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ARM DEV BOARD STM32 MCU

#43 STM32 MCU ( BLUE PILL )

The STM32 F103C8T6  (AKA BLUE PILL) Is a great development board to upgrade to from the Arduino series. The STM32 platform is a massive powerhouse that can handle complex calculations extremely quickly. Examples such as quadcopter’s, robotics etc.

FEATURES

  • On-board Mini USB interface, you can give the board power supply and USB communication.
  • On-board test indicator LED
  • On-board reset button and power indicator LED
  • On-board 100ma 3.3V Regulator
  • All GPIO are led out and the names of the pins are marked
  • After soldering the headers, you can directly plug the board onto the breadboard

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

  • CPU Part Number: STM32F103C8T6
  • Core: ARM 32 Cortex-M3 CPU.
  • Debug mode: SWD (can be programmed with ST-LINK V2)
  • CPU Internal Maximum Clock : 72MHz
  • External Clock Source: 8MHz crystal
  • 64K flash memory, 20K SRAM
  • 2.0-3.6V power, I/O
  • Reset(POR/PDR)
  • Size:5.3cm x 2.2cm

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