Connecting RAK 3272S Breakout board with NUCLEO-F103RB

I am attempting to connect the RAK3272 BREAKOUT BOARD with the NUCLEO-F103RB BOARD via UART. I want to send the command “AT+VER=?” from the NUCLEO-F103RB to the RAK3272S using UART interrupt mode with a ring buffer, and then receive the result from the RAK3272S and send it back to the NUCLEO-F103RB.

Currently, I have connected the 3V3, GND, RX, and TX pins of the NUCLEO to the 3V3, GND, TX, and RX (UART2) pins of the RAK3272S respectively, with settings of 115200 Baud, 8N1. With this setup, I am connecting the NUCLEO to a computer via USB and using the SerialPortMon program to observe the results.

The code I have written for the NUCLEO works fine when connected directly to the USB and monitored via the SerialPortMon program, with normal string transmission and reception.

I would like to modify this code to be capable of sending and receiving AT commands. Do I need to upload code to the RAK3272S separately for this process?

Please find the attached code.

/* USER CODE END Header */
/* Includes ------------------------------------------------------------------*/
#include "main.h"

/* Private includes ----------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN Includes */
#include <string.h>

/* 버퍼의 크기를 변경 */
#define UART_BUFFER_SIZE 20
#define uart &huart2
/* USER CODE END Includes */

/* Private typedef -----------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN PTD */

/* USER CODE END PTD */

/* Private define ------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN PD */

/* USER CODE END PD */

/* Private macro -------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN PM */

/* USER CODE END PM */

/* Private variables ---------------------------------------------------------*/
UART_HandleTypeDef huart2;

/* USER CODE BEGIN PV */

/* USER CODE END PV */

/* Private function prototypes -----------------------------------------------*/
void SystemClock_Config(void);
static void MX_GPIO_Init(void);
static void MX_USART2_UART_Init(void);
/* USER CODE BEGIN PFP */

/* USER CODE END PFP */
/* USER CODE BEGIN 0 */

/* Initialize ring buffer */
void Ringbuf_init(void)
{
  _rx_buffer = &rx_buffer;
  _tx_buffer = &tx_buffer;

  /* Enable UART error interrupts: (frame error, noise error, overrun error) */
  __HAL_UART_ENABLE_IT(uart, UART_IT_ERR);

  /* Enable UART data register not empty interrupt */
  __HAL_UART_ENABLE_IT(uart, UART_IT_RXNE);
}

/* Read data from rx_buffer and increment tail count */
int Uart_read(void)
{
  // If head is ahead of tail, it means there is data
  if(_rx_buffer->head == _rx_buffer->tail)
  {
    return -1;
  }
  else
  {
    unsigned char c = _rx_buffer->buffer[_rx_buffer->tail];
    _rx_buffer->tail = (unsigned int)(_rx_buffer->tail + 1) % UART_BUFFER_SIZE;
    return c;
  }
}

/* Write data to tx_buffer and increment head count */
void Uart_write(int c)
{
	if (c>=0)
	{
		int i = (_tx_buffer->head + 1) % UART_BUFFER_SIZE;

		// If the output buffer is full, wait for the interrupt handler to empty the buffer
		while (i == _tx_buffer->tail);

		_tx_buffer->buffer[_tx_buffer->head] = (uint8_t)c;
		_tx_buffer->head = i;

		__HAL_UART_ENABLE_IT(uart, UART_IT_TXE); // Enable UART transmit interrupt
	}
}

void Uart_sendstring (const char *s)
{
	while(*s) Uart_write(*s++);
}

/* Check if there is data available in rx_buffer */
int IsDataAvailable(void)
{
  return (uint16_t)(UART_BUFFER_SIZE + _rx_buffer->head - _rx_buffer->tail) % UART_BUFFER_SIZE;
}

/* Store a character in the ring buffer */
void store_char(unsigned char c, ring_buffer *buffer)
{
  int i = (unsigned int)(buffer->head + 1) % UART_BUFFER_SIZE;

  // If storing a character would overflow the buffer, do not store it or move the head
  if(i != buffer->tail) {
    buffer->buffer[buffer->head] = c;
    buffer->head = i;
  }
}

void Uart_isr (UART_HandleTypeDef *huart)
{
    uint32_t isrflags   = READ_REG(huart->Instance->SR);
    uint32_t cr1its     = READ_REG(huart->Instance->CR1);

    /* If DR is not empty and Rx interrupt is enabled */
    if (((isrflags & USART_SR_RXNE) != RESET) && ((cr1its & USART_CR1_RXNEIE) != RESET))
    {
        huart->Instance->SR;                       /* Read status register */
        unsigned char c = huart->Instance->DR;     /* Read data register */
        store_char (c, _rx_buffer);  // Store data in buffer
        return;
    }

    /* If transmit data register is empty and interrupt occurs */
    if (((isrflags & USART_SR_TXE) != RESET) && ((cr1its & USART_CR1_TXEIE) != RESET))
    {
        if(tx_buffer.head == tx_buffer.tail)
        {
            // Buffer is empty, disable interrupt
            __HAL_UART_DISABLE_IT(huart, UART_IT_TXE);
        }
        else
        {
            // There is more data in the output buffer, send the next byte
            unsigned char c = tx_buffer.buffer[tx_buffer.tail];
            tx_buffer.tail = (tx_buffer.tail + 1) % UART_BUFFER_SIZE;

            huart->Instance->SR;
            huart->Instance->DR = c;
        }
        return;
    }
}

