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User manual

STM32G4 Nucleo-32 board (MB1430)

Introduction
The STM32G4 Nucleo-32 board (NUCLEO-G431KB) provides an affordable and flexible way for users to try out new concepts
and build prototypes, by choosing from the various combinations of performance, power consumption and features provided by
the STM32G4 Series microcontroller. The ARDUINO® Nano V3 connectivity provides easy means of expanding the functionality
of the Nucleo open development platform with a wide choice of specialized shields. The STM32G4 Nucleo-32 board does not
require any separate probe as it integrates the STLINK-V3E debugger/programmer. The STM32G4 Nucleo-32 board comes
with the comprehensive free software libraries and examples available with the STM32CubeG4 MCU Package.

Figure 1. NUCLEO-G431KB top view Figure 2. NUCLEO-G431KB bottom view

Pictures are not contractual.

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Features

1 Features

• STM32G4 microcontroller (Arm® Cortex®-M4 at 170 MHz) in UFQFPN32 package, featuring 128 Kbytes of
Flash memory and 32 Kbytes of SRAM for STM32G431KBT6
• 1 user LED
• 1 RESET push button
• 24 MHz HSE crystal oscillator
• Board connectors:
– USB with Micro-B
– ARDUINO® Nano V3 expansion connector
• Flexible power-supply options: ST-LINK USB VBUS or external sources
• On-board STLINK-V3E debugger/programmer with SWD connector:
– USB re-enumeration capability: virtual COM port, mass storage, debug port
• Comprehensive free software libraries and examples available with the STM32Cube package
Note: Arm is a registered trademark of Arm Limited (or its subsidiaries) in the US and/or elsewhere.

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Ordering information

2 Ordering information

To order the STM32G4 Nucleo-32 board, refer to Table 1. Additional information is available from the datasheet
and reference manual of the target STM32.

Table 1. Ordering information

Order code Board reference Target STM32

NUCLEO-G431KB MB1430 STM32G431KBT6U

2.1 Product marking

Evaluation tools marked as “ES” or “E” are not yet qualified and therefore not ready to be used as reference
design or in production. Any consequences deriving from such usage will not be at ST charge. In no event, ST will
be liable for any customer usage of these engineering sample tools as reference design or in production.
“E” or “ES” marking examples of location:
• On the targeted STM32 that is soldered on the board (for illustration of STM32 marking, refer to the STM32
datasheet “Package information” paragraph at the www.st.com website).
• Next to the evaluation tool ordering part number that is stuck or silk-screen printed on the board.
This board features a specific STM32 device version, which allows the operation of any bundled commercial
stack/library available. This STM32 device shows a "U" marking option at the end of the standard part number
and is not available for sales.
In order to use the same commercial stack in his application, a developer may need to purchase a part number
specific to this stack/library. The price of those part numbers includes the stack/library royalties.

2.2 Codification
The meaning of the codification is explained in Table 2.

Table 2. Codification explanation

NUCLEO-XXYYKT Description Example: NUCLEO-G431KB

XX MCU series in STM32 Arm Cortex MCUs STM32G4 Series

YY MCU product line in the series STM32G431
K STM32 package pin count 32 pins
STM32 Flash memory size:
B 128 Kbytes
• B for 128 Kbytes

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Development environment

3 Development environment
3.1 System requirements
• Windows® OS (7, 8 and 10), Linux® 64-bit, or macOS®
• USB Type-A to Micro-B cable
Note: macOS® is a trademark of Apple Inc. registered in the U.S. and other countries.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

3.2 Development toolchains

• Keil® MDK-ARM (see note)
• IAR™ EWARM (see note)
• GCC-based IDEs
Note: On Windows® only.

3.3 Demonstration software

The demonstration software, included in the STM32Cube MCU Package corresponding to the on-board
microcontroller, is preloaded in the STM32 Flash memory for easy demonstration of the device peripherals in
standalone mode. The latest versions of the demonstration source code and associated documentation can be
downloaded from www.st.com.

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Conventions

4 Conventions

Table 3 provides the conventions used for the ON and OFF settings in the present document.

