STMicroelectronics STM32 MCU Family

A family of 32-bit microcontrollers from STMicroelectronics, built on Arm Cortex-M cores.

STM32 is the 32-bit microcontroller (MCU) family from STMicroelectronics, built on Arm Cortex-M cores, spanning everything from the low-power L series to the high-performance H series. It's inexpensive, has rich on-chip peripherals (PWM, ADC, CAN, UART, and more), and has extensive documentation and community support, making it close to the standard entry point for embedded development in China's electronics and robotics community. In robots, it commonly serves as the lower-level controller: running the current loop for motor drivers, reading encoders and IMUs, and handling CAN bus communication, then passing data up to the host computer or onboard compute platform (such as a Jetson) that runs the policy.

ExampleMany open-source brushless motor driver boards and joint modules use an STM32 as their control chip.

Also called

STM32, STM32 Microcontroller

Related

Microcontroller Unit (MCU) · Embedded System · Lower-Level Controller · Servo Drive (Motor Driver) · Controller Area Network (CAN) · Real-Time Operating System (RTOS)

Sources

STM32 32-bit Arm Cortex MCUs - STMicroelectronics
STM32 - Wikipedia