Introduction

STM32CubeMX is part of the STM32Cube initiative designed to simplify and accelerate the development of applications for

STM32 microcontrollers.

STM32CubeMX offers the possibility to generate C projects using embedded software offers packages as CMSIS-Pack

compliant software packs.

Starting with the 6.0.0 revision, STM32CubeMX is delivered with STM32PackCreator, an STM32 pack creation graphical

companion tool, whose main purpose is the creation of software packs.

The generated software packs are:

•Arm® CMSIS-Pack-compliant

• Optionally STM32Cube rules-compliant. Such compliance is mandatory for publishing a pack as an STM32Cube

Expansion Package.

• Optionally enhanced for STM32CubeMX. Such enhancements allow the pack to be configured in the STM32CubeMX user

interface and for STM32CubeMX to generate custom code in line with the user's configuration.

This document describes what a software pack is, how to create a software pack from scratch using STM32PackCreator and

how to verify the generated pack using STM32CubeMX.

It also provides the list of reference material and specifications that are useful when considering the creation of an STM32Cube

Expansion Package.

How to create a software pack enhanced for STM32CubeMX

using STM32 Pack Creator tool

UM2739

User manual

UM2739 - Rev 3 - February 2021

For further information contact your local STMicroelectronics sales office.

www.st.com

1References

•STM32Cube Expansion Packages: development guidelines and development checklist for STM32Cube

Expansion Packages

• User manual Development checklist for STM32Cube Expansion Packages (UM2312)

• User manual STM32Cube Firmware Packs Specification (UM2388)

• User manual STM32Cube BSP drivers development guidelines (UM2298)

• Wiki How to develop an STM32Cube Expansion Package (URL: https://wiki.st.com/stm32mcu/wiki/

How_to_develop_a_STM32Cube_Expansion_Package)

•CMSIS-Pack description: Arm® CMSIS-Pack website https://www.keil.com/pack/doc/CMSIS/Pack/html/

index.html

• Several videos and updates are accessible from STM32CubeMX [Help>Video] tutorial menu and from the

STM32Cube Expansion wiki page.

Note: Arm is a registered trademark of Arm Limited (or its subsidiaries) in the US and/or elsewhere.

UM2739

References

UM2739 - Rev 3 page 2/112