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16x12 G Click with Nucleo 32 with STM32F031K6 MCU

Published Oct 01, 2024

Click board™

16x12 G Click

Dev. board

Nucleo 32 with STM32F031K6 MCU

Compiler

NECTO Studio

MCU

STM32F031K6

Illuminate your imagination and infuse your projects with eco-friendly brilliance using our 16x12 green LED matrix, where every pixel is an opportunity to craft dynamic, energy-efficient visuals that captivate, inform, and inspire

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Hardware Overview

How does it work?

16x12 G Click carries a 16x12 LED display and the IS31FL3733 matrix driver. The click is designed to run on either a 3.3V or 5V power supply. It communicates with the target microcontroller over the I2C interface and the following pins on the mikroBUS™ line: INT, RST, and CS. Each LED can be controlled individually for on/off control

and light intensity. The IS31FL3733 is a general purpose 12×16 LED matrix driver with a 1/12 cycle rate. Each of the 192 LEDs can be dimmed individually with 8-bit PWM data, which allows 256 steps of linear dimming. The driver has selectable 3 Auto Breath Modes for each LED ( ABM-1, ABM-2, and ABM-3). This Click board™ can operate with

either 3.3V or 5V logic voltage levels selected via the VCC SEL jumper. This way, both 3.3V and 5V capable MCUs can use the communication lines properly. Also, this Click board™ comes equipped with a library containing easy-to-use functions and an example code that can be used as a reference for further development.

16x12 G Click top side image
16x12 G Click bottom side image

Features overview

Development board

Nucleo 32 with STM32F031K6 MCU board provides an affordable and flexible platform for experimenting with STM32 microcontrollers in 32-pin packages. Featuring Arduino™ Nano connectivity, it allows easy expansion with specialized shields, while being mbed-enabled for seamless integration with online resources. The

board includes an on-board ST-LINK/V2-1 debugger/programmer, supporting USB reenumeration with three interfaces: Virtual Com port, mass storage, and debug port. It offers a flexible power supply through either USB VBUS or an external source. Additionally, it includes three LEDs (LD1 for USB communication, LD2 for power,

and LD3 as a user LED) and a reset push button. The STM32 Nucleo-32 board is supported by various Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) such as IAR™, Keil®, and GCC-based IDEs like AC6 SW4STM32, making it a versatile tool for developers.

Nucleo 32 with STM32F031K6 MCU double side image

Microcontroller Overview

MCU Card / MCU

default

Architecture

ARM Cortex-M0

MCU Memory (KB)

32

Silicon Vendor

STMicroelectronics

Pin count

32

RAM (Bytes)

4096

You complete me!

Accessories

Click Shield for Nucleo-32 is the perfect way to expand your development board's functionalities with STM32 Nucleo-32 pinout. The Click Shield for Nucleo-32 provides two mikroBUS™ sockets to add any functionality from our ever-growing range of Click boards™. We are fully stocked with everything, from sensors and WiFi transceivers to motor control and audio amplifiers. The Click Shield for Nucleo-32 is compatible with the STM32 Nucleo-32 board, providing an affordable and flexible way for users to try out new ideas and quickly create prototypes with any STM32 microcontrollers, choosing from the various combinations of performance, power consumption, and features. The STM32 Nucleo-32 boards do not require any separate probe as they integrate the ST-LINK/V2-1 debugger/programmer and come with the STM32 comprehensive software HAL library and various packaged software examples. This development platform provides users with an effortless and common way to combine the STM32 Nucleo-32 footprint compatible board with their favorite Click boards™ in their upcoming projects.

Click Shield for Nucleo-32 accessories 1 image

Used MCU Pins

mikroBUS™ mapper

NC
NC
AN
Reset
PA11
RST
Standby Mode
PA4
CS
NC
NC
SCK
NC
NC
MISO
NC
NC
MOSI
Power Supply
3.3V
3.3V
Ground
GND
GND
NC
NC
PWM
Interrupt
PA12
INT
NC
NC
TX
NC
NC
RX
I2C Clock
PB6
SCL
I2C Data
PB7
SDA
Power Supply
5V
5V
Ground
GND
GND
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Take a closer look

Click board™ Schematic

16x12 G Click Schematic schematic

Step by step

Project assembly

Click Shield for Nucleo-144 front image hardware assembly

Start by selecting your development board and Click board™. Begin with the Nucleo 32 with STM32F031K6 MCU as your development board.

Click Shield for Nucleo-144 front image hardware assembly
Nucleo 144 with STM32L4A6ZG MCU front image hardware assembly
Stepper 22 Click front image hardware assembly
Prog-cut hardware assembly
Stepper 22 Click complete accessories setup image hardware assembly
Board mapper by product8 hardware assembly
Necto image step 2 hardware assembly
Necto image step 3 hardware assembly
Necto image step 4 hardware assembly
Necto image step 5 hardware assembly
Necto image step 6 hardware assembly
STM32 M4 Clicker HA MCU/Select Step hardware assembly
Necto No Display image step 8 hardware assembly
Necto image step 9 hardware assembly
Necto image step 10 hardware assembly
Debug Image Necto Step hardware assembly

Software Support

Library Description

This library contains API for 16x12 G Click driver.

Key functions:

  • c16x12g_display_image - Display image function

  • c16x12g_display_byte - Display one byte function

  • c16x12g_display_text - Display text with scroll function

Open Source

Code example

The complete application code and a ready-to-use project are available through the NECTO Studio Package Manager for direct installation in the NECTO Studio. The application code can also be found on the MIKROE GitHub account.