Table 3. ON/OFF convention

Convention Definition

Jumper JPx ON Jumper fitted

Jumper JPx OFF Jumper not fitted
Jumper JPx [1-2] Jumper should be fitted between Pin 1 and Pin 2
Solder bridge SBx ON SBx connections closed by 0 Ω resistor
Solder bridge SBx OFF SBx connections left open
Resistor Rx ON Resistor soldered
Resistor Rx OFF Resistor not soldered

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Quick start

5 Quick start

The STM32G4 Nucleo-32 board is a low-cost and easy-to-use development kit, used to evaluate and start a
development quickly with an STM32G4 Series microcontroller in LFQFPN 32-pin package. Before installing and
using the product, accept the Evaluation Product License Agreement from the www.st.com/epla webpage. For
more information on the STM32G4 Nucleo-32 and for demonstration software, visit the www.st.com/stm32nucleo
webpage.

5.1 Getting started

Follow the sequence below to configure the STM32G4 Nucleo-32 board and launch the demonstration application
(refer to Figure 4 for component location):
1. Check the jumper position on the board (refer to Table 4).
2. For the correct identification of the device interfaces from the host PC and before connecting the board,
install the Nucleo USB driver available on the www.st.com/stm32nucleo website.
3. To power the board, connect the STM32G4 Nucleo-32 board to a PC with a USB cable (Type-A to Micro-B)
through the USB connector CN1 of the board.
4. Then, LED LD1 (COM) and green LED LD4 (5V_PWR) light up, green LED LD2 blinks.
5. Remove the jumper placed between D2 (CN4 pin 5) and GND (CN4 pin 4).
6. Observe how the blinking of the green LED LD2 changes, when the jumper is in place or removed.
7. Download the software demonstration software and several software examples that help to use the STM32
Nucleo features. These are available on the NUCLEO-G431KB webpage
8. Develop your own application using the available examples

Table 4. Jumper configuration

Jumper Definition Position(1) Comment(1)

For STM32G4 current

JP1 IDD ON
measurements

1. Default jumper state is in bold.

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Hardware layout and configuration

6 Hardware layout and configuration

The STM32G4 Nucleo-32 board is designed around the STM32 microcontrollers in a 32-pin UFQFPN package.
Figure 3 shows the connections between the STM32 and its peripherals (STLINK-V3E, push button, LEDs, USB
and Arduino Nano). Figure 4 and Figure 5 show the location of these features on the STM32G4 Nucleo-32 board.
The mechanical dimensions of the board are shown in Figure 6.

Figure 3. Hardware block diagram

USB
Micro-B STLINK-V3E Part
Bicolor connector
LED (CN1)
LD1
(COM)

Embedded
STLINK-V3E
25 MHz
Crystal

VCP
SWD
UART

STLK VCP
SWD
MCO UART

GPIO GPIO

STM32G431KB
ARDUINO® NANO

ARDUINO® NANO

GPIO GPIOs

OSC

24 MHz
Crystal

Green LED
LD2 (USER)

Green LED
Red LED
LD4
LD3 (OC)
(5V_PWR)

B1
button
IDD RESET

Connector
XXX
or jumper

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PCB layout

6.1 PCB layout

Figure 4. Top layout

CN1
STLINK-V3E Micro-B
USB connector

LD1 bicolor LED (COM)

CN2
SWD connector (not fitted)

X1 25 MHz oscillator

U1 Main CPU
(STM32G431KBT6)

X2 24 MHz HSE crystal LD2 green LED (USER)

LD3 red LED (Overcurrent) LD4 green LED (5V_PWR)

B1 green RESET button

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PCB layout

Figure 5. Bottom layout

CN1
STLINK-V3E Micro-B
USB connector

U4 Common mode
filter with ESD
protection for USB

U5 STM32F723IEK6
(STLINK-V3E MCU)

CN3
ARDUINO® Nano
connector
HW1 (2.54 mm
jumper) on CN4 [4-5]

U6 3V3_STLK regulator
LD3985M33R

U7
5V_USB_STLK regulator
STMPS2151STR

CN4
ARDUINO® Nano
U8 5V_VIN regulator connector
LD1117S50TR

JP1 (1.27 mm jumper) for

U9 3V3 regulator
IDD measurement
LD39050PU33R
HW2 (1.27 mm jumper)
fitted on JP1 [1-2]

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Mechanical drawing

6.2 Mechanical drawing

Figure 6. STM32G4 Nucleo 32 board mechanical drawing (in millimeter)

