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Blue Pill

The STM32 board a.k.a Blue Pill is a Development board for the ARM Cortex M3 Microcontroller. It looks very much similar to the Arduino Nano but it packs in quite a punch. These boards are extremely cheap compared to the official Arduino boards and also the hardware is open source. The microcontroller on top of it is the STM32F103C8T6 from STMicroelectronics. Apart from the Microcontroller, the board also holds two crystal oscillators, one is an 8MHz crystal, and the other is a 32 KHz crystal, which can be used to drive the internal RTC (Real Time Clock). Because of this, the MCU can operate in deep sleep modes making it ideal for battery operated applications.

DIY Simple 500KHz Oscilloscope with STM32

“With this instrument we can now observe the shape of signals with a frequency of up to 500KHz. An oscilloscope, often referred to as an “scope, ” is a test instrument used to visualize and analyze the waveform of electronic signals …

Simple STM32 Frequency meter from 1Hz to 30 MHz-Arduino IDE

“This frequency meter uses an inexpensive STM32 microcontroller, and the frequency range is from 0 to 30 MHz A frequency meter, also known as a frequency counter, is a device or instrument used to measure the frequency of an oscillating …

Arduino Gainclone 2.0

“After running my Arduino controlled Gainclone amp for the last 8 years, the LCD died and I decided that it was time for a revamp. This instructable is based on the original and is designed to be an ‘upgrade’ from …

Bluepill Diagnostics V1.6

“My Blue Pill Diagnostics project grew from an interest to create a self contained binary that would boot on a (64KB flash) Blue Pill board and access internal JDEC, DEBUG, ID and hardware information via USB and a Serial Terminal …

STM32 Tiny Monitor

“A super tiny monitor for your PC, suitable for your pet ant. A python script sends the captured screen over USB to the STM32 microcontroller, then that data is displayed on ST7789 display. FPS is not that high, but I …

Portable Foldable Scoreboard

“A portable, scalable and foldable display, that can be used as a Scoreboard or Timekeeper in outdoor sport events, with minimal setup A simple, scalable and foldable display, that can be used as a Scoreboard or Timekeeper in sport matches …

Project  NeoPill

NeoPill

“A STM32 Blue Pill-based NeoPixel emulator Ever need to blink your NeoPixels but you either didn’t have enough or they’re already installed in a project you don’t have within easy reach? Enter the NeoPill, an easy to …

Frequency Counter With Variable Gate Time

“Frequency counter (reciprocal) Gate time selectable from 0.1 second up to 60 seconds Frequency range from 0.1 Hz up to 10 MHz (tested) Input 3.3V and 5V safe Uses a STM32F103C8 (Blue Pill) and 16x4 LCD Supplies …

Serial Monitor With ILI9341 and BluePill

“Serial (ascii) monitor with 9 lines of 28 char. Baudrate from 2400 up to 256000 baud. Digital 3.3V or 5V input. Powered by a single Lithium-Ion battery. (3.7V nominal) Supplies: ILI9341 display (here a parallel version is used …

Using a Thermal Printer Mechanism

“The Casio CP-10 is a neat calculator that has a thermal printer attached. The calculator also has a built-in clock and can do useful tasks such as printing this month’s calendar. The date rang eis also useful as …