/*!
 * \file 
 * \brief 16x12 Click example
 * 
 * # Description
 * This application draw image on the led matrics.
 *
 * The demo application is composed of two sections :
 * 
 * ## Application Init 
 * Initialization default device configuration, sets LED mode, 
 * configuration ABM and display one character.
 * 
 * ## Application Task  
 * Clear display, display one by one leds, display one character,
 * display image and display text with scroll.
 * 
 * \author MikroE Team
 *
 */
// ------------------------------------------------------------------- INCLUDES

#include "board.h"
#include "log.h"
#include "c16x12.h"

// ------------------------------------------------------------------ VARIABLES

static c16x12_t c16x12;
static log_t logger;

static uint8_t scroll_speed = 50;
static c16x12_abm_t abm_1;
static c16x12_abm_t abm_2;


char demo_text[ 7 ] = "MikroE";
uint16_t demo_image_light[ 12 ] = 
{ 0x0000, 0x0666, 0x0CCC, 0x1998, 0x3330, 0x6660, 0x3330, 0x1998, 0x0CCC, 0x0666, 0x0000, 0x0000 };
uint16_t demo_image_dark[ 12 ]  = 
{ 0xFFFF, 0xF999, 0xF333, 0xE667, 0xCCCF, 0x999F, 0xCCCF, 0xE667, 0xF333, 0xF999, 0xFFFF, 0xFFFF };

char name[] = "16x12";


// ------------------------------------------------------ APPLICATION FUNCTIONS

void application_init ( void )
{
    log_cfg_t log_cfg;
    c16x12_cfg_t cfg;

    /** 
     * Logger initialization.
     * Default baud rate: 115200
     * Default log level: LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG
     * @note If USB_UART_RX and USB_UART_TX 
     * are defined as HAL_PIN_NC, you will 
     * need to define them manually for log to work. 
     * See @b LOG_MAP_USB_UART macro definition for detailed explanation.
     */
    LOG_MAP_USB_UART( log_cfg );
    log_init( &logger, &log_cfg );
    log_info( &logger, "---- Application Init ----" );

    //  Click initialization.

    c16x12_cfg_setup( &cfg );
    C16X12_MAP_MIKROBUS( cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
    c16x12_init( &c16x12, &cfg );

    c16x12g_device_reset( &c16x12 );
    Delay_ms ( 1000 );

    c16x12_default_cfg( &c16x12 );
    c16x12g_set_global_current_control( &c16x12, 255 );
    c16x12g_set_leds_mode( &c16x12, C16X12G_LED_MODE_ABM1 );

    abm_1.time_1     = C16X12G_ABM_T1_840MS;
    abm_1.time_2     = C16X12G_ABM_T2_840MS;
    abm_1.time_3     = C16X12G_ABM_T3_840MS;
    abm_1.time_4     = C16X12G_ABM_T4_840MS;
    abm_1.loop_begin = C16X12G_ABM_LOOP_BEGIN_T1;
    abm_1.loop_end   = C16X12G_ABM_LOOP_END_T3;
    abm_1.loop_times = C16X12G_ABM_LOOP_FOREVER;
    
    abm_2.time_1     = C16X12G_ABM_T1_210MS;
    abm_2.time_2     = C16X12G_ABM_T2_0MS;
    abm_2.time_3     = C16X12G_ABM_T3_210MS;
    abm_2.time_4     = C16X12G_ABM_T4_0MS;
    abm_2.loop_begin = C16X12G_ABM_LOOP_BEGIN_T1;
    abm_2.loop_end   = C16X12G_ABM_LOOP_END_T3;
    abm_2.loop_times = C16X12G_ABM_LOOP_FOREVER;
    
    c16x12g_config_abm( &c16x12, C16X12G_ABM_NUM_1, &abm_2 );
    c16x12g_start_abm( &c16x12 );
    c16x12g_display_text( &c16x12, &name[ 0 ], 5, scroll_speed );

    c16x12g_config_abm( &c16x12, C16X12G_ABM_NUM_1, &abm_1 );
    c16x12g_start_abm( &c16x12 );
    c16x12g_display_byte( &c16x12, 'G' );
    Delay_ms ( 1000 );
    Delay_ms ( 1000 );
    Delay_ms ( 1000 );
    Delay_ms ( 1000 );
    Delay_ms ( 1000 );
    
    c16x12g_config_abm( &c16x12, C16X12G_ABM_NUM_1, &abm_2 );
    c16x12g_start_abm( &c16x12 );
}

void application_task ( void )
{
    uint8_t cnt = 0;
    
    c16x12g_display_text( &c16x12, &demo_text[ 0 ], 6, scroll_speed );

    c16x12g_clear_display( &c16x12 );

    // Display point
    for ( cnt = 1; cnt <= 12; cnt++ )
    {
        c16x12g_set_led( &c16x12, cnt, cnt, C16X12G_LED_STATE_ON, C16X12G_STOP_SETTINGS );
        Delay_ms ( 100 );
    }
    Delay_ms ( 1000 );
    Delay_ms ( 1000 );

    c16x12g_display_image( &c16x12, &demo_image_light[ 0 ] );
    Delay_ms ( 1000 );
    Delay_ms ( 1000 );
     
    c16x12g_display_image( &c16x12, &demo_image_dark[ 0 ] );
    Delay_ms ( 1000 );
    Delay_ms ( 1000 );
}

int main ( void ) 
{
    /* Do not remove this line or clock might not be set correctly. */
    #ifdef PREINIT_SUPPORTED
    preinit();
    #endif
    
    application_init( );
    
    for ( ; ; ) 
    {
        application_task( );
    }

    return 0;
}


// ------------------------------------------------------------------------ END

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