Serial Ports - Revision history

OlliW: /* Ports */

2025-11-21T18:37:25Z

Ports

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	{{COMMENT\|The naming scheme may be confusing to those coming from the FPV world, since in that world it has become common to name the UART ports by the MCU peripheral name. STorM32 does not follow that scheme (STorM32 is older than the FPV scheme in fact LOL), it rather follows the PX4/ArduPilot approach.}}		{{COMMENT\|The naming scheme may be confusing to those coming from the FPV world, since in that world it has become common to name the UART ports by the MCU peripheral name. STorM32 does not follow that scheme (STorM32 is older than the FPV scheme in fact LOL), it rather follows the PX4/ArduPilot approach.}}

	{{COMMENT\|The naming ~~scheme for~~ the ~~UARTs~~ is different to the naming ~~scheme of~~ the older v2.xx firmwares.}}		{{COMMENT\|The naming of the UART ports is different to the naming used in the older v2.xx firmwares.}}

	=== MCU Peripherals ===		=== MCU Peripherals ===

OlliW: /* Availability */

2025-11-21T18:36:21Z

Availability

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	=== Availability ===		=== Availability ===

	The v6.x STorM32 boards all provide the {{BOX\|USB}}, {{BOX\|UART}}, {{BOX\|~~UATRT2~~}}, and {{BOX\|UART3}} ports.		The v6.x STorM32 boards all provide the {{BOX\|USB}}, {{BOX\|UART}}, {{BOX\|UART2}}, and {{BOX\|UART3}} ports.

	The {{BOX\|UART3}} port is shared with the RC-0 and RC-1 pins of the {{BOX\|RC}} port.		The {{BOX\|UART3}} port is shared with the RC-0 and RC-1 pins of the {{BOX\|RC}} port.

OlliW: /* Availability */

2025-11-17T14:56:58Z

Availability

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	The v6.x STorM32 boards all provide the {{BOX\|USB}}, {{BOX\|UART}}, {{BOX\|UATRT2}}, and {{BOX\|UART3}} ports.		The v6.x STorM32 boards all provide the {{BOX\|USB}}, {{BOX\|UART}}, {{BOX\|UATRT2}}, and {{BOX\|UART3}} ports.

	The {{BOX\|UART3}} port is shared with RC-0 and RC-1 pins of the {{BOX\|RC}} port.		The {{BOX\|UART3}} port is shared with the RC-0 and RC-1 pins of the {{BOX\|RC}} port.

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OlliW: /* Ports */

2025-11-17T14:56:06Z

Ports

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	=== MCU Peripherals ===		=== MCU Peripherals ===

	Few words on microcontroller (MCU) peripherals. STorM32 uses the STM32 series of chips. The STM32's serial peripherals are called UARTx or USARTx, where x goes from 1 to 10 for e.g. the STM32H7A3RG chip. Note~~: This~~ naming convention is a choice of the chip manufacturer, not ours. Hence:		Few words on microcontroller (MCU) peripherals. STorM32 uses the STM32 series of chips. The STM32's serial peripherals are called UARTx or USARTx, where x goes from 1 to 10 for e.g. the STM32H7A3RG chip. Note that this naming convention is a choice of the chip manufacturer, not ours. Hence:

	The names of the STorM32 serial ports must not be confused with the names of the MCU serial peripherals! They may or may not coincide.		The names of the STorM32 serial ports must not be confused with the names of the MCU serial peripherals! They may or may not coincide.

OlliW: /* MCU Peripherals */

2025-11-17T14:55:51Z

MCU Peripherals

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	=== MCU Peripherals ===		=== MCU Peripherals ===

	Few words on microcontroller (MCU) peripherals. STorM32 uses the STM32 series of chips. The STM32's serial peripherals are called UARTx or USARTx, where x goes from 1 to 10 for e.g. the STM32H7A3RG chip ~~(we will not distinguish between UARTx or USARTx but just call them UARTx)~~. Note: This naming convention is a choice of the chip manufacturer, not ours. Hence:		Few words on microcontroller (MCU) peripherals. STorM32 uses the STM32 series of chips. The STM32's serial peripherals are called UARTx or USARTx, where x goes from 1 to 10 for e.g. the STM32H7A3RG chip. Note: This naming convention is a choice of the chip manufacturer, not ours. Hence:

	The names of the STorM32 serial ports must not be confused with the names of the MCU serial peripherals! They may or may not coincide.		The names of the STorM32 serial ports must not be confused with the names of the MCU serial peripherals! They may or may not coincide.

