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STM32WBA Nucleo-64 board (MB1803)
Introduction
NUCLEO-WBA55CG
is a wireless and ultra-low-power board embedding a powerful and ultra‑low‑power radio compliant with
®
®
the Bluetooth
Low Energy SIG specification v5.4, IEEE 802.15.4-2015 PHY and MAC, supporting Thread
, Matter, and
®
Zigbee
.
®
The ARDUINO
Uno V3 connectivity support and the ST morpho headers allow the easy expansion of the functionality of the
STM32 Nucleo open development platform with a wide choice of specialized shields.
Figure 1.
NUCLEO-WBA55CG global view
Picture is not contractual.
UM3301 - Rev 1 - April 2024
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For further information contact your local STMicroelectronics sales office.
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Page 1: Figure 1. Nucleo-Wba55Cg Global View
® Zigbee ® The ARDUINO Uno V3 connectivity support and the ST morpho headers allow the easy expansion of the functionality of the STM32 Nucleo open development platform with a wide choice of specialized shields. Figure 1. NUCLEO-WBA55CG global view Picture is not contractual. -
Page 2: Features
USB Type-C ® – ARDUINO Uno V3 expansion connector – ST morpho headers for full access to all STM32 I/Os • Flexible power-supply options: ST-LINK USB V or external sources • On-board STLINK-V3EC debugger/programmer with USB re-enumeration capability: mass storage, Virtual COM port, and debug port •... -
Page 3: Ordering Information
UM3301 Ordering information Ordering information To order the NUCLEO-WBA55CG board, refer to Table 1. Additional information is available from the datasheet and reference manual of the target microcontroller. Table 1. List of available products Order code Board reference Target STM32 •... -
Page 4: Development Environment
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. UM3301 - Rev 1 page 4/45... -
Page 5: Conventions
UM3301 Conventions 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 fitted between Pin 1 and Pin 2 Solder bridge SBx ON SBx connections closed by 0 Ω... -
Page 6: Safety Recommendations
UM3301 Safety recommendations Safety recommendations Targeted audience This product targets users with at least basic electronics or embedded software development knowledge like engineers, technicians, or students. This board is not a toy and is not suited for use by children. Handling the board This product contains a bare printed circuit board and as with all products of this type, the user must be careful about the following points:... -
Page 7: Quick Start
STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI debugger/programmer tiny probes for STM32 microcontrollers (UM2502) available at www.st.com. 5. Use the ST BLE Toolbox mobile application to detect the STM32WBA P2P server (P2PSRV) and connect it. The smartphone application displays the service and characteristics of the device. -
Page 8: Hardware Layout And Configuration
UM3301 Hardware layout and configuration Hardware layout and configuration NUCLEO-WBA55CG is designed around the STM32WBA55CG. The design includes a mezzanine board and an MCU RF board. The hardware block diagram in Figure 2 illustrates the connection between STM32WBA55CG ® and peripherals (ARDUINO Uno V3 connectors, ST morpho connector, and embedded ST-LINK). -
Page 9: Figure 3. Nucleo-Wba55Cg Pcb Top View
User push-buttons (B1, B2, and B3) User LEDs (LD1, LD2, and LD3) Reset push-button (B4) ST-LINK status LED (LD4) Figure 4. NUCLEO-WBA55CG PCB details of the MCU RF board PCB antenna C12/L1/C13/L2/C14 Matching network and filter STM32WBA55CG (U1) HSE crystal (32 MHz) LSE crystal (32.768 kHz) -
Page 10: Figure 5. Nucleo-Wba55Cg Pcb Bottom View
LDO 5V (U3) LDO 3V3 (U4) Level shifters (U6, U9, and U15) STM32F723 (core of ST-LINK) Power switch (U10) LDO 3V3 (U11) ® ST-LINK USB Type-C connector Figure 6. NUCLEO-WBA55CG (MB1801D) mechanical dimensions (in millimeters) UM3301 - Rev 1 page 10/45... -
Page 11: Figure 7. Nucleo-Wba55Cg (Mb1803B) Mechanical Dimensions (In Millimeters)
UM3301 Hardware layout and configuration Figure 7. NUCLEO-WBA55CG (MB1803B) mechanical dimensions (in millimeters) UM3301 - Rev 1 page 11/45... -
Page 12: Power Supply
® ARDUINO shield, which can deliver this type of voltage on the VIN pin • Pin VIN of the ST morpho connector (CN3-24). It is possible to apply until +12 V on this pin like for the ® ARDUINO connection •... -
Page 13: Power Supply
7.1.3 5 V power supply A 5 V DC power source can power NUCLEO-WBA55CG. The 5 V can come from several connectors: • External input (VEXT, CN10). Be careful, in this case, the states of the jumpers and solder bridge are very important. - Page 14 Hardware layout and configuration Jumper/solder bridge Setting Configuration 5V sources NUCLEO-WBA55CG is supplied through CN10 or through pin 6 of the ST morpho connector (CN3). Refer to the configuration details in the present Power supply section. 5V supply source selector...
