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== About ==
This project is used to develop applications for stm32 - ST's ARM Cortex-M3 MCUs, using cmake, GCC, newlib (libc) and STM32F10x Standard Peripherals Library.

Requirements:
* cmake >= 2.8
* GCC toolchain with newlib.
* STM32F10x Standard Peripherals Library for STM32F1 family
* STM32F4 DSP and Standard Peripherals Library for STM32F4 family
Project contains:
* CMake common toolchain file, that configures cmake to use arm toolchain.
* CMake family-specific toolchain file, that configures family-specific parameters.
* CMake projects that builds CMSIS and Standard Peripherals Library into static libraries.
* CMake modules to find and configure CMSIS ans StdPeriphLib libraries.
* CMake project template.
* Example projects
** blinky - blink LED using timers and PWM.
** newlib - show date from RTC using uart and libc functions from newlib

== Building & Installing ==
First of all you need to configure toolchain and libraries, you can do this by editing gcc_stm32.cmake or (better way) pass it throught command line.
Variables for toolchain:
* TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX - where toolchain is located, '''default''': /usr
* TARGET_TRIPLET - toolchain target triplet, '''default''': arm-none-eabi
* STM32_FAMILY - STM32 family (F0, F1, F4, etc.) currently, F1 and F4 family are supported.
'''Note:''' If STM32_CHIP variable is set, STM32_FAMILY is optional.

Variables for CMSIS and StdPeriphLib:
* STM32F1_StdPeriphLib_DIR - path to STM32F10x Standard Peripherals Library '''default''': /opt/STM32F10x_StdPeriph_Lib_V3.5.0
* STM32F4_StdPeriphLib_DIR - path to STM32F4 DSP and Standard Peripherals Library '''default''': /opt/STM32F4xx_DSP_StdPeriph_Lib_V1.3.0
* USE_ASSERT - Use internal asserts in Standard Peripherals Library.

=== Build CMSIS and Standard Peripherals Library ===
In cmsis folder:
 cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=../gcc_stm32.cmake -DSTM32_FAMILY=F1 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<path_to_toolchain>/arm-none-eabi/ -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
 make && make install
In stdperiph folder
 cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=../gcc_stm32.cmake -DCMAKE_MODULE_PATH=<path_to_cmake_folder_of_this_project>/Modules -DSTM32_FAMILY=F1 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<path_to_toolchain>/arm-none-eabi/ -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
 make && make install
'''Note:''' For building for STM32F4 family, change -DSTM32_FAMILY=F1 to -DSTM32_FAMILY=F4

'''Note:''' You can use different CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX, but than you'll have to configure cmake search paths when using cmake modules. You may specify an additional search path with -DEXTRA_FIND_PATH=<path-to-search>

'''Note:''' To prevent header collision file "misc.h" from Standard Peripherals Library will be installed as stm32f10x_misc.h / stm32f4xx_misc.h

== Usage ==
After building you need to copy cmake modules in cmake's modules path, or just set CMAKE_MODULE_PATH in project. 
Template project can be found in stm32-template folder.

=== Configure === 
Common usage:
 cmake -DSTM32_CHIP=<chip> -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=<path_to_gcc_stm32.cmake> -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug <path_to_source_dir>
Where <nowiki><chip></nowiki> - stm32 chip name (e.g. STM32F100C8, STM32F407IG). 
This command will generate Makefile for project.
Scripts will try to detected chip parameters (type, flash/ram size) from chip name. 
You can set this parameters directly using following cmake variables:
* STM32_CHIP_TYPE - family-depended chip type. Global variable STM32_CHIP_TYPES contains list of valid types for current family (e.g. for F1 family: HD, HD_VL, MD, MD_VL, LD, LD_VL, CL, XL)
* STM32_FLASH_SIZE - chip flash size (e.g. 64K)
* STM32_RAM_SIZE - chip RAM size (e.g. 4K)

For using with Eclipse CDT:
 cmake -DSTM32_CHIP=<chip> -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=<path_to_gcc_stm32.cmake> -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -G "Eclipse CDT4 - Unix Makefiles" <path_to_source_dir>
For release build:
 cmake -DSTM32_CHIP=<chip> -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=<path_to_gcc_stm32.cmake> -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release <path_to_source_dir>

=== Build ===
 make
To build .hex:
 make <project name>.hex
or .bin:
 make <project name>.bin

=== Linker script variables ===
Next cmake variables are useful for linker tuning:
* STM32_FLASH_ORIGIN - Start address of flash (default: 0x08000000)
* STM32_RAM_ORIGIN - Start address of RAM (default: 0x20000000)
* STM32_STACK_ADDRESS - Address of stack bottom (default: RAM_ORIGIN + RAM_SIZE)
* STM32_FLASH_SIZE - Flash size (default: from chip name)
* STM32_RAM_SIZE - RAM size (default: from chip name)
* STM32_MIN_STACK_SIZE - Minimum stack size for error detection at link-time (default: 512 bytes)
* STM32_MIN_HEAP_SIZE - Minimum heap size for error detection at link-time (default: 0 bytes)

=== Useful cmake macros ===
* STM32_GET_CHIP_TYPE(CHIP CHIP_TYPE) - gets chip type (HD, MD, etc.) from chip name.
* STM32_GET_CHIP_PARAMETERS(CHIP FLASH_SIZE RAM_SIZE) - gets chip ram/flash size from chip name.
* STM32_SET_CHIP_DEFINITIONS(TARGET CHIP_TYPE) - sets chip family and type-specific compiler flags for target.
* STM32_SET_FLASH_PARAMS(TARGET ...) - sets chip flash/ram parameters for targer.
* STM32_SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(TARGET) - sets all needed parameters and compiler flags for target. 
* STM32_GENERATE_LIBRARIES(NAME SOURCES LIBRARIES) - generates libraries for all chip types in family. Resulting libraries stored in LIBRARIES and have names in ${NAME}_${FAMILY}_${CHIP_TYPE} format.