Quick Start Guide
DC-DC LED driver expansion board based on LED6001 for STM32 Nucleo
(X-NUCLEO-LED61A1)
Version 1.1.0 (May 25, 2016)
Quick Start Guide Contents
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X-NUCLEO-LED61A1: DC-DC LED driver expansion board
Hardware and Software overview
Setup & Demo Examples
Documents & Related Resources
STM32 Open Development Environment: Overview
DC-DC LED driver expansion board
Hardware overview
X-NUCLEO-LED61A1 Hardware description
Arduino UNO R3 connector
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The X-NUCLEO-LED61A1 is a DC-DC LED driver expansion board based on LED6001 for STM32 Nucleo.
The expansion board is equipped with a single-channel, constant-current LED driver for boost or SEPIC topologies
Main Features
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Wide DC input voltage range: 8 V
– 24 V
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Single channel LED Driver, 350 mA constant current
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PWM and analog brightness control with the STM32
Nucleo board
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Selectable boost or SEPIC converter topology
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Up to 92% efficiency (boost converter)
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Compatible with
Arduino™ UNO R3 connectors
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Compatible with STM32 Nucleo boards
Key Products on board
LED6001:
PWM dimmable single channel LED driver with integrated boost controller
STL8N10LF3:
Nchannel 100 V, 25mΩ typ., 7.8 A, STripFET
TM
III
Power MOSFET in a PowerFLAT
TM
5x6 package
STL3N10F7:
N-channel 100 V, 0.062 Ohm typ., 4 A STripFET F7
Power MOSFET in a PowerFLAT 2x2 package
LED6001 STL8N10LF3 STL3N10F7
Latest info available at www.st.com
X-NUCLEO-LED61A1
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DC-DC LED driver expansion board
Software overview
Overall Software Architecture
X-CUBE-LED1 Software description
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The software runs on the STM32 microcontroller and includes drivers for controlling a string of high-brightness LEDs. The expansion is built on
STM32Cube software technology to ease portability across different STM32 microcontrollers.
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The software comes with sample implementations of drivers running on the X-
NUCLEO-LED61A1 plugged on a NUCLEO-
F401RE or NUCLEO-L053R8.
Main features
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Complete middleware to build applications using the LED6001 LED Driver
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Easy portability across different MCU families thanks to the STM32Cube
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Sample applications that the developer can use to start experimenting with the code
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Free user-friendly license terms
Utilities
LED6001_Demo
Applications
CMSIS
SERIAL UTILITY
Middleware
Hardware Abstraction Layer API
Drivers
STM32
HW Components
LED6001
STM32 Nucleo Board
Board Demonstrations
Boards Support Packages
X-NUCLEO-LED61A1 Expansion Board
Latest info available at www.st.com
X-CUBE-LED1
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Quick Start Guide Contents
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X-NUCLEO-LED61A1: DC-DC LED driver expansion board
Hardware and Software overview
Setup & Demo Examples
Documents & Related Resources
STM32 Open Development Environment: Overview
Setup & Demo Examples
Hardware prerequisites
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1x STM32 Nucleo development board
(NUCLEO-F401RE or NUCLEO-L053R8)
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1x DC-DC LED driver expansion board based on LED6001
(X-NUCLEO-LED61A1)
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1x Laptop/PC with Microsoft Windows 7 or 8 installed
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1x USB type A to Mini-B USB cable
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1x external DC power supply (*)
NUCLEO-F401RE
NUCLEO-L053R8
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Mini USB Cable
X-NUCLEO-LED61A1
X-NUCLEO-LED61A1 plugged on a compatible
STM32 Nucleo board
(*) Power stage supply voltage from 8 V to 24 V, 2 A
Setup & Demo Examples
Software prerequisites
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STSW-LINK008: ST-LINK/V2-1 USB driver
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STSW-LINK007: ST-LINK/V2-1 firmware upgrade
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X-CUBE-LED1
• copy the .zip file content into:
“c:\Program Files (x86)\STMicroelectronics\” folder on your PC. The package will contain source code example (Keil, IAR, True Studio) based on NUCLEO-F401RE or
NUCLEO-L053R8
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X-CUBE-LED1
Start coding in just a few minutes with X-CUBE-LED1
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Go to www.st.com/x-nucleo
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Select
X-NUCLEO-LED61A1
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Download & unpack
X-CUBE-LED1
X-CUBE-LED1 package
Generic Nucleo docs & Driver porting
Drivers
Serial Utility
Application examples
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Modify, build application
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Download & install STM32
Nucleo ST-LINK/V2-1 USB driver
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Open project example
LED6001 Demo
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X-CUBE-LED1
Evaluate using X-CUBE-LED1
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From X-CUBE-LED1
SW resource package
Drag and drop X-CUBE-LED1.bin
on STM32 Nucleo drive
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Connect power supply and LED load using input/output connectors
Documents & Related Resources
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All documents are available in the DESIGN tab of the related products webpage
X-NUCLEO-LED61A1:
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Gerber files, BOM, Schematic
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DB2780: DC-DC LED driver expansion board based on LED6001 for STM32 Nucleo
– data brief
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UM1999: Getting started with X-NUCLEO-LED01A1, DC-DC LED driver expansion board for STM32 Nucleo
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user manual
X-CUBE-LED1:
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DB2779: DC-DC LED driver software expansion for STM32Cube
– data brief
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UM1998: Getting started with X-CUBE-LED1, DC-DC LED driver software expansion for STM32Cube
– user
manual
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Software setup file
Consult www.st.com for the complete list
Quick Start Guide Contents
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X-NUCLEO-LED61A1: DC-DC LED driver expansion board
Hardware and Software overview
Setup & Demo Examples
Documents & Related Resources
STM32 Open Development Environment: Overview
STM32 Open Development Environment
Fast, affordable Prototyping and Development
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The STM32 Open Development Environment (ODE) consists of a set of stackable boards and a modular open SW environment designed around the STM32 microcontroller family.
