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STM8/32 Bluetooth Flashloader on Windows Pc

Developed By: STMicroelectronics

License: Free

Rating: 4,6/5 - 17 votes

Last Updated: December 25, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.0
Size 242.4 KB
Release Date May 31, 13
Category Business Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices. [see more (4)]

What's New:
Youtube instruction video available [see more]

Description from Developer:
Limited bluetooth flashloader for some STM8 and STM32 Microcontrollers (MCU).

Supported MCU:

STM8L151G6 (32kb) [ex: FROG and Draco demoboard]
STM32L151RBT6 (32kb max over 128kb... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download STM8/32 Bluetooth Flashloader and install on Windows PC. STM8/32 Bluetooth Flashloader is free Business app, developed by STMicroelectronics. Latest version of STM8/32 Bluetooth Flashloader is 1.0, was released on 2013-05-31 (updated on 2023-12-25). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of STM8/32 Bluetooth Flashloader is 4,6. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 17 users, 13 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install STM8/32 Bluetooth Flashloader on Windows?

Instruction on how to install STM8/32 Bluetooth Flashloader on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install STM8/32 Bluetooth Flashloader on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install STM8/32 Bluetooth Flashloader using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "STM8/32 Bluetooth Flashloader" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install STM8/32 Bluetooth Flashloader on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "STM8/32 Bluetooth Flashloader" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Other versions available: 1.0.

Download STM8/32 Bluetooth Flashloader 1.0 on Windows PC – 242.4 KB

Limited bluetooth flashloader for some STM8 and STM32 Microcontrollers (MCU).

Supported MCU:

STM8L151G6 (32kb) [ex: FROG and Draco demoboard]
STM32L151RBT6 (32kb max over 128kb available) [ex: Pangolin demoboard]
STM32F103RBT6 (32kb max over 128kb available) [ex: Pangolin demoboard]

Required Hardware:
- any microcontroller board with usart connected to any rs232-bluetooth module.
[discovery kits, eval boards, frog, draco, pangolin boards]

- SPP Bluetooth HW module configured with "FROGxxxxx" name, and 115200,8,E,1 speed (the module should NOT be tied to the MCU reset signal)

Use the generic AT commands when the module is not paired to configure the speed, bit parity and name of the bluetooth module. It is suggested to use the MCU unique serial number so that multiple boards can coexist in the same area.
It is recommended for battery operated system that the MCU controls the bluetooth module power.

The flash S19 file is usually generated by the linker (project option, output Motorola format).
Copy this file to the phone internal's download directory.

With this tool a demoboard can be reflashed by email wirelessly and without PC/Laptops in minutes.

Bootloader does not use any of the 32kb user flash space, contrary to IAP (In Application Programming).
Even if the flashing is corrupted/interrupted, bootloader is always accessible.

We also suggest Teraterm-like application for user terminal operations.

Bonus Feature for developers:

Plot and Datalog values in user mode with this app:
In user mode, send by USART text ASCII strings with the following formatting style example:

(# sec):, 120, 201, LPS (PRaw_mb PQuad PFilt_mb C):, 1556.35, 1556.35, 1556.35, 27.49, ADS (Gain ADC12b Averaged):, 4, -3651, 4248

The text line should end with the return code 0x0A (next text line) separator

LPS is the main label, values in () are the physical units for the following data values
Send these information by Bluetooth from the MCU user code regularly (eg. 1 sec).
Click on the [START] button, and when the graph legend disappear, click on [Sel Plot], which will show a list of the decoded values and names. Up to 8 curves can be plotted on the screen which looks like an oscilloscope's.
You will also be able to add some of the phone sensors to it.

All the Bluetooth incoming string data once the [START] button is clicked will be datalogged as FROGxxxx.txt in the phone download folder.
Youtube instruction video available
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.