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Arch Max v1.1

The Arch Max is a mbed enabled development board for rapid prototyping. It is based on an STM32F407VET6 microcontroller with an ARM Cortex-M4F core running at 168MHz. It provides Serial Wire Debug(SWD) debug, drag-and-drop programming and USB serial communication.

Version Tracker

NameVersionNote
Arch Max v1.0v1.05V cannot be powered by USB, user should connect to ext-power
Arch Max v1.1v1.15V cannot be powered by USB

Features

  • mbed enabled
    • Online development tools(include IDE)
    • Complete and straightforward C/C++ SDK
    • Massive examples and tutorials
  • High-performance STM32F407VET6
    • ARM Cortex-M4 MCU with FPU of 168MHz
    • 512 KB Flash memory, 192 KB RAM
  • On-board programming and debug
    • Drag-and-drop programming
    • USB serial communication
    • SWD debug with GDB+ pyOCD/OpenOCD, Keil or IAR
  • Arduino form factor, compatible with lots of shields
  • Built-in Ethernet port, USB and SD card slot for Internet connectivity and data exchange

Specifications

Parameter/ItemValue
Work Voltage5V
MicrocontrollerSTM32F407VET6
Flash Memory512KB
RAM192KB
UART4
I2C3
SPI3
CAN2
SDIO1
Camera interface1
Eth1
ADC Channels8
I/O pins40
Digital I/O Max Input Voltage5.0V
Diameter90mm x 44mm

Hardware Overview

Usage

  1. Click here to login or signup to mbed
  2. Import the mbed_blinky program
  3. Click the Compile icon of the top toolbar to compile the program, then download a compiled hex file.
  4. Drag-n-drop the downloaded bin file into the mbed disk

You can open main.cpp to change the program. For example, use the following code to blink the LED every 0.1 second

    #include "mbed.h"

DigitalOut led(LED1); // on-board led is connected to D13

int main()
{
while (true) {
led = !led;
wait(0.1);
}
}

Debug

To enable SWD debug or to get debug message through USB Virtual serial, please install a driver from mbed.

Update or Restore Firmware

The latest firmware version for the Arch Max is v0203 built at Oct 8, 2014. To check your firmware version and built date, open the mbed.HTM file of your mbed disk in a text editor.

The firmware v0203 2014-10-08 for Arch Max

  • Press and hold the Arch Max's button to power it on.
  • A CRP DISABLD disk will show
    • On Windows, replace firmware.bin with the above firmware
    • On Linux/Mac, enter command: dd if={new_firmware.bin} of={firmware.bin} conv=notrunc

Schematic Online Viewer

Resources

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