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User manual

STM32WL Nucleo-64 board (MB1389)

Introduction
The NUCLEO-WL55JC STM32WL Nucleo-64 board, based on the MB1389 reference board (NUCLEO-WL55JC1 and
NUCLEO-WL55JC2 order codes), provides an affordable and flexible way for users to try out new concepts and build prototypes
with the STM32WL series microcontroller, choosing from the various combinations of performance, power consumption, and
features.
The ARDUINO® Uno V3 connectivity support and the ST morpho headers provide an easy means of expanding the functionality
of the STM32WL Nucleo open development platform with a wide choice of specialized shields.
The STM32WL Nucleo-64 board does not require any separate probe as it integrates the STLINK-V3E debugger and
programmer.
The STM32WL Nucleo-64 board is supplied with the STM32WL comprehensive software HAL library and various packaged
software examples available with the STM32CubeWL MCU Package.

Figure 1. NUCLEO-WL55JC top view Figure 2. NUCLEO-WL55JC bottom view

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Features

1 Features

• STM32WL55JC microcontroller multiprotocol LPWAN dual-core 32-bit (Arm® Cortex®-M4/M0+ at 48 MHz)

in UFBGA73 package featuring:
– Ultra-low-power MCU
– RF transceiver (150 to 960 MHz frequency range) supporting LoRa®, (G)FSK, (G)MSK, and BPSK
modulations
– 256-Kbyte flash memory and 64-Kbyte SRAM
• Three user LEDs
• Three user and one reset push-buttons
• 32.768 kHz LSE crystal oscillator
• 32 MHz HSE on-board oscillator
• Board connectors:
– USB with Micro-B
– MIPI® debug connector
– ARDUINO® Uno V3 expansion connector
– ST morpho extension pin headers for full access to all STM32WL I/Os
• Delivered with SMA antenna
• Flexible power-supply options: ST-LINK USB VBUS, USB connector, or external sources
• On-board STLINK-V3 debugger/programmer with USB re-enumeration capability: mass storage, Virtual
COM port, and debug port
• Comprehensive free software libraries and examples available with the STM32CubeWL MCU Package
• Support of a wide choice of Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) including IAR Embedded
Workbench®, MDK-ARM, and STM32CubeIDE
• Suitable for rapid prototyping of end nodes based on LoRaWAN®, Sigfox™, wM-Bus, and many other
proprietary protocols
• Fully open hardware platform
Note: Arm is a registered trademark of Arm Limited (or its subsidiaries) in the US and/or elsewhere.

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Ordering information

2 Ordering information

To order an STM32WL Nucleo-64 board, refer to Table 1. Additional information is available from the datasheet
and reference manual of the target STM32.

Table 1. List of available products

Board
Order code Target STM32 Differentiating feature
reference

High-frequency band. The RF frequency

NUCLEO-WL55JC1
range is 865 to 928 MHz.
MB1389(1) STM32WL55JCI7
Low-frequency band. The RF frequency range
NUCLEO-WL55JC2
is 433 to 510 MHz.

1. Subsequently called main board in the rest of the documentation.

2.1 Codification
The meaning of the codification is explained in Table 2.

Table 2. Codification explanation

NUCLEO-XXYYZTN Description Example: NUCLEO-WL55JC1

XX MCU series in STM32 32-bit Arm Cortex MCUs STM32WL series

STM32WL55:
YY MCU product line in the series Dual-core with LoRa®, (G)FSK, (G)MSK, and BPSK
modulations
STM32 package pin count:
Z 73 pins
• J for 73 pins
STM32 flash memory size:
T 256‑Kbyte flash memory
• C for 256 Kbytes
Frequency band:
N • 1: high-frequency band High-frequency band
• 2: low-frequency band

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3 Development environment

3.1 System requirements

• Multi‑OS support: Windows® 10, Linux® 64-bit, or macOS®
• USB Type-A or USB Type-C® to Micro-B cable
Note: macOS® is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions.
Linux® is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
Windows is a trademark of the Microsoft group of companies.

3.2 Development toolchains

• IAR Systems® - IAR Embedded Workbench®(1)
• Keil® - MDK-ARM(1)
• STMicroelectronics - STM32CubeIDE
1. On Windows® only.

3.3 Demonstration software

The demonstration software, included in the STM32Cube MCU Package corresponding to the on-board
microcontroller, is preloaded in the STM32 flash memory for easy demonstration of the device peripherals in
standalone mode. The latest versions of the demonstration source code and associated documentation can be
downloaded from www.st.com.

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Conventions

4 Conventions

Table 3 provides the conventions used for the ON and OFF settings in the present document.

