The company that makes STM32 microcontrollers is called STMicroelectronics, though later in this post I’ll just refer to them as ST. Though I’ll still be looking at schematics, since they’re important and it’s good practice. It lets me start figuring out the embedded toolchain immediately, without having to dive too deep into the hardware side. I’m talking about the We Act Studio’s STM32F411 dev board, nicknamed the “Black Pill”.
It’s easy because it comes on a cheap development board that doesn’t require any custom PCB work, and it has a funny nickname. There’s a ton of different microcontrollers that are all STM32, but I’ll be starting with a relatively easy starting microcontroller. Now that I’ve dipped my toes into the microcontroller world, lets cannonball in with the world of STM32 microcontrollers.
