README.md

SimpleFOC Arduino Boards

This is a collection of board definitions for Arduino IDE, to help you get up and running quickly with our SimpleFOC ESC boards with on-board MCUs.

Installing

Requirements:

• Arduino IDE 2
• STM32 Arduino Core 2.4.0 or newer (Board Manager URL: https://github.com/stm32duino/BoardManagerFiles/raw/main/package_stmicroelectronics_index.json)
• Start Arduino IDE 2, go to the boards manager, and make sure you have version 2.4.0 (or newer) of the STM32 board package installed.
• Quit Arduino IDE to do the install.

Where to Install:

1. Find your Arduino Sketchbook folder. Normally you can find it here:
   • Windows: C:\Users\{username}\Documents\Arduino
   • macOS: /Users/{username}/Documents/Arduino
   • Linux: /home/{username}/Arduino
2. Inside the Sketchbook folder, find (or create) the folder hardware

Install from GIT:

1. Inside the hardware folder, git clone this repository
   git clone https://github.com/simplefoc/simplefoc_arduino_boards.git simplefoc

Install from ZIP file:

1. Use the green "Code" button on the github repository page and choose "Download ZIP".
2. Extract the resulting ZIP file to the hardware folder in your Sketchbook folder
3. Rename the extracted folder as "simplefoc"

Check it is working:

1. Start Ardunio IDE
2. You can now choose "SimpleFOC Boards" in the boards menu.

Boards included

• SimpleFOC Lepton v2 by Valentine - STM32G031 64kB flash