ST UM1789 User Manual

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UM1789

User manual

STEVAL-IDB003V1 evaluation board

quick start guide

Introduction

The STEVAL-IDB003V1 is an evaluation board based on BlueNRG, a low power Bluetooth®
Smart IC that is compliant with the Bluetooth® v4.0 specification and supports both master
and slave roles.

The STEVAL-IDB003V1 platform features an on-board STM32L low power microcontroller.
It can be used to explore the BlueNRG features and as a development platform for
Bluetooth® Smart applications running on the STM32L microcontroller and interfacing to the
BlueNRG network coprocessor.

Figure 1. STEVAL-IDB003V1 Bluetooth® Smart platform

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Contents UM1789

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1 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1.1 Install BlueNRG DK SW package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1.2 Insert the STEVAL-IDB003V1 board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1.3 Open the BlueNRG GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2 SW demonstration applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

3 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

4 List of acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

5 Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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1 Getting started

The STEVAL-IDB003V1 evaluation board is preprogrammed with a software
(BlueNRG_VOM_x_x.hex) allowing users to run the BlueNRG PC GUI (graphical user
interface), which can be used to interact and evaluate the capabilities of the BlueNRG
network processor.

To configure the STEVAL-IDB003V1 platform and run the preprogrammed software and
associated BlueNRG GUI, follow the instructions below.

1.1 Install BlueNRG DK SW package

• Before using the STEVAL-IDB003V1 platform, download the latest BlueNRG DK software
package available on the STEVAL-IDB003V1 web page (Table 1, STEVAL-IDB003V1
platform)

• Unzip the file, launch the related installer and follow installation steps (default installation
path is C:\Program Files (x86)\STMicroelectronics\BlueNRG DK x.x.x)

• Wait for the package installation to complete.The following folder will be available on the
selected installation path.

Figure 2. BlueNRG DK SW package structure and content

The software package installation procedure will also automatically install the following PC
software drivers available in the PCDriver folder:

• USB DFU PC driver required for supporting device firmware upgrade (DFU) through USB

• USB Virtual COM Port driver required for supporting the USB Virtual COM I/O

communication channels.

1.2 Insert the STEVAL-IDB003V1 board

• Plug the STEVAL-IDB003V1 into a PC USB port: Windows’ new hardware wizard will
appear.

• Wait for the device recognition process to complete: in Computer, Manage, Device
Manager, Ports (COM & LPT area), a new STMicroelectronics Virtual COM Port will
appear.

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