Table 3. ON/OFF convention

Convention Definition

Jumper JPx ON Jumper fitted

Jumper JPx OFF Jumper not fitted
Jumper JPx [1-2] Jumper fitted between Pin 1 and Pin 2
Solder bridge SBx ON SBx connections closed by 0 Ω resistor
Solder bridge SBx OFF SBx connections left open
Resistor Rx ON Resistor soldered
Resistor Rx OFF Resistor not soldered
Capacitor Cx ON Capacitor soldered
Capacitor Cx OFF Capacitor not soldered

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5 Quick start

The STM32WL Nucleo-64 board is an easy-to-use and low-cost development kit used to evaluate and start
development quickly with an STM32WL series microcontroller in the UFBGA73 package. Before installing and
using the product, accept the evaluation product license agreement from the www.st.com/epla webpage. For
more information on the STM32WL Nucleo-64 and demonstration software, visit the www.st.com/stm32nucleo
webpage.

5.1 Getting started

Follow the sequence below to configure the STM32WL Nucleo-64 board and launch the demonstration
application (refer to Figure 4 for component location):
1. Check the jumper positions on board, I_SoC (JP1) ON, BOOT0 (JP3) ON, power source (JP4) on
5V_USB_STLK, 5V_PWR (JP7) ON, and all six jumpers (JP8) ON.
The jumper position on the board is explained in Table 4.
2. Connect the STM32WL Nucleo-64 board to a PC with a standard USB cable through the USB connector
(CN1) to power the board. Then the PWR green (LED5) and COM (LED6) LEDs light up, while the three LEDs
(LED1, LED2, and LED3) blink.
3. On the PC, connect a UART terminal to the board using the following settings:
– UART terminal: new line received = auto; new line transmit = LF (line feed)
– Serial port setting: select COM port number, 9600 baud rate, 8-bit data, parity none, one stop bit, and no
flow control
4. Press on the B4 reset button of the STM32WL Nucleo-64 board.
– The STM32WL Nucleo-64 board remains silent until it gets a command from the connected PC to send
a beacon on one of the beacon frequencies.
– The frequency is selected depending on the region.
– After the version check, the first three commands to send to the PC must set region, subregion, and
start the beacon (AT+REGION=x and AT_BEACON_ON). The first two commands select the format of
the transmission beacon. The third command starts sending the beacon.
– For a list of available regions run AT_LIST_REGIONS.
5. Then the concentrator (a second NUCLEO-WL55JC) starts flashing a green LED on each time slot of the
network.
6. To get the demonstration fully up and running, up to 14 Nucleo demonstration sensors can be flashed and
placed against a Nucleo demonstration concentrator.
7. This demo application software is available on the www.st.com website.

Table 4. Jumper configuration

Jumper Definition Position(1) Comment(1)

For STM32WL current

JP1 I_SoC ON
measurements
For STM32WL current
JP2 I_RF OFF (SB28 ON)
measurements (RF part)
It allows the PH3/BOOT0 pull-
down resistor to be disconnected
JP3 BOOT0 ON and used as an I/O if the
software BOOT0 is used, thanks
to the option bytes.
[1-2] (Default) 5V_USB_STLK (from ST-LINK)
[3-4] (optional) 5V_VIN
JP4 5 V power-source selection [5-6] (optional) E5V
[7-8] (optional) 5V_USB_CHGR
[9-10] (optional) STD_ALONE_5V

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Jumper Definition Position(1) Comment(1)

For STM32WL current

JP5 I_SYS OFF (SB27 ON)
measurements (digital part)
JP6 STLK-RST OFF STLINK-V3E reset
JP7 5V_PWR ON 5 V power-source selection
T_SWDIO connected to ST-
[1-2]
LINK
T_SWCLK connected to ST-
[3-4]
LINK

Signals between STLINK-V3E and [5-6] T_SWO connected to ST-LINK

JP8
MCU target STLK_VCP_TX connected to
[7-8]
ST-LINK
[9-10] T_NRST connected to ST-LINK
STLK_VCP_TX connected to
[11-12]
ST-LINK
Needed for U3 and U4 DC
JP9 I_APP OFF (SB32 ON)
switches current measurement

1. The default jumper state is shown in bold.

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6 Hardware layout and configuration

The STM32WL Nucleo-64 board is designed around the STM32 microcontrollers in a 73-pin UFBGA package.
Figure 3 shows the connections between the STM32 and its peripherals (STLINK-V3E, push-buttons, LEDs, USB,
ARDUINO® Uno, and ST morpho headers). Figure 4 and Figure 6 show the location of these features on the
STM32WL Nucleo-64 board. The mechanical dimensions of the board are shown in Figure 7.

