Riverdi STM32 Evaluation Board User Manual Rev. 1.4 REVISION RECORD REVNO REVDATE CONTENTS REMARKS 2020-08-17 Initial Release 2020-11-06 CPU information updated 2021-03-09 Pictures updated 2021-03-31 Document adjusted into standard template Corrections on description related to jumper 2021-06-02 P7,P8,P9 CONTENTS REVISION RECORD ........................... 2 Target readers ..........................
Riverdi STM32 Evaluation Board User Manual Rev. 1.4 Target readers The aim of this document is to enable engineers using Riverdi STM32 Evaluation Board to get the tested Riverdi display running fast and easily. Further tests and development can be carried out shortly after Riverdi STM32 Evaluation Board is switched on for the first time.
Riverdi STM32 Evaluation Board User Manual Rev. 1.4 Introduction Riverdi STM32 Evaluation Board is a tool designed to help get you started on working with Riverdi products. It not only supports EVE modules but also RGB displays (in combination with touch panels) by Riverdi.
Riverdi STM32 Evaluation Board User Manual Rev. 1.4 Interfacing with EVE Displays Using the FTDI SPI Bridge & EVE Screen Editor Prerequisites: • Riverdi STM32 Evaluation Board • EVE-enabled display • RiBUS flexible flat cable (FFC) EVE Screen Editor Installation Download and install the EVE screen Editor from the FTDI homepage: https://www.ftdichip.com/Support/Utilities.htm#EVEScreenEditor...
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Riverdi STM32 Evaluation Board User Manual Rev. 1.4 Start EVE Screen Editor and you will be greeted with the screen similar to the one below: On the lower right hand side of the window, click on the ”Devices” tab. On the lower left hand side, you will find 3 buttons: This button refreshes the devices list above it;...
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Riverdi STM32 Evaluation Board User Manual Rev. 1.4 Use a USB cable to connect the “USB Direct” port to your computer, when running the EVE Screen Editor application. Click the “Refresh” button afterwards and your dev board should show up like in the picture below: Select "Single RS232-HS ()”...
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Riverdi STM32 Evaluation Board User Manual Rev. 1.4 Hello World After connecting to Eval Board, to generate its first text message (e. g. 'Hello World'), we are going to use the EVE Screen Editor’s built-in drag & drop editor. (The drag operation is shown in green, the generated coprocessor commands are shown in the yellow box and the button to send the data to the EVE display is seen inside the red box.)
Riverdi STM32 Evaluation Board User Manual Rev. 1.4 Hardware features Module power supply Possible to deliver from one of 2 USB ports on Eval Board (“Direct USB” or “STM32 USB”), in accordance with USB standard (5.0 VDC max.) Backlight power supply 7.2.1 Internal...
Riverdi STM32 Evaluation Board User Manual Rev. 1.4 7.2.2 External All the 10.1” (and rarely certain 7.0” displays) require external power supply for backlight, as the backlight voltage exceeds 5V and power consumption is over the USB standard. To provide adequate backlight power, set the jumper in P4 to lower position (it connects BL to EXT) –...
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This document has been issued with professional care. Riverdi did their best to avoid any errors, but we do not grant full warrant it is 100% errors free. Please contact Riverdi if you find any mistakes or when you think some important information is missing in this Manual.
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Riverdi STM32 Evaluation Board User Manual Rev. 1.4 Appendix Hardware Pinouts Description MCU Peripheral User Led 1 (left) GPIO Output User Led 2 (right) GPIO Output User Button 1 GPIO Input (enable pull-up) User Button 2 GPIO Input (enable pull-up)
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Riverdi STM32 Evaluation Board User Manual Rev. 1.4 9 - 14 UART RX / I2C UART TX / I2C BLVDD Backlight Power Supply, 5V BLVDD Backlight Power Supply, 5V BLGND Backlight Ground (GND on display) BLGND Backlight Ground (GND on display) P3 pinout 3.3V VCC...
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