Chapter 2: Software Setup and C Programming for Microcontroller Boards
In this chapter, you will review the basic configuration of the IDEs used for programming the Blue Pill and Curiosity Nano microcontroller boards, as well as learn the basics of the C programming language necessary for coding applications for the Blue Pill and the Curiosity Nano. This is by no means a comprehensive C tutorial. It contains important information to understand and complete the exercises explained in all the chapters of this book. In this chapter, we're going to cover the following main topics:
- Introducing the C programming language
- Introducing Curiosity Nano microcontroller board programming
- Introducing Blue Pill microcontroller board programming
- Example – Programming and using the microcontroller board's internal LED
By the end of this chapter, you will have received a solid introduction to the C programming language, including a set of programming instructions useful for developing many small and mid-sized microcontroller projects with the Blue Pill and Curiosity Nano microcontroller boards. This chapter also covers the use of the internal LED, which both the Blue Pill and the Curiosity Nano have. This can be very useful for quickly showing digital results (for example, confirming actions in your project).