Figure 3. Hardware block diagram

SMA connector

GND
5V
PWR SEL

LED5 green LED

(5V_PWR)

5V_PWR

RF switch/control
and
RF matching

IDD_SoC
IDD_MCU
32 kHz

IDD_RF
Crystal
ARDUINO®

ARDUINO®
ST morpho

ST morpho
GPIO GPIO

32 MHz
STM32WL55
Crystal or
TCXO
BOOT0

SWD VCP
STLK_VCP

STLK_VCP

T_SWCLK

T_SWDIO
T_NRST

T_SWO
_RX

_TX

STLK_RST
LED2 green LED (USER)
LED1 blue LED (USER)

LED3 red LED (USER)

DEBUG

SWD VCP

Embedded
STLINK-V3E

LED6
(COM)
LED4 red LED

B1 B2 B3 B4 CN1 USB
USER USER USER RESET Micro-B
(OC)

button button button button connector

Connectors
xxx

or jumpers

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6.1 PCB layout

Figure 4. Top layout

Two stickers are on the top of the MB1389 board: one RF certification sticker and one UID64 sticker.
1. The RF certification sticker is mandatory for any boards containing an RF module as this Nucleo MB1389,
which contains a LoRa/SigFox RF transceiver. This sticker is placed on top of the RF‑shielded box. This
sticker must have a maximum size of 16 mm x 16 mm. This sticker displays at least the product CPN
(NUCLEO-WL55JCx), the board reference (MB1389x-0x), the FCC ID number (YCP-MB1389000), the ISED
ID (8976A-MB1389000) of the board, and the CE logo.
2. The UID64 sticker. A 64-bit unique device identification (UID64) is stored in the flash memory and can be
accessed by the CPUs, at the 0x1FFF7580 base address. The UID64 sticker (with a size of 10 mm x 5 mm)
displays the UID information (16 digits as 64-bit codification in little-endian byte order) which is unique for each
LoRa MCU, so unique for each MB1389 board.

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Figure 5 shows both stickers:

Figure 5. RF certification and UID64 stickers

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Figure 6. Bottom layout

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6.2 Mechanical drawing

Figure 7. STM32WL Nucleo 73 board mechanical drawing (in millimeters)

6.3 Embedded STLINK-V3E

There are two different ways to program and debug the onboard STM32 MCU:
• Using the embedded STLINK-V3E
• Using an external debug tool connected to the MIPI10 connector (CN16).
The STLINK-V3E programming and debugging tool is integrated into the STM32WL Nucleo-64 board.
The embedded STLINK-V3E supports only SWD and VCP for STM32 devices. For information about the
debugging and programming features of STLINK-V3, refer to the user manual STLINK-V3SET debugger/
programmer for STM8 and STM32 (UM2448), which describes in detail all the STLINK-V3 features.
Features supported on STLINK-V3E:
• 5 V power supplied by the USB connector (CN1)
• USB 2.0 high-speed-compatible interface
• SWD JTAG/Serial Wire Debug specific features:
– 3 to 3.6 V application voltage on the JTAG/SWD interface and 5 V tolerant inputs
– JTAG
– Serial Wire Viewer communication
• MIPI10 connector (CN16)

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• COM status LED (LED6) blinking during communication with the PC

• OC fault red LED (LED4) alerting on USB overcurrent request
• 5 V/300 mA output power supply (U4) capability with current limitation and LED
• 5V_PWR 5 V power green LED (LD4)

6.3.1 Drivers
Before connecting the STM32WL Nucleo-64 board to a Windows® PC via USB, a driver for the STLINK-V3E
(STSW-LINK009) must be installed (not required for Windows 10® and above). It is available on the www.st.com
website.
In case the STM32WL Nucleo-64 board is connected to the PC before the driver is installed, some STM32WL
Nucleo-64 interfaces might be declared as Unknown in the PC device manager. In this case, the user must install
the dedicated driver files, and update the driver of the connected device from the device manager as shown in
Figure 8.
Note: Prefer using the USB Composite Device to handle a full recovery.

Figure 8. USB composite device

Note: 37xx:
• 374E for STLINK-V3E without bridge functions
• 374F for STLINK-V3E with bridge functions

6.3.2 STLINK-V3E firmware upgrade

STLINK-V3E embeds a firmware upgrade mechanism for the in‑place upgrade through the USB port. The
firmware might evolve during the lifetime of the STLINK-V3E product (for example new functionalities, bug fixes,
support for new microcontroller families). It is recommended to visit the www.st.com website before starting to use
the STM32WL Nucleo-64 board and periodically, to stay up to date with the latest firmware version.

6.3.3 Using an external debug tool to program and debug the on-board STM32
There are two basic ways to support an external debug tool:
1. Keep the embedded STLINK-V3E running. Power on the STLINK-V3E at first until the COM LED turns red.
Then connect the external debug tool through the STDC14/MIPI10 debug connector (CN16).
2. Set the embedded STLINK-V3E in a high-impedance state. When the STLK_RST jumper (JP6) is ON, the
embedded STLINK-V3E is in the RESET state, and all GPIOs are in high impedance. Then, connect the
external debug tool to the debug connector (CN16).

