Nucleo H7A3ZI-Q
Overview
The STM32 Nucleo-144 boards offer combinations of performance and power that provide an affordable and flexible way for users to build prototypes and try out new concepts. For compatible boards, the SMPS (Switched-Mode Power Supply) significantly reduces power consumption in Run mode.
The Arduino-compatible ST Zio connector expands functionality of the Nucleo open development platform, with a wide choice of specialized Arduino* Uno V3 shields.
The STM32 Nucleo-144 board does not require any separate probe as it integrates the ST-LINK/V3E debugger/programmer.
The STM32 Nucleo-144 board comes with the STM32 comprehensive free software libraries and examples available with the STM32Cube MCU Package.
Key Features
STM32 microcontroller in LQFP144 package
USB OTG or full-speed device (depending on STM32 support)
3 user LEDs
2 user and reset push-buttons
32.768 kHz crystal oscillator
Board connectors:
USB with Micro-AB
SWD
ST Zio connector including Arduino* Uno V3
ST morpho
Flexible power-supply options: ST-LINK USB VBUS or external sources.
On-board ST-LINK/V3E debugger/programmer with USB re-enumeration
capability: mass storage, virtual COM port and debug port.
Comprehensive free software libraries and examples available with the STM32Cube MCU package.
Arm* Mbed Enabled* compliant (only for some Nucleo part numbers)
More information about the board can be found at the Nucleo H7A3ZI-Q website.
Hardware
Nucleo H7A3ZI-Q provides the following hardware components:
STM32H7A3ZI in LQFP144 package
ARM 32-bit Cortex-M7 CPU with FPU
Chrom-ART Accelerator
Hardware JPEG Codec
280 MHz max CPU frequency
VDD from 1.62 V to 3.6 V
2 MB Flash
~1.4 Mbytes SRAM
32-bit timers(2)
16-bit timers(15)
SPI(6)
I2C(4)
I2S (3)
USART(5)
UART(5)
USB OTG Full Speed and High Speed(1)
CAN FD(2)
SAI(2)
SPDIF_Rx(4)
HDMI_CEC(1)
Dual Mode Quad SPI(1)
Camera Interface
GPIO (up to 114) with external interrupt capability
16-bit ADC(2) with 24 channels / 3.6 MSPS
12-bit DAC with 1/2 channels(2)
True Random Number Generator (RNG)
16-channel DMA
LCD-TFT Controller with XGA resolution
Supported Features
The Zephyr nucleo_h7a3zi_q board configuration supports the following hardware features:
Interface |
Controller |
Driver/Component |
|---|---|---|
NVIC |
on-chip |
nested vector interrupt controller |
UART |
on-chip |
serial port |
PINMUX |
on-chip |
pinmux |
GPIO |
on-chip |
gpio |
PWM |
on-chip |
pwm |
ADC |
on-chip |
adc |
Backup SRAM |
on-chip |
Backup SRAM |
USB OTG HS |
on-chip |
USB device |
RNG |
on-chip |
True Random number generator |
Other hardware features are not yet supported on this Zephyr port.
The default configuration can be found in the defconfig file: boards/st/nucleo_h7a3zi_q/nucleo_h7a3zi_q_defconfig
For more details please refer to STM32 Nucleo-144 board User Manual.
Default Zephyr Peripheral Mapping:
The Nucleo H7A3ZI-Q board features a ST Zio connector (extended Arduino Uno V3) and a ST morpho connector. Board is configured as follows:
USART3 TX/RX : PD8/PD9 (ST-Link Virtual Port Com)
USER_PB : PC13
LD1 : PB0
LD2 : PE1
LD3 : PB14
ADC1_INP15 : PA3 (Arduino analog, A0)
System Clock
Nucleo H7A3ZI-Q System Clock could be driven by an internal or external oscillator, as well as the main PLL clock. By default, the System clock is driven by the PLL clock at 96MHz, driven by an 8MHz high-speed external clock.
Serial Port
Nucleo H7A3ZI-Q board has 4 UARTs and 4 USARTs. The Zephyr console output is assigned to USART3. Default settings are 115200 8N1.
Programming and Debugging
Nucleo H7A3ZI-Q board includes an ST-LINK/V3E embedded debug tool interface.
Applications for the nucleo_h7a3zi_q board configuration can be built and
flashed in the usual way (see Building an Application and
Run an Application for more details).
Flashing
The board is configured to be flashed using west STM32CubeProgrammer runner, so its installation is required.
Alternatively, OpenOCD or JLink can also be used to flash the board using
the --runner (or -r) option:
$ west flash --runner openocd
$ west flash --runner jlink
Flashing an application to Nucleo H7A3ZI-Q
Here is an example for the Hello World application.
Run a serial host program to connect with your Nucleo board.
$ minicom -b 115200 -D /dev/ttyACM0
Build and flash the application:
# From the root of the zephyr repository
west build -b nucleo_h7a3zi_q samples/hello_world
west flash
You should see the following message on the console:
$ Hello World! nucleo_h7a3zi_q
Debugging
You can debug an application in the usual way. Here is an example for the Hello World application.
# From the root of the zephyr repository
west build -b nucleo_h7a3zi_q samples/hello_world
west debug