ST X-NUCLEO-IDB05A1 User manual

Quick Start Guide
Bluetooth Low Energy expansion board based on SPBTLE-RF
module for STM32 Nucleo (X-NUCLEO-IDB05A1)
Version 1.6 (Mar 25, 2019)

Quick Start Guide Contents 2
STM32 Nucleo Bluetooth Low Energy expansion board
Hardware and Software overview
Setup & Demo Examples
Documents & Related Resources
STM32 Open Development Environment: Overview

Bluetooth Low Energy Expansion Board (X-NUCLEO-IDB05A1)
Hardware Overview 3
Hardware Description
•The X-NUCLEO-IDB05A1 is a Bluetooth Low Energy
(BLE) evaluation and development board system,
designed around ST’s SPBTLE-RF Bluetooth Low
Energy module based on BlueNRG-MS.
•The BlueNRG-MS processor hosted in the SPBTLE-RF
module communicates with the STM32 Nucleo developer
board host microcontroller though an SPI link available
on the Arduino UNO R3 connector.
Key Products on board
SPBTLE-RF
Bluetooth Low Energy, FCC and IC certified, module
based on Bluetooth® Low Energy wireless network
processor BlueNRG-MS, BLE4.2 compliant.
SPBTLE-RF integrates a BALF-NRG-01D3 balun and
a chip antenna. It embeds 32 MHz and 32.768 kHz
crystal oscillators for the BlueNRG-MS.
M95640-R
64-Kbit serial SPI bus EEPROM with high-speed clock
interface
Latest info available at www.st.com
X-NUCLEO-IDB05A1

Latest info available at www.st.com
X-CUBE-BLE1
Bluetooth Low Energy Expansion Board (X-NUCLEO-IDB05A1)
Software overview 4
X-CUBE-BLE1 software description
•The X-CUBE-BLE1 is a software package which provides
STM32 drivers running for the BlueNRG-MS Bluetooth
Low Energy device. It is an STM32Cube expansion
software package that eases portability across different
STM32 MCU families
•Implementation examples are available for the STM32
Nucleo Bluetooth Low Energy expansion board (X-
NUCLEO-IDB05A1) plugged on top of an STM32 Nucleo
board
(NUCLEO-L053R8, NUCLEO-L476RG, NUCLEO-
F401RE or NUCLEO-F411RE)
Key features
•Complete middleware to build applications using the
BlueNRG-MS network processor
•Easy portability across different MCU families thanks to
the STM32Cube
•Sample applications that the developer can use to start
experimenting with the code
•References to freeAndroid and iOS app that can be
used along with the sample applications
•Free, user-friendly license terms
Overall Software Architecture

Peripheral and Central Profiles
Software Overview 5
Software description for Peripheral and Central
Profiles
•X-CUBE-BLE1 provides an implementation for
Bluetooth Low Energy slave & central profiles and
sample applications running on the STM32 for the
BlueNRG-MS Bluetooth Low Energy device
•Implementation examples are available for the STM32
Nucleo Bluetooth Low Energy expansion board (X-
NUCLEO-IDB05A1) plugged on top of an STM32
Nucleo board
(NUCLEO-L053R8, NUCLEO-L476RG, NUCLEO-
F401RE or NUCLEO-F411RE)
Key features
•Support for Bluetooth Low Energy profiles using the
BlueNRG-MS network processor:
Alert notification client, blood pressure sensor,
find-me locator, find-me target, glucose sensor,
health thermometer, heart rate, phone alert client,
proximity monitor, proximity reporter, time client,
time server.
•Low power optimization
•Examples for easier evaluation and development
Latest info available at www.st.com
X-CUBE-BLE1
Overall Software Architecture

Quick Start Guide Contents 6
STM32 Nucleo Bluetooth Low Energy expansion board
Hardware and Software overview
Setup & Demo Examples
Documents & Related Resources
STM32 Open Development Environment: Overview

Setup & demo examples
Hardware prerequisites 7
•1 x STM32 Nucleo Bluetooth Low Energy expansion board
(X-NUCLEO-IDB05A1)
•1 x STM32 Nucleo development board
(NUCLEO-L053R8, NUCLEO-L476RG, NUCLEO-F401RE
or NUCLEO-F411RE)
•1 x BLE-enabled smartphone and associated apps
Android
KitKat OS phone https://play.google.com/store/apps/detail
s?id=com.macdom.ble.blescanner
iOS device
(starting from
iPhone 4S)https://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/lightblue-
bluetooth-low-energy/id557428110?mt=8
Android - BLE scanner
iOS - Light Blue
https://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/bluenrg/id7058
73549
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=c
om.st.blunrg
App for Hands OnApp for DemoSmartphone requirements

Setup & demo examples
Software prerequisites 8
•STSW-LINK009: ST-LINK/V2-1 USB driver
•STSW-LINK007: ST-LINK/V2-1 firmware upgrade
•X-CUBE-BLE1
•Copy the .zip file content into the “c:\Program Files (x86)\STMicroelectronics\”folder on your PC
•The package contains the source code examples (Keil, IAR EWARM, System Workbench for
STM32) based on NUCLEO-L053R8,NUCLEO-L476RG,NUCLEO-F401RE or NUCLEO-F411RE
•BlueNRG DK
•The package contains the BlueNRG GUI