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Figure 9. Connecting an external debug tool to program the on-board STM32WL

Table 5. MIPI10/JTAGSTDC14 debug connector (CN16)

MIPI10 pin STDC14 pin CN16 Function

- 1 NC Reserved
- 2 NC Reserved
1 3 3V3 Target VCC
T_JTMS target SWDIO using SWD protocol or target JTMS using
2 4 T_SWDIO
JTAG protocol
3 5 GND Ground
T_JCLK target SWCLK using SWD protocol or target JCLK using JTAG
4 6 T_SWCLK
protocol
5 7 GND Ground
T_JTMS target SWO using SWD protocol or target JTDO using JTAG
6 8 T_SWO
protocol
7 9 NC Not connected
T_JTDI not used by SWD protocol, target JTDI using JTAG protocol,
8 10 T_JTDI
only for external tools
9 11 GNDDetect GND detection for plug indicator, used on SWD and JTAG neither
T_JTMS target NRST using SWD protocol or target JTMS using JTAG
10 12 T_NRST
protocol
- 13 T_VCP_RX Target Rx used for VCP, from UART dedicated to bootloader
- 14 T_VCP_TX Target Tx used for VCP, from UART dedicated to bootloader

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6.4 Power supply

Six different sources can provide the power supply:
• A host PC connected to CN1 through a USB cable (default setting)
• An external VIN from 7 to 12 V power supply connected to CN7 pin 24
• An external E5V 5 V power supply connected to CN7 pin 6
• An external 5V_USB_CHGR 5 V USB charger connected to CN1
• An external 3V3 3.3 V power supply connected to CN7 pin 16
• An external STD_ALONE_5V 5 V power supply to supply only the MCU part and not the STLINK-V3E part

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Figure 10. STM32WL Nucleo-64 board power tree

5V_USB_CHGR
STLINK-V3E USB connector (CN1)

5V_VIN
U8
5V_VIN 5V
LDO VIN
AVDD
CN7 CN10
1 10 2
3V3 ARDUINO®
SB25 (OFF) 1
3V3 IOREF Uno connectors CN5

CN6
and ST morpho 1

VDD_MCU SB29 (ON) E5V headers 8

1
8

CN9

VBAT CN8

5V_USB_CHGR 37 6 1 38

VDD_MCU

DFU connector (CN2)

U7
5V_USB_CHGR

5V_VIN 3V3_STLK
LDO STM32F723IEK
E5V 5V_PWR (STLINK-V3E)
and
3V3 bicolor led LED6 (COM)

U5
Power switch
5 V/500 mA JP7
STMPS2151STR ON

3V3 MIPI10
connector (CN16)

U2
JP4
5V_USB_STLK 5V 3V3
LDO
5V_VIN
E5V
5V_USB_CHGR
STD_ALONE_5V

VDD_RF
(VDD_RF)
SB28
VDD_MCU
(ON)
JP1 VDD_SYS
ON (VDD_SYS)
SB27
(ON)
MCU STM32WL
3V3
VDD_SYS VBAT (VBAT)
SB21
(ON)

VDD_SYS
(VREF+)
SB24
(ON)
(PB0_VDD_TCXO)
AVDD
SB26
(ON)

VDD_APP
RF front end TCXO
SB32
(ON)
RF part

If 5V_VIN, E5V, 5V_USB_CHGR, 3V3, or STD_ALONE_5V is used to power the STM32WL Nucleo-64 board, this
power source must comply with the EN-60950-1: 2006+A11/2009 standard and must be Safety Extra Low Voltage
(SELV) with limited power capability.
If the power supply is 3V3 or STD_ALONE_5V, the ST-LINK is not powered and cannot be used.

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Power supply input from STLINK-V3E USB connector (default setting)

The STM32WL Nucleo-64 board and shield can be powered from the 5 V STLINK-V3E connector (CN1) by
setting 5V_SEL jumper on STLK (JP4 [1‑2]), as illustrated in Figure 11. This is the default setting.

Figure 11. Power supply input from STLINK-V3E USB connector with PC (5 V, 500 mA maximum)

If the USB enumeration succeeds, the 5V_USB_STLK power is enabled, by asserting the T_PWR_EN signal from
U9 STLINK-V3 STM32F723IEK6. This pin is connected to the U5 power switch, which powers the board. The U5
power switch also features a current limitation to protect the PC in case of a short circuit on board. If an
overcurrent higher than 500 mA occurs on board, the red LED (LED4) is lit.
The Nucleo board and its shield can be powered from the ST-LINK USB connector (CN1), but only the ST-LINK
circuit gets power before USB enumeration because the host PC only provides 100 mA to the board at that time.
During the USB enumeration, the Nucleo board requires 500 mA power from the host PC.
• If the host can provide the required power, the enumeration finishes with a SetConfiguration command.
Then, the U5 power switch is switched ON and the 5V_PWR green LED (LED5) is turned ON, thus the
Nucleo board with its shield can consume 500 mA at the maximum.
• If the host is not able to provide the requested current, the enumeration fails. Therefore, the U5 power
switch remains OFF and the MCU part including the extension board is not powered. As a consequence,
the green LED (LED5) remains turned OFF. In this case, it is mandatory to use an external power supply.