18.542 mm

50.292 mm

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Embedded STLINK-V3E

6.3 Embedded STLINK-V3E

The way to program and debug the onboard STM32 MCU is by using the embedded STLINK-V3E.
The STM32G4 Nucleo-32 integrates the STLINK-V3E programming and debugging tool.
The embedded STLINK-V3E supports only SWD and VCP for STM32 devices. For information about debugging
and programming features, refer to the STLINK-V3SET debugger/programmer for STM8 and STM32 user manual
(UM2448), which describes in details all the STLINK-V3E features.
Features supported on STLINK-V3E:
• 5V power supplied by USB connector (CN1)
• USB 2.0 high-speed-compatible interface
• Serial wire debugging (SWD) specific features:
– 3 V to 3.6 V application voltage on the SWD interface and 5 V tolerant inputs
– Serial viewer (SWV) communication
• Status LD1 LED (COM), blinking during communication with the PC
• Fault red LED LD3 (OC), alerting on USB overcurrent request
• 5 V / 300 mA output power supply capability (U4), with current limitation and LED
• 5 V power green LED LD4 (5V_PWR)

6.3.1 Drivers
Before connecting the STM32G4 Nucleo-32 board to a Windows PC via USB, the user must install a driver for the
STLINK-V3E (not required for Windows 10). It is available at the www.st.com website.
In case the STM32G4 Nucleo-32 board is connected to the PC before the driver is installed, some STM32G4
Nucleo-32 interfaces may be declared as “Unknown” in the PC device manager. In this case, the user must install
the dedicated driver files, and update the driver of the connected device from the device manager as shown in
Figure 7.
Note: Prefer using the USB Composite Device handle for a full recovery.

Figure 7. USB composite device

Note: 37xx:
• 374E for STLINK-V3E without bridges functions
• 374F for STLINK-V3E with bridges functions

6.3.2 STLINK-V3E firmware upgrade

The STLINK-V3E embeds a firmware upgrade mechanism for in-situ upgrade through the USB port. As the
firmware may evolve during the lifetime of the STLINK-V3E product (for example new functionalities, bug fixes,
support for new microcontroller families), it is recommended to visit the www.st.com website before starting to use
the STM32G4 Nucleo-32 board and periodically, to stay up-to-date with the latest firmware version.

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Power supply

6.4 Power supply

Five different sources can provide the power supply:
• A host PC connected to CN1 through a USB cable (default setting)
• An external 5 V USB charger (5V_USB_CHGR) connected to CN1
• An external 7 V - 12 V (VIN) power supply connected to CN3 pin 1
• An external 3.3 V power supply (3V3) connected to CN3 pin 14
• An external 5 V power supply (5V) connected to CN3 pin 4

Figure 8. STM32G4 Nucleo-32 board power tree

5V_USB_CHGR
STLINK-V3E USB connector (CN1)

U8
5V_VIN LDO VIN
LD1117S50TR CN4 CN3
1 1
5V_VIN

ARDUINO®
5V Nano
Connector
15 15
3V3

AVDD

DFU connector (CN2)

U6
5V_USB_CHGR

5V_VIN LDO 3V3_STLK

STM32F723IEK
LD3985M33R
(STLINK-V3E)
5V
and
3V3 bicolor LED LD1 (COM)

U7
Power switch 5V/0.5A
STMPS2151STR

U9
VDD
5V_USB_STLK 5V LDO 3V3 (VDD)
LD39050PU33R
JP1
5V_VIN MCU STM32G4
ON

VDD (AVDD)
SB5 (ON)

AVDD

In case VIN, 5V or 3V3 is used to power the STM32G4 Nucleo-32 board, this power source must comply with the
EN-60950-1: 2006+A11/2009 standard and must be Safety Extra Low Voltage (SELV) with limited power
capability.

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Power supply

If the power supply is 3V3 or 5V, the ST-LINK is not powered and cannot be used.