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STM32Cube development software
STM32 Nucleo development boards
Function Packs
(FP)
STM32 Nucleo expansion boards
(X-NUCLEO)
STM32Cube expansion software
(X-CUBE) www.st.com/stm32ode
STM32 Nucleo
Development Boards (NUCLEO)
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A comprehensive range of affordable development boards for all the STM32 microcontroller series, with unlimited unified expansion capabilities and integrated debugger/programmer functionality.
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Power supply through USB or external source
STM32 microcontroller
Integrated debugging and programming
ST-LINK probe
Complete product range from ultra-low power to high-performance
ST morpho extension header
Arduino™ UNO R3 extension headers www.st.com/stm32nucleo
STM32 Nucleo
Expansion Boards (X-NUCLEO)
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Boards with additional functionality that can be plugged directly on top of the STM32
Nucleo development board directly or stacked on another expansion board.
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Connect Power Move/Actuate Interact
Sense
Motion MEMS sensors
DIL24 support for new devices
Environmental sensors
Example of STM32 expansion board (X-NUCLEO-IKS01A1) www.st.com/x-nucleo
STM32 Open Development Environment
Software components
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STM32Cube software (CUBE) -
A set of free tools and embedded software bricks to enable fast and easy development on the STM32, including a Hardware
Abstraction Layer and middleware bricks.
Tools & IDEs
Applications
IAR EWARM,Keil MDK-ARM, GCC-based IDEs
(e.g. Ac6 System Workbench for STM32)
Sample applications
Application examples
(e.g. based on STOpenSoftwareX)
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STM32Cube expansion software
(X-CUBE) -
Expansion software provided free for use with the STM32 Nucleo expansion board and fully compatible with the STM32Cube software framework. It provides abstracted access to expansion board functionality through high-level APIs and sample applications.
Middleware
Hardware
Abstraction
STM32Cube middleware
Upper level middleware
(e.g. STOpenSoftwareX)
STM32Cubeexpansion middleware
STM32CubeHardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)
Hardware
STM32 Nucleo expansion boards (X-NUCLEO)
STM32 Nucleo developer boards
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Compatibility with multiple Development Environments -
The STM32 Open Development
Environment is compatible with a number of IDEs including IAR EWARM, Keil MDK, and GCC-based environments. Users can choose from three IDEs from leading vendors, which are free of charge and deployed in close cooperation with ST. These include Eclipse-based IDEs such as Ac6 System
Workbench for STM32 and the MDK-ARM environment.
OPEN LICENSE MODELS:
STM32Cube software and sample applications are covered by a mix of fully open source BSD license and ST licenses with very permissive terms.
www.st.com/stm32cube www.st.com/x-cube
The building blocks
Accelerometer, gyroscope
Inertial modules, magnetometer
Pressure, temperature, humidity
Proximity, microphone
Bluetooth LE, Sub-GHz radio
NFC, Wi-Fi, GNSS
Sense
Connect
Audio amplifier
Touch controller
Operation Amplifier
Translate
Stepper motor driver
DC & BLDC motor driver
Industrial input / output
Move /
Actuate
Energy management & battery
Power
General-purpose microcontrollers
Secure microcontrollers
Process
Software
STM32 Open Development Environment
Building block approach
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