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Page 15: Current Measurement
SB1 must be ON. Figure 9 shows the configuration. Figure 9. Current measurement with an ammeter AVDDEXT (CN11-1) ARDUINO® AVDD (CN6-8) VDDA/VREF+ ST morpho AVDD (CN4-7) ARDUINO® VIN (CN5-8) JP1 [5-6] LDO 5V ST morpho VIN (CN3-24) STM32WBA55CG SB20 VEXT (CN10-1) -
Page 16: Figure 10. Current Measurement With An External Power Supply
3V3. AVDD input (CN1-8) must not be used during this measurement. Figure 10. Current measurement with an external power supply AVDDEXT (CN11-1) ARDUINO® AVDD (CN6-8) VDDA/VREF+ ST morpho AVDD (CN4-7) ARDUINO® VIN (CN5-8) JP1 [5-6] LDO 5V ST morpho VIN (CN3-24) STM32WBA55CG... -
Page 17: Figure 11. Current Measurement With Stlink-V3Pwr
The height of ® the connector is not compatible with the plug of the ARDUINO shield. Moreover, it is always possible to plug an ST morpho shield on the bottom side of MB1801. UM3301 - Rev 1 page 17/45... -
Page 18: Table 5. Components To Add To Support The Stlink-V3Pwr Configuration
UM3301 Hardware layout and configuration Figure 12. CN3 assembly for STLINK-V3PWR It is also necessary to add some components on the bottom side of MB1803. Table 5 explains the values of the components and Figure 13 shows the location of these components. Table 5. -
Page 19: Figure 14. Configuration For Current Measurement With Stlink-V3Pwr
With this configuration, the second Virtual COM port (VCP2) is not available from STLINK-V3PWR. Only VCP1 can be used. VCP1 is directly connected by the STDC14 ribbon (pins 13 and 14 on STDC14). After connection, download STM32CubeMonitor-Power from the www.st.com website and install it. This software allows doing easily dynamic current measurements. -
Page 20: Clock Sources
The accuracy of the low‑speed clock (LSE) of the MCU RF board is committed to a 32.768 kHz crystal oscillator. Reset sources The reset signal of NUCLEO-WBA55CG is active LOW. The internal PU forces the RST signal to a high level. The sources of reset are: •... -
Page 21: Stlink-V3Ec Firmware Upgrade
(TN1235) at www.st.com. 7.4.3 STLINK-V3EC USB connector (CN15) The main function of this connector is the access to STLINK-V3EC embedded on the NUCLEO-WBA55CG for the debugging as explained above. It allows supplying the board (refer to Section 7.1: Power supply). The connector ®... -
Page 22: Virtual Com Port Lpuart1 (Vcp2)
ST-LINK is always supplied by 3V3 sources. By default, the STM32WBA55CG is supplied by the same voltage value as ST-LINK, but it is possible to supply the SoC with another value. It accepts voltage between 1.8 and 3.3 V trust to a specific component (level shifter). This level shifter ensures the voltage conversion between ST- LINK and the SoC. -
Page 23: Leds
LD5: This LED gives information about the STLINK-V3EC target power. • LD6: This LED blinks during communication with the PC. For detailed information about the STLINK-V3EC LEDs, refer to the technical note Overview of ST-LINK derivatives (TN1235) at www.st.com. UM3301 - Rev 1... -
Page 24: Push-Buttons
UM3301 Hardware layout and configuration Push-buttons 7.6.1 Description NUCLEO-WBA55CG provides two types of buttons: • USER1 push-button (B1) • USER2 push-button (B2) • USER2 push-button (B3) • Reset push-button (B4), used to reset the Nucleo board. Figure 18. Push-button location... -
Page 25: Rf I/O Stage
This antenna is described on the application note Low cost PCB antenna for 2.4GHz radio: meander design for STM32WB Series (AN5129) available at www.st.com. Between the STM32WBA55CG and the antenna, there is a passive network. This network has two functions: makes a low pass filter and matches the impedance of the PCB antenna. -
Page 26: Connector Naming
Connector location and naming MCU RF board connector MCU RF board connector (CN2) (CN1) ARDUINO connector ® ARDUINO connector ® (CN6) (CN5) ST morpho connector ST morpho connector (CN4) MB1803 (CN3) ARDUINO connector ® ARDUINO connector ® (CN8) (CN7) MB1801 ®... -
Page 27: Figure 22. Arduino ® Connector Pinout
UM3301 Hardware layout and configuration ® Figure 20 shows the position of the ARDUINO shield when it is plugged into NUCLEO-WBA55CG. The pinout ® shown in Figure 22 corresponds to standard ARDUINO naming. To see the correspondence with the STM32,... -
Page 28: Table 10. Pinout Of The Arduino ® Connectors
UM3301 Hardware layout and configuration ® Table 10. Pinout of the ARDUINO connectors Connector Pin number Signal name STM32 port Comment NC (reserved for tests) 3V3 (IOREF) IOREF 3V3 NRST NRST NRST External supply input (+12 V) ADC1_IN2 ADC1_IN3 ADC1_IN7 ADC1_IN8 PA5/PA8 ADC1_IN4/ADC1_IN1... -
Page 29: St Morpho Interface And Pinout