1) Power supply input from STLINK-V3E USB connector (default setting)

The STM32G4 Nucleo-32 board and shield can be powered from STLINK-V3E connector CN1 (5 V).
If the USB enumeration succeeds, the 5V_USB_STLK power is enabled, by asserting the T_PWR_EN signal from
STM32F723IEK6 "STLINK V3" (U5). This pin is connected to a power switch STMPS2151STR (U7), which
powers the board. The power switch STMPS2151STR (U7) features also a current limitation to protect the PC in
case of short-circuit on board. If an overcurrent (more than 500 mA) happens on board, the red LED LD3 (OC as
Over Current) is lit.
The Nucleo board and its shield can be powered from ST-LINK USB connector CN1, but only ST-LINK circuit gets
power before USB enumeration, because the host PC only provides 100 mA to the board at that time.
During the USB enumeration, the Nucleo board requires 500 mA power from the host PC.
• If the host is able to provide the required power, the enumeration finishes by a SetConfiguration command.
Then, the power switch STMPS2151STR is switched ON, the green LED LD4 (5V_PWR) is turned ON, thus
Nucleo board and its shield on it can consume 500 mA at the maximum.
• If the host is not able to provide the requested current, the enumeration fails. Therefore, the
STMPS2151STR power switch (U7) remains OFF and the MCU part including the extension board is not
powered. Therefore, the green LED LD4 remains turned OFF. In this case, it is mandatory to use an external
power supply.
Caution: If the maximum current consumption of the STM32G4 Nucleo-32 board and its shield boards exceeds 300 mA, it
is either mandatory to check the root cause of the overconsumption, and consequently (if needed) to power the
STM32G4 Nucleo-32 board with an external power supply connected to VIN, 5V or 3V3.

2) External power supply input from USB charger (5 V)

In case a USB charger powers the board, there is no USB enumeration. The target is powered anyway.

3) External power supply input from VIN (7 V - 12 V, 800 mA max)

The STM32G4 Nucleo-32 board and its shield boards can be powered in three different ways from an external
power supply, depending on the voltage used. The three cases are summarized in Table 5.

Table 5. External power sources: VIN (7 V - 12 V)

Input power Connector Maximum

Voltage range Limitation
name pins current

From 7 V to 12 V only and input current capability is

linked to input voltage:
VIN CN3 pin 1 7 V to 12 V 800 mA • 800 mA input current when VIN = 7 V
• 450 mA input current when 7 V < VIN < 9 V
• 250 mA input current when 9 V < VIN < 12 V

4) External power supply input from external 3.3 V

When a shield board provides the 3.3 V, it is interesting to use the 3V3 (CN3 pin 14) directly as power input (refer
to Table 4). In this case, the programming and debugging features are not available, since the ST-LINK is not
powered.

Table 6. External power sources: 3V3

Input power name Connector pins Voltage range Maximum current

3V3 CN3 pin 14 3 V to 3.6 V 1.3 A

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Clock sources

5) External power supply input from external 5 V

When a shield board provides the 5 V, it is interesting to use the 5V (CN3 pin 4) directly as power input (refer to
Table 7). In this case, the programming and debugging features are not available, since the ST-LINK is not
powered.

Table 7. External power sources: 5V

Input power name Connector pins Voltage range Maximum current

5V CN3 pin 4 4.75 V to 5.25 V 500 mA

6.4.1 Debugging while using VIN or EXT as an external power supply

When powered by VIN or 5V, it is still possible to use the ST-LINK for programming or debugging only, but it is
mandatory to power the board first using VIN or EXT (either 3V3 or 5V), then to connect the USB cable to the PC.
By acting this way, the enumeration succeeds, thanks to the external power source.
The user must respect the following power-sequence procedure:
1. Connect the external power source to VIN or 5V
2. Power on the external power supply 7 V< VIN < 12 V for VIN, or 5 V for 5V
3. Check that the green LED LD4 (5V_PWR) is turned ON
4. Connect the PC to the USB connector CN1
If this order is not respected, the board may be powered by USB first, then by VIN or 5V as the following risks
may occur:
1. If the board needs more than 300 mA current, the PC may be damaged or can limit the current supplied.
Consequently, the board is not powered correctly.
2. Enumeration requests 300 mA, so there is risk that the request is rejected and the enumeration does not
succeed if the PC cannot provide such current. Consequently, the board is not power supplied (LED LD3
remains OFF).
3V3 power supply
Using the 3V3 (CN3 pin 14) directly as power input, can be interesting, for instance, in case a shield provides the
3.3 V. In this case the STLINK-V3E is not powered, thus programming and debugging features are not available.
5V power supply
Using the 5V (CN3 pin 4) directly as power input, can be interesting, for instance, in case a shield provides the
5 V. In this case the STLINK-V3E is not powered, thus programming and debugging features are not available.
External power supply output
When powered by USB or VIN, the 5V (CN3 pin 4) can be used as output power supply for an ARDUINO® Nano
shield. In this case, the user must respect the maximum current of the power source specified in “External power
sources” table.
The 3V3 (CN3 pin 14) can be used also as power supply output. The maximum current capability of the
LD39050PU33R regulator U9 (500 mA max) limits the available current.

