VisualGDB updated MBed and BSP Packages

[chaaalyy]

Hi,

as a “not too skilled” Developer, i wanted to ask if there are any Plans to update the provided VisualGDB-Packages. Esp. MBed moved on from 5.6.2R2 to meanwhile 5.7.3 including some very interesting Changes.

Also the Firmware for STM32F7 Devices changed to 1.9 recently (Maybe it´s a good Idea to update this one 1st and wait with MBed until it´s integrated there too…)

Regards,

Charly

(Sorry for bad english, in Germany i don´t have to use it too often … 😉 )

[support]

Hi,

We usually update our STM32 packages quarterly, so we are planning to release a new update within a month. The mbed package is updated less frequently – the current plans are to release the next version around April-May.

If you don’t want to wait, you can also try running our open-source BSP generators on the latest versions of the packages, however we don’t guarantee that they will work until we officially support the new versions.

[chaaalyy]

Thank you for the Information 🙂

I think, i can wait until the BSP gets released. Until now i work with MBed and imported the BSP-Part (not HAL and/or LL…) manually. Especially, when working with SD-Card on the stm32f746-Disco, i ran into many Problems, using DMA instead of Polling Mode. So i had to rework some Parts of the HAL Libs as well, as some MBed Files. My actual BSP-Files from FW 1.8.0 (stm32f7xx_discovery_xx.x) also contain some Bugfixes / Workarounds, which are more or less fixed in the new FW (1.9.0).

The most interesting Part in MBed would be the new “LittleFS” and it´s wear leveling abilities. But until the new ST Lib(FW 1.9.0) is not integrated in MBed too, i fear, the problems of 1.8.0 still remain.

To be honest: I´m just too lazy to do all that work manually just to reinvent the wheel shortly before a “professional” rework is available 😉

[support]

Hi,

No problem, once we release the updates BSPs, they will work with VisualGDB out-of-the-box. The open-source BSP generators are provided for those willing to try the latest experimental versions at their own risk; if you don’t want to do that, waiting for an official update from us is the best option.

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