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Caution: If the maximum current consumption of the STM32WL Nucleo-64 board and its shield boards exceeds 300 mA,
it is mandatory to check the root cause of the overconsumption. Consequently, if needed, power the STM32WL
Nucleo-64 board with an external power supply connected to VIN, 5 V, or 3.3 V.

External power supply input from VIN (7 to 12 V, 800 mA maximum)

When VIN power supplies the STM32WL Nucleo-64 board (refer to Table 6 and Figure 12), the jumper
configuration must be on 5V_VIN (JP4 [3‑4]).
The STM32WL Nucleo-64 board and its shield boards can be powered in three different ways from an external
power supply, depending on the voltage used. The three cases are summarized in Table 6.

Table 6. External power sources: VIN (7 to 12 V)

Input power Connector Maximum

Voltage range Limitation
name pins current

From 7 to 12 V only and input current capability is

linked to input voltage:
CN6 pin 8
VIN 7 to 12 V 800 mA • 800 mA input current when VIN = 7 V
CN7 pin 24
• 450 mA input current when 7 V < VIN < 9 V
• 250 mA input current when 9 V < VIN < 12 V

Refer to Section 6.4.1 for debugging when using an external power supply.

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Figure 12. Power supply input from VIN (7 to 12 V, 800 mA maximum)

External power supply input from E5V (5 V, 500 mA maximum)

When E5V power supplies the STM32WL Nucleo-64 board (refer to Table 7 and Figure 13), the jumper
configuration must be on E5V (JP4 [5‑6]).

Table 7. External power sources: E5V (5 V)

Input power name Connector pins Voltage range Maximum current

E5V CN7 pin 6 4.75 to 5.25 V 500 mA

Refer to Section 6.4.1 for debugging when using an external power supply.

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Figure 13. Power supply input from 5V_EXT (5 V, 500 mA maximum)

External power supply input from 5 V USB charger

When a USB charger on CN1 power supplies the STM32WL Nucleo-64 board (refer to Table 8 and Figure 14),
the jumper configuration must be on 5V_CHGR (JP4 [7‑8]).

Table 8. External power sources: 5V_CHGR (5 V)

Input power name Connector pins Voltage range Maximum current

5V_CHGR CN1 5V -

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Figure 14. Power supply input from ST-LINK USB connector with 5 V USB charger

External power supply input from external 3.3 V

When a shield board provides the 3.3 V, it is interesting to use the 3.3 V (CN6 pin 4 or CN7 pin 16) directly as
power input (refer to Table 9 and Figure 15). In this case, the programming and debugging features are not
available, since the ST-LINK is not powered.

Table 9. External power sources: 3V3

Input power name Connector pins Voltage range Maximum current

CN6 pin 4
3V3 3 to 3.6 V 1.3 A
CN7 pin 16

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Figure 15. Power supply input from external 3V3

External power supply input STD_ALONE_5V (5 V, 500 mA maximum)

When STD_ALONE_5V power supplies the STM32WL Nucleo-64 board (refer to Table 10 and Figure 16), the
jumper configuration must be on ALONE (JP4 [9‑10]).

Table 10. External power sources: STD_ALONE_5V

Input power name Connector pins Voltage range Maximum current

STD_ALONE_5V CN11 4.75 to 5.25 V 500 mA

Refer to Section 6.4.1 for debugging when using an external power supply.

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Figure 16. Power supply input from STD_ALONE_5V (5 V, 500 mA maximum)

When the board is supplied with STD_ALONE_5V (on connector 11), then the STLINK-V3E debugger is not
supplied. Take care to supply correctly the board when using CN11. CN11 pin 1 is the STD_ALONE_5V supply
and pin 2 is the GND, as shown in Figure 17.

Figure 17. STD_ALONE_5V and GND pins on CN11

To properly isolate the MCU STM32 WL from the STLINK-V3E debugger, it is recommended to remove the six
jumpers (JP8) and JP7. In this case, there is no current leakage coming from the STLINK-V3E debugger in
STM32WL current consumptions.