Bluetooth Low Energy expansion board
Start coding in just a few minutes with X-CUBE-BLE1 9
Download and unpack
X-CUBE-BLE1
Go to www.st.com/x-nucleo
Open project example
SensorDemo
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Select
X-NUCLEO-IDB05A1
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Modify and build application Download and install STM32
Nucleo ST-LINK/V2-1 USB driver
X-CUBE-BLE1 package
Generic Nucleo docs & BLE porting
BlueNRG SPI driver
Bluetooth LE HCI stack
Application examples

Bluetooth Low Energy expansion board
Evaluate using X-CUBE-BLE1 (1/2) 10
1From X-CUBE-BLE1
software resource package
Drag and drop
SensorDemo*.bin on Nucleo drive
Download and install the ST BlueNRG application on your smarpthone from Google
Play or App Store
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Bluetooth Low Energy expansion board
Evaluate using X-CUBE-BLE1 (2/2) 11
Connect your smartphone application to the BlueNRG-MS device and control the cube
on the smartphone app
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Press the user button on the STM32 Nucleo board to
rotate the cube on the smartphone app
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Bluetooth Low Energy expansion board
Evaluate BlueNRG-MS using a GUI 12
Drag and drop
Virtual_COM_Port*.bin
on Nucleo drive
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2Install BlueNRG GUI from existing BlueNRG DK
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Bluetooth Low Energy expansion board
Evaluate the BLE Standard Profiles (1/2) 13
1Drag and drop
ProfPerip_HeartRate_L476RG.bin
(or any other peripheral profile binary file)
on Nucleo-L476RG drive
Install the ST BLE Profile application on your Android/iOS device from the stores
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X-CUBE-BLE1 software expansion also provides
different Bluetooth Low Energy standard profiles.

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Connect your smartphone application to the BlueNRG-MS device and read the simulated Heart
Rate measurements on the smartphone display.
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Simulated Heart Rate measurements
are sent over the air.
Press Heart Rate on the app to start reading simulated Heart Rate
measurements (sent from the BlueNRG-MS device) on the phone display.
Bluetooth Low Energy expansion board
Evaluate the BLE Standard Profiles (2/2)

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Bluetooth Low Energy expansion board
List of profiles supported by X-CUBE-BLE1
•Slave profiles (peripheral role):
•Alert Notification Client
•Blood Pressure Sensor
•Find Me Locator
•Find Me Target
•Glucose Sensor
•Health Thermometer
•Heart Rate
•Human Interface Device
•PhoneAlert Client
•Proximity Monitor
•Proximity Reporter
•Time Client
•Time Server
•Master profiles (central role):
•Heart Rate Collector
•Time Client
•Find Me Locator
•Blood Pressure Collector
•Health Thermometer Collector
•Alert Notification Client
•Glucose Collector
•Non Standard Slave profile (peripheral role):
•Apple Notification Center Service

Documents & related resources 16
X-NUCLEO-IDB05A1:
•Gerber files, BOM, and schematics
•DB2592:Bluetooth Low Energy expansion board based on SPBTLE-RF module for STM32 Nucleo –Data brief
•UM1912:Getting started with X-NUCLEO-IDB05A1 Bluetooth low energy expansion board based on SPBTLE-RF module for STM32
Nucleo –User Manual
X-CUBE-BLE1:
•DB2461: Bluetooth Low Energy software expansion for STM32Cube –Data brief
•UM1873: Getting started with the X-CUBE-BLE1 Bluetooth Low Energy software expansion for STM32Cube –User Manual
•AN4642: Overview of the BLE Profiles application for X-CUBE-BLE1, expansion for STM32Cube –Application Note
All documents are available in the DESIGN tab of the related products webpage
Consult www.st.com for the complete list

Quick Start Guide Contents 17
STM32 Nucleo Bluetooth Low Energy expansion board
Hardware and Software overview
Setup & Demo Examples
Documents & Related Resources
STM32 Open Development Environment: Overview

STM32 Open Development Environment
Fast, affordable Prototyping and Development 18
•The STM32 Open Development Environment (ODE) consists of a set of stackable boards
and a modular open SW environment designed around the STM32 microcontroller family.
www.st.com/stm32ode
Function Packs
(FP)
STM32Cube
development software
STM32 Nucleo
expansion boards
(X-NUCLEO)
STM32 Nucleo
development boards
STM32Cube
expansion software
(X-CUBE)

Power supply
through USB or
external source
Integrated debugging
and programming
ST-LINK probe
STM32 microcontroller
Complete product range
from ultra-low power to high-performance
ST morpho extension header
STM32 Nucleo
Development Boards (NUCLEO)
•A comprehensive range of affordable development boards for all the STM32
microcontroller series, with unlimited unified expansion capabilities and integrated
debugger/programmer functionality.
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www.st.com/stm32nucleo
Arduino™ UNO R3 extension headers

Move/ActuatePower InteractConnect
Sense
STM32 Nucleo
Expansion Boards (X-NUCLEO)
•Boards with additional functionality that can be plugged directly on top of the STM32
Nucleo development board directly or stacked on another expansion board.
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DIL24 support for
new devices
Motion MEMS sensors
Environmental sensors
www.st.com/x-nucleo
Example of STM32 expansion board (X-NUCLEO-IKS01A1)