/* Read a string from rx_buffer */
void Get_string (char *buffer)
{
    int index=0;

    while (_rx_buffer->tail!=_rx_buffer->head)
    {
        if ((_rx_buffer->buffer[_rx_buffer->head-1] == '\n'))
        {
            buffer[index] = Uart_read();
            index++;
        }
        else
        {
            break;
        }
        flag=1;
    }
}

/* USER CODE END 0 */

/**
  * @brief  The application entry point.
  * @retval int
  */
int main(void)
{

  /* USER CODE BEGIN 1 */

  /* USER CODE END 1 */

  /* MCU Configuration--------------------------------------------------------*/

  /* Reset of all peripherals, Initializes the Flash interface and the Systick. */
  HAL_Init();

  /* USER CODE BEGIN Init */

  /* USER CODE END Init */

  /* Configure the system clock */
  SystemClock_Config();

  /* USER CODE BEGIN SysInit */

  /* USER CODE END SysInit */

  /* Initialize all configured peripherals */
  MX_GPIO_Init();
  MX_USART2_UART_Init();
  /* USER CODE BEGIN 2 */
  //printf("RAK connect example\n");
  const char *at_command = "at+ver=?\r\n";

  /* USER CODE END 2 */

  /* Infinite loop */
  /* USER CODE BEGIN WHILE */
  while (1)
  {
      Uart_sendstring(at_command);
    /* USER CODE END WHILE */
    Get_string(buffer);
    if(flag)
    {
        Uart_sendstring("the data is ");
        Uart_sendstring(buffer);
        Uart_sendstring("\r\n");
        memset(buffer,'\0', UART_BUFFER_SIZE);
        HAL_Delay(1000);
        flag=0;
    }
   }
    /* USER CODE BEGIN 3 */

  /* USER CODE END 3 */
}

/**
  * @brief System Clock Configuration
  * @retval None
  */
void SystemClock_Config(void)
{
  RCC_OscInitTypeDef RCC_OscInitStruct = {0};
  RCC_ClkInitTypeDef RCC_ClkInitStruct = {0};

  /** Initializes the RCC Oscillators according to the specified parameters
  * in the RCC_OscInitTypeDef structure.
  */
  RCC_OscInitStruct.OscillatorType = RCC_OSCILLATORTYPE_HSI;
  RCC_OscInitStruct.HSIState = RCC_HSI_ON;
  RCC_OscInitStruct.HSICalibrationValue = RCC_HSICALIBRATION_DEFAULT;
  RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLState = RCC_PLL_ON;
  RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLSource = RCC_PLLSOURCE_HSI_DIV2;
  RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLMUL = RCC_PLL_MUL16;
  if (HAL_RCC_OscConfig(&RCC_OscInitStruct) != HAL_OK)
  {
    Error_Handler();
  }

  /** Initializes the CPU, AHB and APB buses clocks
  */
  RCC_ClkInitStruct.ClockType = RCC_CLOCKTYPE_HCLK|RCC_CLOCKTYPE_SYSCLK
                              |RCC_CLOCKTYPE_PCLK1|RCC_CLOCKTYPE_PCLK2;
  RCC_ClkInitStruct.SYSCLKSource = RCC_SYSCLKSOURCE_PLLCLK;
  RCC_ClkInitStruct.AHBCLKDivider = RCC_SYSCLK_DIV1;
  RCC_ClkInitStruct.APB1CLKDivider = RCC_HCLK_DIV2;
  RCC_ClkInitStruct.APB2CLKDivider = RCC_HCLK_DIV1;

  if (HAL_RCC_ClockConfig(&RCC_ClkInitStruct, FLASH_LATENCY_2) != HAL_OK)
  {
    Error_Handler();
  }
}

/**
  * @brief USART2 Initialization Function
  * @param None
  * @retval None
  */
static void MX_USART2_UART_Init(void)
{

  /* USER CODE BEGIN USART2_Init 0 */

  /* USER CODE END USART2_Init 0 */

  /* USER CODE BEGIN USART2_Init 1 */

  /* USER CODE END USART2_Init 1 */
  huart2.Instance = USART2;
  huart2.Init.BaudRate = 115200;
  huart2.Init.WordLength = UART_WORDLENGTH_8B;
  huart2.Init.StopBits = UART_STOPBITS_1;
  huart2.Init.Parity = UART_PARITY_NONE;
  huart2.Init.Mode = UART_MODE_TX_RX;
  huart2.Init.HwFlowCtl = UART_HWCONTROL_NONE;
  huart2.Init.OverSampling = UART_OVERSAMPLING_16;
  if (HAL_UART_Init(&huart2) != HAL_OK)
  {
    Error_Handler();
  }
  /* USER CODE BEGIN USART2_Init 2 */