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6.4.1 Debugging while using VIN or EXT as an external power supply

When VIN or E5V powers the board, it is still possible to use ST-LINK to program or debug, but it is mandatory to
power the board first using VIN or EXT, then connect the USB cable to the PC. In this way, the enumeration
succeeds, thanks to the external power source.
The following power-sequence procedure must be respected:
1. Set jumper JP4 [5-6] for E5V or JP4 [3-4] for VIN,
2. Connect the external power source to VIN or E5V,
3. Power on the external power supply 7 V < VIN < 12 V for VIN, or 5 V for E5V,
4. Check that the green LED (LED5) is turned ON,
5. Connect the PC to the USB connector (CN1).
If this order is not respected, USB might power the board first, then VIN or E5V as the following risks might be
encountered:
1. If the board needs a current higher than 300 mA, the PC might be damaged or the PC can limit the supplied
current. As a consequence, the board is not powered correctly.
2. Enumeration requests 300 mA. Thus, there is a risk that the request will be rejected. The enumeration does
not succeed if the PC cannot provide such a current. Consequently, the board is not power‑supplied, and the
LED (LED5) remains OFF.

6.5 Clock sources

6.5.1 HSE clock (high-speed external clock)

There are two ways to configure the pins corresponding to the high-speed external clock (HSE):
• HSE on-board oscillator from X3 crystal: For typical frequencies, capacitors, and resistors, refer to the
STM32 microcontroller datasheet and the application note Guidelines for oscillator design on
STM8AF/AL/S and STM32 MCUs/MPUs (AN2867) for the oscillator design guide. The X3 crystal has the
following characteristics: 32 MHz, 10 pF load capacitance, 10 ppm. It is recommended to use
NDK_NX2016SA 32MHz EXS00A-CS06465 manufactured by NDK. The configuration must be:
– X3 crystal (and X4 TCXO) soldered
– No C30 and no C38 as those capacitors are integrated into the STM32WL MCU
– SB20 OFF in order not to supply the TCXO
– C31 OFF in order not to have a 32 MHz signal coming from the TCXO
– R39 and R40 ON to connect the X3 crystal to the STM32WL MCU
• HSE on-board oscillator from X4 TCXO (Default configuration): The X4 TCXO has the following
characteristics: 32 MHz, 10 pF load capacitance. It is recommended to use NT2016SF-32M-END5875A
manufactured by NDK. The configuration must be:
– X4 TCXO (and X3 crystal) soldered
– SB20 ON to supply the TCXO
– 10 pF C31 and 220 Ω R2 ON to have a 32 MHz signal coming from the TCXO
– R39 and R40 OFF to isolate the X3 crystal from the STM32WL MCU
Note: Whatever the configuration is (X3 crystal or X4 TCXO), both X3 crystal and X4 TCXO are assembled on the
board. This avoids soldering or desoldering either X3 or X4 to choose between X3 crystal and X4 TCXO
configuration.

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6.5.2 LSE clock (low-speed external clock) – 32.768 kHz

There are three ways to configure the pins corresponding to the low-speed clock (LSE):
• On-board oscillator (Default): X2 crystal. Refer to the application note Guidelines for oscillator design on
STM8AF/AL/S and STM32 MCUs/MPUs (AN2867) as the oscillator design guide for STM32
microcontrollers. It is recommended to use NX3215SA-32.768kHz-EXS00A-MU00527 (32.768 kHz, 6 pF
load capacitance, 20 ppm) from NDK.
– SB11 and SB14 OFF
– SB12 and SB13 ON
• Oscillator from external PC14: From the external oscillator through the pin 25 of the CN7 connector, the
configuration must be:
– SB11 (and SB14 ON, but not necessary)
– SB12 and SB13 OFF
• LSE not used: PC14 and PC15 are used as GPIOs instead of the low-speed clock. The configuration must
be:
– SB11 and SB14 ON (to get them on CN7)
– SB12 and SB13 OFF

6.6 Board functions

6.6.1 LEDs

User LED (LED1)

This blue LED is a user LED connected to STM32WL I/O PB15. To light the LED1 LED, a HIGH logic state must
be written in the corresponding GPIO PB15.

User LED (LED2)

This green user LED is connected to STM32WL I/O PB9. To light the LED2 LED, a HIGH logic state must be
written in the corresponding GPIO PB9.

User LED (LED3)

This red LED is a user LED connected to STM32WL I/O PB11. To light the LED3 LED, a HIGH logic state must be
written in the corresponding GPIO PB11.

USB power fault (OC, overcurrent) (LED4)

LED4 indicates that the board power consumption on the ST-LINK USB exceeds 500 mA. As a consequence, the
user must check the root cause of the overconsumption or power of the board using an external power supply.

5V_PWR LED (LED5)

This green LED indicates that the STM32WL part is powered. +5 V power is available on CN6 pin 5 and CN7 pin
18 if the jumper JP7 is ON.

STLINK-V3 COM LED (LED6)

The bicolor (green, red) LED (LED6) provides information about STLINK-V3E communication status. LED6
indicates the communication progress between the PC and the STLINK-V3E, with the following setup:
• Blinking red: The first USB enumeration with the PC is taking place,
• Red LED ON: when the initialization between the PC and STLINK-V3E is complete,
• Blinking red or green: During the program and debug with the target,
• Green LED ON: Communication finished and successful,
• Orange ON: communication failure.