6.5 Clock sources

There are four ways to configure the high-speed clock to use.

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Clock sources

Figure 9. STM32G431KB Nucleo-32 board clock configuration

• HSI configuration (default): In that case, no external clock is used. The clock is coming from the
STLM32G4 microcontroller. The configuration is:
– SB9 and SB10 OFF
– SB11 and SB8 OFF
– SB13 OFF
• HSE bypass configuration (from ST-LINK): The input clock is the ST-LINK MCO output. The frequency is
fixed to 25 MHz, and connected to the PF0-OSC_IN of the STM32G4 microcontroller. The configuration
must be:
– SB9 and SB10 OFF
– SB11 and SB8 OFF
– SB13 ON
• HSE bypass configuration (from ARDUINO® D7): The clock is coming from an external oscillator through
the pin PF0 (ARDUINO® D7 pin 10 of the CN4 connector). The configuration must be:
– SB9 and SB10 OFF
– SB11 OFF and SB8 ON
– SB13 OFF
• HSE oscillator configuration: The clock is provided by an external crystal (X2) available in the PCB. The
X2 crystal has the following characteristics: 24 MHz, 6 pF load capacitance, 20 ppm. The recommendation is
to use NX2016SA-24MHz-EXS00A-CS10820 manufactured by NDK. For typical frequencies and its
capacitors and resistors, refer to the STM32 microcontroller datasheet and to the Oscillator design guide for
STM8S, STM8A and STM32 microcontrollers Application note (AN2867) for the oscillator design guide. The
configuration must be:
– SB9 and SB10 ON
– SB11 and SB8 OFF
– SB13 OFF

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Board functions

6.6 Board functions

6.6.1 LEDs

LD1 STLINK-V3 COM LED

The bicolor LED LD1 (green, red) provides information about STLINK-V3E communication status. LD1 default
color is red. LD1 turns to green to indicate that communication is in progress between the PC and the STLINK-
V3E, with the following setup:
• Blinking red: the first USB enumeration with the PC is taking place
• Red LED ON: when the initialization between the PC and STLINK-V3E is complete
• Blinking red or green: during programming and debugging with target
• Orange ON: communication failure

LD2 USER
This green LED is connected to the following STM32G4 I/O:
• PB8, if the configuration is SB7 ON, and SB6 OFF (default configuration)
• PB3, if the configuration is SB7 OFF, and SB6 ON

It is also connected to the ARDUINO® D13 signal.

To light this LED, a high-logic state “1” must be written in the corresponding GPIO PB8 or PB3. A transistor drives
the LED, so its consumption does not affect the VDD STM32G4 power measurement.

LD4 5V_PWR
The green LED indicates that the STM32G4 part is powered, and the 5 V power is available on CN3 pin 4.

LD3 USB power fault (OC, overcurrent)

LD3 indicates that the board power consumption on USB ST-LINK exceeds 500 mA. Therefore, the user must
check the root cause of the overconsumption, and consequently (if needed) power the STM32G4 Nucleo-32
board with an external power supply.

6.6.2 Push button

B1 RESET (button)
This push button is connected to NRST (PG10-NRST) and is used to reset the STM32G4 microcontroller.

6.6.3 Current consumption measurement (IDD)

Jumper JP1, labeled IDD, is used to measure the STM32G4 microcontroller consumption by removing the jumper
and by connecting an ammeter.
• JP1 ON: STM32G4 is powered by 3V3 voltage (default)
• JP1 OFF: an ammeter must be connected to measure the STM32G4 current. If there is no ammeter, the
STM32G4 is not powered.

6.6.4 Virtual COM port (VCP): USART

The STM32G4 Nucleo-32 board offers the possibility to connect a USART interface to the STLINK-V3E.

Table 8. USART2 connection

Solder bridge configuration(1) Feature(1)

SB1, SB12: ON USART2 (PA2/PA3) connected to STLINK-V3E Virtual COM port.

1. The default configuration is in bold

The communication between the target and the MCU is enabled on USART2 to support the Virtual COM port.

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Solder bridges

6.7 Solder bridges

All the 16 solder bridges are located on the bottom layer of the STM32G4 Nucleo-32 board.