OlliW: /* MCU Peripherals */

2025-11-17T14:55:28Z

MCU Peripherals

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	=== MCU Peripherals ===		=== MCU Peripherals ===

	Few words on microcontroller (MCU) peripherals. STorM32 uses the STM32 series of chips. The STM32's serial peripherals are called UARTx or USARTx, where x goes from 1 to 10 for e.g. the ~~STM32H7A3RGC~~ chip (we will not distinguish between UARTx or USARTx but just call them UARTx). Note: This naming convention is a choice of the chip manufacturer, not ours. Hence:		Few words on microcontroller (MCU) peripherals. STorM32 uses the STM32 series of chips. The STM32's serial peripherals are called UARTx or USARTx, where x goes from 1 to 10 for e.g. the STM32H7A3RG chip (we will not distinguish between UARTx or USARTx but just call them UARTx). Note: This naming convention is a choice of the chip manufacturer, not ours. Hence:

	The names of the STorM32 serial ports must not be confused with the names of the MCU serial peripherals! They may or may not coincide.		The names of the STorM32 serial ports must not be confused with the names of the MCU serial peripherals! They may or may not coincide.

OlliW: /* MCU Peripherals */

2025-11-17T14:54:54Z

MCU Peripherals

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	=== MCU Peripherals ===		=== MCU Peripherals ===

	Few words on microcontroller (MCU) peripherals. STorM32 uses the STM32 series of chips. The STM32's serial peripherals are called UARTx or USARTx, where x goes from 1 to 10 for e.g. the STM32H7A3RGC chip (we will not distinguish between UARTx or USARTx but just call them UARTx). Note: This naming convention is a choice of the chip manufacturer, not ours.		Few words on microcontroller (MCU) peripherals. STorM32 uses the STM32 series of chips. The STM32's serial peripherals are called UARTx or USARTx, where x goes from 1 to 10 for e.g. the STM32H7A3RGC chip (we will not distinguish between UARTx or USARTx but just call them UARTx). Note: This naming convention is a choice of the chip manufacturer, not ours. Hence:

	The names of the STorM32 serial ports must not be confused with the names of the MCU serial peripherals! They may or may not coincide.		The names of the STorM32 serial ports must not be confused with the names of the MCU serial peripherals! They may or may not coincide.

OlliW: /* Baudrate */

2025-11-17T14:54:31Z

Baudrate

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	== Baudrate ==		== Baudrate ==

	The default baudrate is generally 115200 bps for all serial ports. It can be adjusted for all serial ports in the GUI		The default baudrate is generally 115200 bps for all serial ports. It can be adjusted for all serial ports in the GUI.

	{{COMMENT\|The {{BOX\|USB}} baudrate setting is irrelevant, as the v6.x boards provide native USB functionality.}}		{{COMMENT\|The {{BOX\|USB}} baudrate setting is irrelevant, as the v6.x boards provide native USB functionality.}}

OlliW: /* Baudrate */

2025-11-17T14:54:13Z

Baudrate

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	== Baudrate ==		== Baudrate ==

	The default baudrate is generally 115200 bps for all serial ports ~~(including {{BOX\|USB}})~~.		The default baudrate is generally 115200 bps for all serial ports. It can be adjusted for all serial ports in the GUI

	~~It can be adjusted for all serial ports in the GUI (the~~ {{BOX\|USB}} baudrate setting is irrelevant ~~for the~~		{{COMMENT\|The {{BOX\|USB}} baudrate setting is irrelevant, as the v6.x boards provide native USB functionality.}}
	the v6.x boards~~, as these~~ provide native USB functionality).

	{{COMMENT\|The GUI per default also communicates with a baudrate of 115200 bps. It can be changed in the GUI.}}		{{COMMENT\|The GUI per default also communicates with a baudrate of 115200 bps. It can be changed in the GUI.}}

	{{COMMENT\|Changing the baudrate of a serial port can imply that one cannot connect to this port with the GUI anymore.}}		{{COMMENT\|Changing the baudrate of a serial port can imply that one cannot connect to this port with the GUI anymore.}}

OlliW: /* Baudrate */

2025-11-17T14:52:45Z

Baudrate

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	== Baudrate ==		== Baudrate ==

	The default baudrate is generally 115200 bps for all serial ports (including {{BOX\|USB}} ~~on the v3.3 and v4.1 boards~~).		The default baudrate is generally 115200 bps for all serial ports (including {{BOX\|USB}}).

	It can be adjusted for all serial ports in the GUI (the {{BOX\|USB}} baudrate setting is irrelevant for the		It can be adjusted for all serial ports in the GUI (the {{BOX\|USB}} baudrate setting is irrelevant for the

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	The v6.x STorM32 boards all provide the {{BOX\|USB}}, {{BOX\|UART}}, {{BOX\|UATRT2}}, and {{BOX\|UART3}} ports.		The v6.x STorM32 boards all provide the {{BOX\|USB}}, {{BOX\|UART}}, {{BOX\|UATRT2}}, and {{BOX\|UART3}} ports.

	The {{BOX\|UART3}} port is shared with RC-0 and RC-1 pins of the {{BOX\|RC}} port.		The {{BOX\|UART3}} port is shared with the RC-0 and RC-1 pins of the {{BOX\|RC}} port.

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