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6.6.2 Push-buttons

B1 (USER)
The user button is connected to the STM32WL I/O PA0 by default (WKUP1, SB16 ON, and SB15 OFF) or PC13
(WKUP2, SB15 ON, and SB16 OFF) of the STM32WL microcontroller.

B2 (USER)
The user button is connected to the STM32WL I/O PA1 of the STM32WL microcontroller.

B3 (USER)
The user button is connected to the STM32WL I/O PC6 of the STM32WL microcontroller.

B4 (RESET)
This push-button is connected to NRST and is used to RESET the STM32WL microcontroller.

6.6.3 RF overview
The STM32WL Nucleo-64 board embeds an RF 3-port switch (SP3T) to address, with the same board the three
modes: reception, high-power transmission, and low-power transmission. The choice between the two
transmission modes can be done dynamically, thanks to two DC switches controlled by FE_CTRL1 (GPIO from
STM32WL MCU):
• The high-output power transmission amplifier (PA HP) is supplied from the PA regulator (REG PA) up to
3.1 V. For this, the REG PA must be supplied directly from VDDSMPS.
• The default low-output power transmission amplifier (PA LP) can be supplied from the PA regulator (REG
PA) up to 1.35 V. For this, the REG PA must be supplied from the regulated VFBSMPS supply at 1.55 V.
The RF block diagram is displayed in Figure 18.

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Figure 18. RF block diagram

VDD_RF

VDDRF VDDSMPS
SMPS part
VLXSMPS
Power
management VFBSMPS

PB0-VDD_TCXO
STM32 WL transceiver VDDRF1V55

DC
switch
VDDPA
TCXO
Reg PA
VR_PA

DC FE_CTRL1
switch
OSC_IN

RF Tx HP path
Xtal
Tx HP
PA HP
RFO_HP matching
FE_CTRL3
RF antenna matching
OSC_OUT

32MHz HSE
RFO_LP Tx LP
PA LP RF
matching
RF Tx LP path antenna
SP3T
matching

RFI_P
Rx
Rx
RFI_N matching
FE_CTRL2

RF Rx path
FE_CTRL1

The screwed and glue-fixed antennas to connect to the SMA connector and provided in the blister are:
• ANT-SS900 from LPRS company for NUCLEO-WL55JC1 (high band frequency)
• ANT-SS450-510 from LPRS company for NUCLEO-WL55JC2 (low band frequency)
Those antennas have been used for the different FCC/ISED/CE certifications. It is then mandatory to use those
referenced antennas (and only those) for radiated tests on the STM32WL Nucleo-64 boards.
The antenna is stuck to the SMA connector because of FCC constraints. Indeed, it is mentioned in the FCC
regulations. As soon as a product is considered general public, the FCC implies that the antenna must be stuck to
the board connector with epoxy glue. Refer to the FCC documentation BASIC EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZATION
GUIDANCE FOR ANTENNAS USED WITH PART 15 INTENTIONAL RADIATORS in the chapter ANTENNA
REQUIREMENTS—Section 15.203. The purpose of Section 15.203 is to prevent attaching any other antennas
[other than the ones approved with the device] to a part 15 transmitter.

6.6.4 Current consumption measurement (I_SoC)

The labeled I_SoC jumper (JP1) is used to measure the STM32WL microcontroller consumption by removing the
jumper and connecting an ammeter. Their location in the power structure is shown in Figure 19.
1. JP1 ON. STM32WL is powered with 3V3 voltage (default)
2. JP4 OFF. An ammeter must be connected to measure the STM32WL current. If there is no ammeter, the
STM32 is not powered.

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Figure 19. JP1 and JP4 settings for current consumption measurement

JP2 OFF

VDD_RF
(VDD_RF)
SB28 (ON)

VDD_MCU JP5 OFF

JP1 VDD_SYS
ON (VDD_SYS)
SB27 (ON)
U2 MCU STM32WL
JP4
5V_USB_STLK 5V LDO 3V3
LD39050PU33R VDD_SYS VBAT
5V_VIN (VREF+)
SB21
E5V (ON)
5V_USB_CHGR
STD_ALONE_5V VDD_SYS
(VBAT)
SB24
(ON) (PB0_VDD_TCXO)
AVDD
SB26
(ON)

SB32 (ON)
VDD_APP
RF front-end TCXO

JP9 OFF RF part

Note:
I_SoC (on VDD_MCU) is the current consumption of all the STM32WL MCU.
I_RF (on VDD_RF) is the current consumption of the RF part of the STM32WL MCU.
I_SYS (on VDD_SYS) is the current consumption of the rest of the STM32WL MCU (except I-RF).
So, I_SoC = I_RF + I_SYS
The user can evaluate the current consumption of the RF part of the STM32WL MCU by connecting an ammeter
on JP2. SB28 must be OFF in this case.
The user can also evaluate the current consumption of the rest of the STM32WL MCU (VDD_SYS) by connecting
an ammeter on JP5. SB27 must be OFF in this case.
The user can also evaluate the current consumption of the RF front end (VDD_APP) by connecting an ammeter
on JP9. SB32 must be OFF in this case. This current consumption only concerns both NX3L1T3157GM DC
switches (U3 and U4).

