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[package.metadata.docs.rs]
features = ["stm32f103", "rt", "stm32-usbd"]
default-target = "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"

[[example]]
name = "timer-interrupt-rtfm"
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[![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/stm32f1xx-hal.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/stm32f1xx-hal)
[![Released API docs](https://docs.rs/stm32f1xx-hal/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/stm32f1xx-hal)

## Usage
## Quick start guide

Embedded Rust development requires a bit more setup than ordinary development.
For this guide, we'll assume you're using a stm32 blue pill board (shown
below), but if you have another f1 microcontroller, you should be able to adapt
it.

![blue pill pinout](BluePillPinout.jpg "opt title")

You will also need a debug probe, for example an [stlink v3
mini](https://www.st.com/en/development-tools/stlink-v3mini.html) for programming and debugging.
(There are many different STLink probes out there, all of them _should_ work fine with this instructions given here, other JTAG or SWD debug probes will work as well but will need different software or configuration).

### Installing software

To program your microcontroller, you need to install:
- [openocd](http://openocd.org/)
- `arm-none-eabi-gdb`

Finally, you need to install arm target support for the Rust compiler. To do
so, run
```
rustup target install thumbv7m-none-eabi
```


### Setting up your project

Create a new Rust project as you usually do with `cargo init`. The hello world
of embedded development is usually to blink an LED and code to do so is
available in [examples/blinky.rs](examples/blinky.rs). Copy that file to the
`main.rs` of your project.

You also need to add some dependencies to your `Cargo.toml`:

```toml
[dependencies]
embedded-hal = "0.2.3"
nb = "0.1.2"
cortex-m = "0.6.2"
cortex-m-rt = "0.6.11"
# Panic behaviour, see https://crates.io/keywords/panic-impl for alternatives
panic-halt = "0.2.0"

[dependencies.stm32f1xx-hal]
version = "0.5.2"
features = ["rt", "stm32f103"]
```

If you build your project now, you should get a single error: `error: language
item required, but not found: eh_personality`. This unhelpful error message
is fixed by compiling for the right target.

We also need to tell Rust how to link our executable, and how to lay out the
result in memory. To accomplish all this, copy [.cargo/config](.cargo/config) and
[memory.x](memory.x) from the stm32f1xx-hal repo to your project.

```bash
cargo build
```

If everything went well, your project should have built without errors.


### Programming the microcontroller

It is now time to actually run the code on the hardware. To do so plug your
debug probe into the blue pill and start `openocd` using
```bash
openocd -f interface/stlink-v3.cfg -f target/stm32f1x.cfg
```
If you are not using an stlink V3, change the interface accordingly.
For more information, see the [embeddonomicon].

If all went well, it should detect your microcontroller and say `Info :
stm32f1x.cpu: hardware has 6 breakpoints, 4 watchpoints`. Keep it running in
the background.

We will use gdb for uploading the compiled binary to the microcontroller and
for debugging. Cargo will automatically start `gdb` thanks to the
[.cargo/config](.cargo/config) you added earlier. `gdb` also needs to be told
to connect to openocd which is done by copying [.gdbinit](.gdbinit) to the root
of your project.

You may also need to tell `gdb` that it is safe to load `.gdbinit` from the
working directory.
- Linux
```bash
echo "set auto-load safe-path $(pwd)" >> ~/.gdbinit
```
- Windows
```batch
echo set auto-load safe-path %CD% >> %USERPROFILE%\.gdbinit
```

If everything was successful, cargo should compile your project, start gdb,
load your program and give you a prompt. If you type `continue` in the gdb
prompt, your program should start and the green led on the blue pill should
start blinking.


### Going further

From here on, you can start adding more code to your project to make it do
something more interesting. For crate documentation, see
[docs.rs/stm32f1xx-hal](https://docs.rs/stm32f1xx-hal). There are also a lot
more [examples](examples) available. If something is unclear in the docs or
examples, please, open an issue and we will try to improve it.




## Selecting a microcontroller

This crate supports multiple microcontrollers in the
stm32f1 family. Which specific microcontroller you want to build for has to be
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* `stm32f103`


### Trying out the examples
## Trying out the examples

You may need to give `cargo` permission to call `gdb` from the working directory.
- Linux
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### Using as a Dependency
## Using as a Dependency

When using this crate as a dependency in your project, the microcontroller can
be specified as part of the `Cargo.toml` definition.
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features = ["stm32f100", "rt"]
```

## Blinky example

The following example blinks an LED connected to pin PC13. For instructions on
how set up a project and run the example, see the [documentation]. For more
examples, see the [examples](examples) directory.

[documentation]: https://docs.rs/stm32f1xx-hal/