Table 9. Solder bridge configuration

Solder
Solder bridge control State(1) Description(1)
bridge (SB)

ON T_VCP_TX is connected to STM32G4 I/O PA2.

T_VCP_TX SB1
OFF T_VCP_TX is not connected to STM32G4 I/O PA2.
ON T_VCP_RX is connected to STM32G4 I/O PA3.
T_VCP_RX SB12
OFF T_VCP_RX is not connected to STM32G4 I/O PA3.
ON U9 LDO output provides 3.3V.
3.3 LDO output SB15 U9 LDO does NOT provide 3.3V. The user must connect an
OFF
external 3.3V source.
SMD ferrite bead L1 shunted. VDDA connected on VDD
ON
SMD ferrite bead L1 SB5 voltage supply
OFF SMD ferrite bead L1 on STM32G4 VDDA voltage supply
The green user LED LD2 is connected to STM32G4 I/O
ON
PB8 (SB7 ON, and SB6 OFF).
SB7
The green user LED LD2 is connected to STM32G4 I/O PB3
OFF
(SB7 OFF, and SB6 ON).
LD2
The green user LED LD2 is connected to STM32G4 I/O PB3
ON
(SB6 ON, and SB7 OFF).
SB6
The green user LED LD2 is connected to STM32G4 I/O
OFF
PB8 (SB6 OFF, and SB7 ON).
ON AGND connected to GND. Reserved, do not modify.
AGND SB16
OFF AGND not connected to GND.
STM32 PA15 is connected to CN3 pin 7 for I2C SCL
support on ARDUINO® Nano A5. In such a case, STM32
ON
PA15 does not support ARDUINO® Nano D5 and PA6
SB3 must be configured as floating input.

CN3 pin 7 is used as ARDUINO® Nano analog input A5

OFF without I2C support and CN4 pin 8 is available as ARDUINO®
Nano D5.
STM32 PB7 is connected to CN3 pin 8 for I2C SDA
support on ARDUINO® Nano A4. In such a case, STM32
ON
PB7 does not support ARDUINO® Nano D4 and PA5 must
SB2 be configured as floating input.

CN3 pin 8 is used as ARDUINO® Nano analog input A4

OFF without I2C support and CN4 pin 7 is available as ARDUINO®
Nano D4.

ARDUINO® Nano A2 (CN3, pin 10) is connected to STM32G4

ON
I/O PA3.
ARD_A2 SB14
ARDUINO® Nano A2 (CN3, pin 10) is disconnected to
OFF
STM32G4 I/O PA3.
ON T_SWO connected to PB3.
T_SWO on PB3 SB4
OFF T_SWO not connected to PB3.

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Solder bridges

Solder
Solder bridge control State(1) Description(1)
bridge (SB)

SB9 ON HSE provided by external 24 MHz XTAL CLK X2

and
OFF HSE not provided by external 24 MHz XTAL CLK X2
SB10

PF1-OSC_OUT pin connected to PF1 (ARDUINO® Nano,

ON
CN4, pin 11)
SB11
PF1-OSC_OUT pin not connected to PF1 (ARDUINO®
OFF
HSE CLK selection Nano, CN4, pin 11)

PF0-OSC_IN pin connected to PF0 (ARDUINO® Nano, CN4,

ON
pin 10)
SB8
PF0-OSC_IN pin not connected to PF0 (ARDUINO® Nano,
OFF
CN4, pin 10)
ON PF0-OSC_IN provided by 25 MHz ST-LINK MCO
SB13
OFF PF0-OSC_IN not provided by 25 MHz ST-LINK MCO

1. The default SB state is in bold.

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Board connectors

7 Board connectors

Several connectors are present on the STM32G4 Nucleo-32 board.

7.1 STLINK-V3E USB Micro-B connector CN1

The USB socket CN1 connects the embedded STLINK-V3E to the PC for the programming and debugging
purposes.

Figure 10. USB Micro-B connector CN1 (front view)

Table 10. USB Micro-B connector CN1 pinout

Pin Pin STLINK-V3E MCU

Connector Signal name Function
number name pin

1 VBUS 5V_USB_CHGR - 5 V power

2 DM USB_DEV_HS_CN_N R14 USB diff pair N
CN1 3 DP USB_DEV_HS_CN_P R15 USB diff pair P
4 ID - - -
5 GND - - GND

7.2 ARDUINO® Nano V3 connectors

The ARDUINO® connectors CN3 and CN4 are male connectors compatible with the ARDUINO® standard. Most
shields designed for ARDUINO® can fit with the STM32G4 Nucleo-32 board.
The ARDUINO® connectors on the STM32G4 Nucleo-32 board support the ARDUINO® Nano V3.

