.

NFC’s increasing popularity for Matter commissioning enables new use cases. ST is working with the Connectivity Standards Alliance to ensure developers can support commissioning over NFC as an alternative to solutions relying on QR codes.

How to engage young learners and introduce them to coding? The most fun option is playing games. Starting in 2023, ST volunteers have developed a “Storyteller Robot” project and brought it to schools in the suburbs of Milan.

Albora, a member of the ST Partner Program, worked with ST to lower the barrier to entry to satellite IoT applications. With AlbaSpot IoT, ST’s Teseo-LIV3FL, and an STM32C071, engineers can use global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) to track millions of assets.

Operating at the sub-threshold or near-threshold region? We all want it, but it’s so hard to deliver. Why aren’t more companies using the sub-threshold region of CMOS transistors? We tell you what’s happening behind the scenes.

Where can you learn about the latest trends in energy management? At Enlit Europe! During the latest edition in Milan, ST showcased its commitment to sustainable energy solutions.

Edge AI and IoT for everyone! ST AIoT Craft is the first online tool that helps program ST MEMS sensors equipped with a machine learning core (MLC) to run inference operations.

STM32 ISP IQTune is the first mass-market software tool for general-purpose microprocessors. It helps developers tune their image signal processor (ISP) for a particular CMOS image sensor and its lens.

ST’s newest biosensor. The ST1VAFE3BX combines and synchronizes biopotential inputs with an ST accelerometer and a machine learning core, thus opening the way for the next generation of healthcare wearables needing to rein in their energy consumption.

Smart energy technology. At the Industrial Summit 2024 in Shenzhen we showcased over 150 demos, held 28 sessions on motor control, power & energy, and automation, and featured our technologies and products.

Why did JPEmbedded, a member of the #STPartnerProgram, choose to use an STM32F7 in its APIS Box? See how this network protocol converter for Modbus and MQTT brings cloud connectivity and interoperability thanks to the #STM32 ecosystem.

🚀 Empowering innovation. ST hosted a free STEM event in Monza, Italy, welcoming 9,500 visitors. The event featured several activities for students and the public and an exhibition of ST’s products and technologies.

How can modern science and technology promote human progress? Since 2003, the ST Foundation has trained over one million individuals across 29 countries through the Digital Unify Program.

🚀 How open source can serve a business?

DH electronics, a System-on-Module (SoM) maker and member of the ST Partner Program, offers the DHCOR STM32MP15 and the DHCOR STM32MP13. See how their open-source approach made a difference.

ST and Qt are thrilled to shine a light on X-LINUX-QT, a software package dedicated to helping developers adopt the graphical framework on our STM32MP25.

The STM32C071 is now available to all. Thanks to its 128 KB of flash and its 24 KB of RAM, it is possible to drive a small 320 x 240 display using an SPI interface.

👩‍💻 We launched the ST Edge AI Suite, a repository of free software tools, use cases, and documentation to help developers create AI for IoT systems regardless of their experience level.

Simplify designs and reduce costs. The L9961 is our first battery monitoring and balancing IC for industrial applications that offers a high-side/low-side configurable pre-driver. The integration lowers the number of external components without compromising features.

What is an MPU, and how is it different from an MCU? Today’s innovations keep blurring the dividing lines between the two. That’s why it’s more critical than ever to understand their differences and what applications they serve best.

🔒 Ensure your projects meet the highest safety standards. X-CUBE-STL now supports the STM32MP1, the STM32U5, the STM32L5, the STM32H5, and the STM32WL.

Machine vision on STM32MP2. Collabora, a member of the ST Partner Program, presented GStreamer, a computer vision pipeline tailored for neural networks.

Embedded in wearable technology like smartwatches and fitness trackers, MEMS sensors facilitate athletic performance monitoring and enhancement.

🚀 Zephyr now fully supports the SensorTile.box PRO. Developers must use version 3.6 or higher to take advantage of it.

👩‍💻 X-CUBE-MATTER now supports Matter 1.3. Devices can more easily show how much electricity they consume, thus helping users monitor their energy consumption in real-time.

🔒 How to truly secure a #Matter application? Commscope, a member of the ST Partner Program, offers pre-integrated security solutions to ensure STM32 developers can efficiently meet certification requirements.

🔮 Sphere Studios and ST developed the world’s largest image sensor. How did our collaboration begin? What are the features of our custom image sensor, and how does it serve Sphere’s Big Sky camera system?

💡 A quality-of-life improvement. STM32CubeProgrammer 2.17 enables writing ASCII strings in memory, automatic incrementation in serial numbering, or exporting and importing byte options.

This new release also shows how ST listens to its community, which is why we continue to improve support for Segger probes.

🔒 Connected and secure technology.

At Sensors Converge 2024, we showcased 18 interactive demos and a wide range of applications, from engaging games to development kits and reference designs. Our experts were ready to answer design challenges, offer troubleshooting advice, and help spark new ideas. We also participated in the Sensors Converge conferences and won the award in the Optical & Imaging category for the VD55G1, the smallest VGA global shutter imaging sensor.

👀 Is your STM32 device quantum-proof? Quantropi, a member of the ST Partner Program, provides an end-to-end quantum security platform to protect STM32 systems from quantum attacks.

The company’s QiSpace platform offers a range of post-quantum cryptographic solutions to protect data during boot, in the application layer, and in transit across the network. For instance, uLoadXLQ protects firmware at startup by adding a quantum secure digital signature to the bootloader. The solution even works with our Secure Boot Secure Firmware Update mechanism.

💡 What is the next evolution in spatial computing?

Xvisio Technology Corporation chose ST sensors to create its visual simultaneous localization and mapping (VSLAM) engine for glasses and modules. In essence, VSLAM systems map environments while tracking themselves and interacting with the world. For instance, they’re found in extended reality (XR) headsets, which include virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR).

🚀 New versatile capabilities. STPOWER Studio 4.0 just became available and now supports three new topologies (1-phase full bridge, 1-phase half-bridge, and 3-phase 3-level T-NPC) to cover significantly more applications.

👨‍💻 ST and developers meet on GitHub. Discover the STM32 MCU Overall page, which offers HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layers) libraries and CMSIS files. We want to ensure developers can easily clone the latest updates, fork projects, and submit issues or pull requests, thus making our software more accessible.

Be part of electronica China 2024! What questions did ST answer?

Too often, attendees don’t take the time to step back and ask what challenges they would need to solve or think of the answers they should seek. That’s why we highlighted some of the questions our readers may have and provided answers.

ST launched the STM32WB05, STM32WB05xN, and the STM32WB06/07, thus extending the STM32WB0 series inaugurated late last year.

SENSOR + TEST 2024, the international trade fair held in Nuremberg, enabled ST to introduce the latest sensing technologies for smarter and safer industrial systems. Our products highlighted advancements in areas like condition monitoring, low-power vision, intelligent perception, and current monitoring.