  /* USER CODE END USART2_Init 2 */

}

/**
  * @brief GPIO Initialization Function
  * @param None
  * @retval None
  */
static void MX_GPIO_Init(void)
{
  GPIO_InitTypeDef GPIO_InitStruct = {0};
/* USER CODE BEGIN MX_GPIO_Init_1 */
/* USER CODE END MX_GPIO_Init_1 */

  /* GPIO Ports Clock Enable */
  __HAL_RCC_GPIOC_CLK_ENABLE();
  __HAL_RCC_GPIOD_CLK_ENABLE();
  __HAL_RCC_GPIOA_CLK_ENABLE();
  __HAL_RCC_GPIOB_CLK_ENABLE();

  /*Configure GPIO pin Output Level */
  HAL_GPIO_WritePin(LD2_GPIO_Port, LD2_Pin, GPIO_PIN_RESET);

  /*Configure GPIO pin : B1_Pin */
  GPIO_InitStruct.Pin = B1_Pin;
  GPIO_InitStruct.Mode = GPIO_MODE_IT_RISING;
  GPIO_InitStruct.Pull = GPIO_NOPULL;
  HAL_GPIO_Init(B1_GPIO_Port, &GPIO_InitStruct);

  /*Configure GPIO pin : LD2_Pin */
  GPIO_InitStruct.Pin = LD2_Pin;
  GPIO_InitStruct.Mode = GPIO_MODE_OUTPUT_PP;
  GPIO_InitStruct.Pull = GPIO_NOPULL;
  GPIO_InitStruct.Speed = GPIO_SPEED_FREQ_LOW;
  HAL_GPIO_Init(LD2_GPIO_Port, &GPIO_InitStruct);

  /* EXTI interrupt init*/
  HAL_NVIC_SetPriority(EXTI15_10_IRQn, 0, 0);
  HAL_NVIC_EnableIRQ(EXTI15_10_IRQn);

/* USER CODE BEGIN MX_GPIO_Init_2 */
/* USER CODE END MX_GPIO_Init_2 */
}

/* USER CODE BEGIN 4 */

/* USER CODE END 4 */

/**
  * @brief  This function is executed in case of error occurrence.
  * @retval None
  */
void Error_Handler(void)
{
  /* USER CODE BEGIN Error_Handler_Debug */
  /* User can add his own implementation to report the HAL error return state */
  __disable_irq();
  while (1)
  {
  }
  /* USER CODE END Error_Handler_Debug */
}

#ifdef  USE_FULL_ASSERT
/**
  * @brief  Reports the name of the source file and the source line number
  *         where the assert_param error has occurred.
  * @param  file: pointer to the source file name
  * @param  line: assert_param error line source number
  * @retval None
  */
void assert_failed(uint8_t *file, uint32_t line)
{
  /* USER CODE BEGIN 6 */
  /* User can add his own implementation to report the file name and line number,
     ex: printf("Wrong parameters value: file %s on line %d\r\n", file, line) */
  /* USER CODE END 6 */
}
#endif /* USE_FULL_ASSERT */


The RAK3172 (used on the Breakout Board), has by default an AT command interface.
You need to connect your NUCLEO to UART2 of the RAK3172 to be able to use them.

You can setup the device through these AT commands and send data packets.

AT command manual ==> AT Command Manual | RAKwireless Documentation Center

A simple communication example (for Arduino, but you might get an idea how to do the communication) ==> GitHub - beegee-tokyo/RUI3-Arduino-Library: RAKWireless library for communication over UART with RUI3 based WisDuo modules.

Hello,

As you mentioned, I checked the simple communication example at the link provided. I tried to run the RUI3-AT-P2P example by searching for the RUI3-Arduino-Library in the Arduino IDE under Sketch → Include Library → Manage Libraries. However, I encountered an error with the stParam structure on line 94 of <rui3_at.h>. Since it appeared that this structure was not used in the example, I commented it out in the header file and proceeded with the compilation, which was successful.

However, during the upload process, I received a response indicating that the device did not enter boot mode (screenshot attached).

I also found out that there is a command at+boot, but currently, the AT commands are not working in the Arduino IDE’s serial monitor. Is there a way to force the device into boot mode or any other solution?

The RAK3272S is connected to the computer via a USB to TTL adapter.

I also tried to update the firmware, but when I used the RAK Device Firmware Upgrade Tool, I received a timeout message. I am considering using the STM32 programmer, but I encounter the issue shown in the screenshot.

I think there is a misunderstanding. The RUI3-Arduino-Library is not for the RAK3172 module.
This library is for the host MCU (in your case the Nucleo board) to communicate with a RAK3172 that runs our standard AT command.

You should not flash this on the RAK3172!

Beside of that, AT commands can be send from the ArduinoIDE serial monitor if you select the command termination to Both NL & CR

image

For using the STM32CubeProgrammer, you have to force STM bootloader mode by connecting BOOT0 pin to VDD, then reset the module.

For using the RAK Device Firmware Upgrade Tool, make sure you have selected the correct COM port and the connection to UART2 are correct. RX/TX must be crossed between your adapter and the module.

RAK3172 allows firmware updates only over UART2!