ST morpho interface and pinout The ST morpho connectors (CN3 and CN4) are male pin headers accessible on both sides of the board. All signals and power pins of the MCU are available on the ST morpho connectors. An oscilloscope, logical analyzer, or voltmeter can also probe these connectors. -
Page 30: Table 11. St Morpho Connector Pinout
PB9/PC13 PA11 PC14 /PB15 PC15 PB14 OSC_IN PA11 OSC_OUT VBAT PC13 PA5/PA8 PB12 PA0/PA5 PA10 1. Optional, need to change the state of solder bridges. 2. Not available on NUCLEO-WBA55CG (MB1801-NoUSB mezzanine board variant) UM3301 - Rev 1 page 30/45... -
Page 31: Mcu Rf Board Interface And Pinout
Hardware layout and configuration 7.11 MCU RF board interface and pinout The ST-MCU RF board connectors (CN1 and CN2) are accessible on the top side of the board. They are used to plug the MCU RF board into the mezzanine board. Figure 24. -
Page 32: Mipi10/Stdc14 Connector
UM3301 Hardware layout and configuration Table 12. MCU RF board connector pinout STM32WBA55CG STM32WBA55CG STM32WBA55CG STM32WBA55CG number pin name number pin name number pin name number pin name VDD1 BOOT0 NRST PB3/SWO PA13 PA14 PA15 VDD3 VDDA /PA15 PA12 JTDI PB15/PA11 PB9/PC13 PA12... -
Page 33: Table 13. Pinout Of The Mipi10/Stdc14 Connector (Cn3 Of The Mcu Rf Board)
UM3301 Hardware layout and configuration This description uses the standard name of the MIPI10 and STDC14 connectors. On the NUCLEO-WBA55CG T_VCP corresponding to T_VCP1 on STDC14 (T_VCP_TX is T_VCP1_TX and T_VCP_RX is T_VCP1_RX). Figure 25. Pinout of the MIPI10/STDC14 connector (CN3 of the MCU RF board) -
Page 34: Nucleo-Wba55Cg Product Information
B01. The second line shows the board serial number used for traceability. Parts marked as “ES” or “E” are not yet qualified and therefore not approved for use in production. ST is not responsible for any consequences resulting from such use. In no event will ST be liable for the customer using any of these engineering samples in production. -
Page 35: Nucleo-Wba55Cg Product History
UM3301 NUCLEO-WBA55CG product information NUCLEO-WBA55CG product history Table 14. Product history Order Product Product details Product change description Product limitations code identification MCU: STM32WBA55CGU6 silicon revision "B" MCU errata sheet: STM32WBA5x device errata (ES0592) NUWBA55CG$DT1 Initial revision No limitation Boards: •... -
Page 36: Federal Communications Commission (Fcc) And Ised Canada Compliance
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and ISED Canada Compliance Statements FCC Compliance Statement Identification of products: NUCLEO-WBA55CG Contains FCC ID: YCP-MB180300 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. -
Page 37: Ised Compliance Statement
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and ISED Canada Compliance Statements ISED Compliance Statement Identification of products: NUCLEO-WBA55CG Contains FCC ID: YCP-MB180300 Identification du produit : NUCLEO-WBA55CG Contient sous-ensemble certifié IC : 8976A-MB180300 Compliance Statement Notice: This device complies with ISED Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. -
Page 38: Red Compliance Statement
Hereby, STMicroelectronics declares that the radio equipment type "NUCLEO-WBA55CG" is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU. The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following internet address: www.st.com. Déclaration de conformité UE simplifiée STMicroelectronics déclare que l'équipement radioélectrique du type "NUCLEO-WBA55CG" est conforme à la directive 2014/53/UE. -
Page 39: Ukca Compliance Statement
UKCA Compliance Statement SIMPLIFIED UK DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Hereby, the manufacturer STMicroelectronics, declares that the radio equipment type “NUCLEO-WBA55CG” is in compliance with the UK Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 (UK S.I. 2017 No. 1206). The full text of the UK Declaration of Conformity is available at the following internet address: www.st.com. -
Page 40: Revision History
UM3301 Revision history Table 16. Document revision history Date Revision Changes 02-Apr-2024 Initial release. UM3301 - Rev 1 page 40/45... -
Page 41: Table Of Contents
UM3301 Contents Contents Features................2 Ordering information . - Page 42 NUCLEO-WBA55CG product information........
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Page 43: List Of Tables
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Page 44: List Of Figures
NUCLEO-WBA55CG PCB bottom view ..........10 Figure 6. NUCLEO-WBA55CG (MB1801D) mechanical dimensions (in millimeters) ......10 Figure 7. - Page 45 ST’s terms and conditions of sale in place at the time of order acknowledgment. Purchasers are solely responsible for the choice, selection, and use of ST products and ST assumes no liability for application assistance or the design of purchasers’...
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