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ARDUINO® Nano V3 connectors

Figure 11. ARDUINO® connectors

CN3 CN4
ARDUINO® Nano ARDUINO® Nano
connector connector

The related pinout for ARDUINO® connector appears in Figure 12 and is listed in Table 11.

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ARDUINO® Nano V3 connectors

Figure 12. ARDUINO® connector pinout

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ARDUINO® Nano V3 connectors

Table 11. ARDUINO® connector pinout

Pin STLINK-V3E MCU

Connector Pin name Signal name Function
number pin

1 VIN VIN - Power input

2 GND GND - Ground
3 T_NRST T_NRST PG10_NRST RESET
4 5V 5V - 5V input/output
5 A7 ARD_A7 PA2 ADC1_IN3
6 A6 ARD_A6 PA7 ADC2_IN4
PA6 ADC2_IN3
7 A5(1) ARD_A5
PA15 I2C1_SCL
CN3 PA5 ADC2_IN13
8 A4(1) ARD_A4
PB7 I2C1_SDA
9 A3 ARD_A3 PA4 ADC2_IN17
10 A2 ARD_A2 PA3 ADC1_IN4
11 A1 ARD_A1 PA1 ADC2_IN2
12 A0 ARD_A0 PA0 ADC2_IN1
13 AVDD AVDD - AVDD
14 3V3 3V3 - 3V3 input/output
15 D13 ARD_D13 PB3 SPI1_CLK

1 D1 ARD_D1 PA9 USART1_TX(2)

2 D0 ARD_D0 PA10 USART1_RX(2)

3 T_NRST T_NRST PG10_NRST RESET
4 GND - - 3V3 input/output
5 D2 ARD_D2 PA12 -
6 D3 ARD_D3 PB0 PWM: TIM3_CH3

7 D4(1) ARD_D4 PB7 TIM4_CH2 / I2C1_SDA

CN4 8 D5(1) ARD_D5 PA15 TIM2_CH1 / I2C1_SCL

9 D6 ARD_D6 PB6 PWM: TIM1_CH1

10 D7(3) ARD_D7 PF0 -

11 D8(3) ARD_D8 PF1 -

12 D9 ARD_D9 PA8 PWM: TIM4_CH1

13 D10 ARD_D10 PA11 SPI1_CS(4) / TIM1_CH4

14 D11 ARD_D11 PB5 SPI1_MOSI / TIM3_CH2
15 D12 ARD_D12 PB4 SPI1_MISO

1. Limitations on A4 and A5, related to I2C configuration, are explained in Table 9. Solder bridge configuration according to
SB2/SB3 setting.
2. Only one USART is available and shared between ARDUINO® Nano and VCP. The selection is done by remapping (no
need to change the hardware configuration).
3. D7/D8 are shared with OSC_IN/OSC_OUT.
4. SPI_CS is handled by GPIO.

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STM32G4 Nucleo-32 I/O assignment

8 STM32G4 Nucleo-32 I/O assignment

Table 12. Nucleo-32 I/O assignment

Pin Pin name Signal or label Main feature / optional feature / (SB)(1)