```rust
#![no_std]
#![no_main]
extern crate panic_halt;
use nb::block;
use stm32f1xx_hal::{
prelude::*,
pac,
timer::Timer,
};
use cortex_m_rt::entry;
#[entry]
fn main() -> ! {
// Get access to the core peripherals from the cortex-m crate
let cp = cortex_m::Peripherals::take().unwrap();
// Get access to the device specific peripherals from the peripheral access crate
let dp = pac::Peripherals::take().unwrap();
// Take ownership over the raw flash and rcc devices and convert them into the corresponding
// HAL structs
let mut flash = dp.FLASH.constrain();
let mut rcc = dp.RCC.constrain();
// Freeze the configuration of all the clocks in the system and store
// the frozen frequencies in `clocks`
let clocks = rcc.cfgr.freeze(&mut flash.acr);
// Acquire the GPIOC peripheral
let mut gpioc = dp.GPIOC.split(&mut rcc.apb2);
// Configure gpio C pin 13 as a push-pull output. The `crh` register is passed to the function
// in order to configure the port. For pins 0-7, crl should be passed instead.
let mut led = gpioc.pc13.into_push_pull_output(&mut gpioc.crh);
// Configure the syst timer to trigger an update every second
let mut timer = Timer::syst(cp.SYST, clocks)
.start_count_down(1.hz());
// Wait for the timer to trigger an update and change the state of the LED
loop {
block!(timer.wait()).unwrap();
led.set_high().unwrap();
block!(timer.wait()).unwrap();
led.set_low().unwrap();
}
}
```

## Documentation

The documentation can be found at [docs.rs](https://docs.rs/stm32f1xx-hal/).
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//!
//! ## Building an application (binary crate)
//!
//! Follow the [cortex-m-quickstart] instructions, add this crate as a dependency
//! and make sure you enable the "rt" Cargo feature of this crate. Also select which
//! microcontroller you will be using by using the corresponding feature. The currently
//! A detailed usage guide can be found in the [README]
//!
//! supported microcontrollers are:
//!
//! - stm32f103
//! - stm32f101
//! - stm32f100
//!
//! ## Usage
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//!
//! [cortex-m-quickstart]: https://docs.rs/cortex-m-quickstart/0.3.1
//!
//! ## Usage example
//!
//! The following example blinks an LED connected to PC13 which is where the LED is connected on the
//! [blue_pill] board. If you are testing on a different breakout board, you may need
//! to change the pin accordingly.
//! ## Usage examples
//!
//! See the [examples] folder.
//!
//! ```rust
//! #![no_std]
//! #![no_main]
//!
//! use panic_halt as _;
//!
//! use nb::block;
//!
//! use stm32f1xx_hal::{
//! prelude::*,
//! pac,
//! timer::Timer,
//! };
//! use cortex_m_rt::entry;
//! use embedded_hal::digital::v2::OutputPin;
//!
//! #[entry]
//! fn main() -> ! {
//! // Get access to the core peripherals from the cortex-m crate
//! let cp = cortex_m::Peripherals::take().unwrap();
//! // Get access to the device specific peripherals from the peripheral access crate
//! let dp = pac::Peripherals::take().unwrap();
//!
//! // Take ownership over the raw flash and rcc devices and convert them into the corresponding
//! // HAL structs
//! let mut flash = dp.FLASH.constrain();
//! let mut rcc = dp.RCC.constrain();
//!
//! // Freeze the configuration of all the clocks in the system and store the frozen frequencies in
//! // `clocks`
//! let clocks = rcc.cfgr.freeze(&mut flash.acr);
//!
//! // Acquire the GPIOC peripheral
//! let mut gpioc = dp.GPIOC.split(&mut rcc.apb2);
//!
//! // Configure gpio C pin 13 as a push-pull output. The `crh` register is passed to the function
//! // in order to configure the port. For pins 0-7, crl should be passed instead.
//! let mut led = gpioc.pc13.into_push_pull_output(&mut gpioc.crh);
//! // Configure the syst timer to trigger an update every second
//! let mut timer = Timer::syst(cp.SYST, &clocks).start_count_down(1.hz());
//!
//! // Wait for the timer to trigger an update and change the state of the LED
//! loop {
//! block!(timer.wait()).unwrap();
//! led.set_high().unwrap();
//! block!(timer.wait()).unwrap();
//! led.set_low().unwrap();
//! }
//! }
//! Most of the examples require the following additional dependencies
//! ```toml
//! [dependencies]
//! embedded-hal = "0.2.3"
//! nb = "0.1.2"
//! cortex-m = "0.6.2"
//! cortex-m-rt = "0.6.11"
//! # Panic behaviour, see https://crates.io/keywords/panic-impl for alternatives
//! panic-halt = "0.2.0"
//! ```
//!
//! [blue_pill]: http://wiki.stm32duino.com/index.php?title=Blue_Pill
//!
//! # More examples
//!
//! See the [examples] folder.
//!
//! [examples]: https://github.com/stm32-rs/stm32f1xx-hal/tree/master/examples
//! [examples]: https://github.com/stm32-rs/stm32f1xx-hal/tree/v0.5.2/examples
//! [README]: https://github.com/stm32-rs/stm32f1xx-hal/tree/v0.5.2

#![no_std]

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