Getting Started; System Requirements; Figure 1. Hardware Environment - ST STM32F401 Discovery User Manual

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Getting started

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System requirements

Before running your application, you should:
1. install your preferred Integrated Development Environment (IDE),
2. install the ST-LINK V2 driver from the ST Website,
3. download the STM32F401 Discovery firmware from the ST Website,
4. establish the connection with the STM32F401 Discovery board as follows.
The above steps will be detailed in the following sections.
To run and develop any firmware application on your STM32F401 Discovery board, the
minimum requirements are as follows:

Windows PC (2000, XP, Vista, 7)
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"USB type A to Mini-B" cable, used to power the board (through USB connector CN1)
from host PC and connect to the embedded ST-LINK/V2 for debugging and
programming

Figure 1. Hardware environment

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