1 VDD VDD VDD voltage supply

2 PF0-OSC_IN PF0-OSC_IN HSE CLK input / IO
3 PF1-OSC_OUT PF1-OSC_OUT HSE CLK output / IO
4 PG10-NRST T_NRST RESET
5 PA0 PA0 Analog input - ARD_A0: ADC2_IN1
6 PA1 PA1 Analog input - ARD_A1: ADC2_IN2
7 PA2 T_VCP_TX USART2_Tx - T_VCP_TX
8 PA3 T_VCP_RX USART2_Rx - T_VCP_RX / ARD_A2: ADC1_IN4
9 PA4 PA4 Analog input -ARD_A3: DC2_IN17
10 PA5 PA5 Analog input - ARD_A4: DC2_IN13
11 PA6 PA6 Analog input - ARD_A5: DC2_IN3
12 PA7 PA7 Analog input - ARD_A6: DC2_IN4
13 PB0 PB0 ARD_D3 - PWM: TIM3_CH3
14 VSSA VSSA Analog Ground
15 VDDA VDDA Analog voltage supply
16 VSS VSS Ground
17 VDD VDD VDD voltage supply
18 PA8 PA8 ARD_D9: PWM: TIM1_CH1
19 PA9 PA9 ARD_D1: USART1_TX
20 PA10 PA10 ARD_D0: USART1_RX
21 PA11 PA11 ARD_D10: SPI1_CS / TIM1_CH4
22 PA12 PA12 ARD_D2: IO
23 PA13 PA13 T_SWDIO
24 PA14 PA14 T_SWCLK
25 PA15 PA15 ARD_D5: TIM2_CH1 / I2C1_SCL
26 PB3 PB3 ARD_D13: SPI1_CLK
27 PB4 PB4 ARD_D12: SPI1_MISO
28 PB5 PB5 ARD_D11: SPI1_MOSI / TIM3_CH2
29 PB6 PB6 ARD_D6: PWM: TIM4_CH1
30 PB7 PB7 ARD_D4: TIM4_CH2 / I2C1_SDA
31 PB8-BOOT0 PB8-BOOT0 BOOT
32 VSS VSS Ground

1. The default configuration is in bold.

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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Industry Canada (IC) Compliance Statements

9 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Industry Canada

(IC) Compliance Statements
9.1 FCC Compliance Statement
Part 15.19
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this
device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.

Part 15.21
Any changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by STMicroelectronics may cause
harmful interference and void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

Part 15.105
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instruction, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on,
the user is encouraged to try to correct interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Note: Use only shielded cables.

Responsible party (in the USA)

Terry Blanchard
Americas Region Legal | Group Vice President and Regional Legal Counsel, The Americas
STMicroelectronics, Inc.
750 Canyon Drive | Suite 300 | Coppell, Texas 75019
USA
Telephone: +1 972-466-7845

9.2 IC Compliance Statement

Industry Canada ICES-003 Compliance Label: CAN ICES-3 (B) / NMB-3 (B).

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Revision history

Table 13. Document revision history

Date Version Changes

17-May-2019 1 Initial release.

04-Sep-2019 2 Updated: Table 9 and ARDUINO® registered trademark.

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Contents

Contents
1 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
2 Ordering information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1 Product marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2 Codification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

3 Development environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.1 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.2 Development toolchains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.3 Demonstration software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

4 Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
5 Quick start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
5.1 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

6 Hardware layout and configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

6.1 PCB layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
6.2 Mechanical drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
6.3 Embedded STLINK-V3E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
6.3.1 Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

6.3.2 STLINK-V3E firmware upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

6.4 Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

6.4.1 Debugging while using VIN or EXT as an external power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

6.5 Clock sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

6.6 Board functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6.6.1 LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

6.6.2 Push button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

6.6.3 Current consumption measurement (IDD). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

6.6.4 Virtual COM port (VCP): USART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

6.7 Solder bridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

7 Board connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

7.1 STLINK-V3E USB Micro-B connector CN1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

7.2 ARDUINO® Nano V3 connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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8 STM32G4 Nucleo-32 I/O assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

9 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Industry Canada (IC) Compliance
Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
9.1 FCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
9.2 IC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
List of tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
List of figures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

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List of tables

List of tables
Table 1. Ordering information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Table 2. Codification explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Table 3. ON/OFF convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Table 4. Jumper configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Table 5. External power sources: VIN (7 V - 12 V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Table 6. External power sources: 3V3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Table 7. External power sources: 5V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Table 8. USART2 connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Table 9. Solder bridge configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Table 10. USB Micro-B connector CN1 pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Table 11. ARDUINO® connector pinout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Table 12. Nucleo-32 I/O assignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Table 13. Document revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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List of figures

List of figures
Figure 1. NUCLEO-G431KB top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Figure 2. NUCLEO-G431KB bottom view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Figure 3. Hardware block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Figure 4. Top layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Figure 5. Bottom layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Figure 6. STM32G4 Nucleo 32 board mechanical drawing (in millimeter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Figure 7. USB composite device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Figure 8. STM32G4 Nucleo-32 board power tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Figure 9. STM32G431KB Nucleo-32 board clock configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Figure 10. USB Micro-B connector CN1 (front view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Figure 11. ARDUINO® connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Figure 12. ARDUINO® connector pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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