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Tips

<aside> ⭐ Use Visual studio code and Keil together

How to use Visual studio code and Keil together

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<aside> <img src="/icons/star_yellow.svg" alt="/icons/star_yellow.svg" width="40px" /> Auto-Alignment in Keil

1. Download Artistic Style

2. Copy the Astyle.exe file to the Keil installation directory (e.g. C:/Keil_v5/tools/)

3. Open Keil and under the Tools menu, open the Customize Tools Menu option. Create a new Menu Content, the name can be casual. Command selects the Astyle.exe file in the keil installation directory. Fill in Arguments (e.g. !E)

   Style Arguments Reference: https://astyle.sourceforge.net/astyle.html

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<aside> <img src="/icons/star_yellow.svg" alt="/icons/star_yellow.svg" width="40px" /> Change the name of a Keil Project

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<aside> <img src="/icons/star_yellow.svg" alt="/icons/star_yellow.svg" width="40px" /> Create a CMSIS Pack

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<aside> 💡 Keil - Program Size

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Troubleshooting

<aside> ⚠️ MDK uVision crashes when using ST-Link debugger (Error: Failure loading STLinkUSBDriver.dll)

To resolve this issue, download the attached ST-Link driver STLinkUSBDriver.dll file and copy it to the subfolder of your MDK installation directory, such as C:\Keil_v5\ARM\STLink\

This updated ST-Link driver file will be included in the next MDK release newer than v5.38a.

STLinkUSBDriver.dll

Documentation – Arm Developer

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<aside> ⚠️ Error: Invalid ROM Table

Fix in Keil:

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<aside> ⚠️ Runtime Error: HardFault_Handler

Fix in CubeMX:

• CubeMX → Project Manager → Project → Linker Settings:
  • Minimum Heap Size: The size of the system heap for malloc related dynamic memory allocation.
  • Minimum Stack Size: The size of the stack to store information about function calls and local variables.

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