6.6.5 Virtual COM port (VCP): LPUART and USART

The STM32WL Nucleo-64 board offers the possibility to select which USART interface is connected to the
STLINK-V3E, ARDUINO® Uno V3 connector (CN9 pins 2 and 1), or to the ST morpho connector (CN10 pins 35
and 37).
The selection is done by setting the related solder bridges as detailed in Table 11 and Table 12.

Table 11. USART1 connection

Solder bridge configuration(1) Feature(1)

SB6, SB10: ON USART1 (PB6/PB7) connected to the STLINK-V3E Virtual

SB7, SB9, SB3, SB5: OFF COM port.

SB7, SB9: ON USART1 (PB6/PB7) connected to ARDUINO® (D1 and D0)

SB6, SB10, SB2, SB4: OFF and ST morpho connector (CN10 pin 35 and 37).

1. The default configuration is shown in bold

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Table 12. LPUART1 connection

Solder bridge configuration(1) Feature(1)

SB3, SB5: ON LPUART1 (PA2/PA3) connected to the STLINK-V3E Virtual

SB2, SB4, SB6, SB10: OFF COM port.

SB2, SB4: ON LPUART1 (PA2/PA3) connected to the ARDUINO® (D1 and

SB3, SB5, SB7, SB9: OFF D0) and ST morpho connector (CN10 pin 35 and 37).

1. The default configuration is shown in bold

By default:
• Communication between the target STM32WL and the STLINK-V3E MCU is enabled on LPUART1 to
support the Virtual COM port.
• Communication between the target STM32WL, ARDUINO®, and ST morpho connectors is enabled on
USART1.

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6.7 Solder bridges

All 31 solder bridges are located on the STM32WL Nucleo-64 board.
All the solder bridges present on the STM32WL Nucleo-64 board are used to configure several I/Os and power
supply pins for compatibility of features and pinout with the target STM32WL supported.

Table 13. Solder bridge configuration

Solder
Solder bridge control State(1) Description(1)
bridge (SB)

ON The U2 LDO output provides 3.3 V

3.3 V LDO
SB1 The U2 LDO output does NOT provide 3.3 V.
output OFF
The user must connect an external 3V3 source.
ON ARD_D1_TX connected to LPUART1 Tx PA2
SB2
PA2 OFF ARD_D1_TX not connected to LPUART1 Tx PA2
LPUART1 Tx ON STLINK_TX (T_VCP_TX) connected to LPUART1 Tx PA2
SB3
OFF STLINK_TX (T_VCP_TX) not connected to LPUART1 Tx PA2
ON ARD_D0_RX connected to LPUART1 Rx PA3
SB4
OFF ARD_D0_RX not connected to LPUART1 Rx PA3
PA3
ON STLINK_RX (T_VCP_RX) connected to LPUART1 Rx PA3
LPUART1 Rx
SB5 STLINK_RX (T_VCP_RX) not connected to LPUART1 Rx
OFF
PA3
ON STLINK_TX (T_VCP_TX) connected to USART1 Tx PB6
SB6 STLINK_TX (T_VCP_TX) not connected to USART1 Tx
PB6 OFF
PB6
USART1 Tx
ON ARD_D1_TX connected to USART1 Tx PB6
SB7
OFF ARD_D1_TX not connected to USART1 Tx PB6
ON T_SWO connected to PB3
T_SWO on PB3 SB8
OFF T_SWO not connected to PB3 and isolated from ARD_D3
ON ARD_D0_RX connected to USART1 Rx PB7
SB9
OFF ARD_D0_RX not connected to USART1 Rx PB7
PB7
ON STLINK_RX (T_VCP_RX) connected to USART1 Rx PB7
USART1 Rx
SB10 STLINK_RX (T_VCP_RX) not connected to USART1 Rx
OFF
PB7
PC14-OSC32_IN connected to ST morpho connector I/O
ON
SB11 usage (CN7 pin 25)
OFF PC14-OSC32_IN not connected to ST morpho connector
ON LSE provided by external LSE 32.768kHz CLK X2
LSE CLK SB12/SB13
OFF LSE not provided by external LSE 32.768kHz CLK X2
selection
PC15-OSC32_OUT connected to ST morpho connector I/O
ON
usage (CN7 pin 27)
SB14
PC15-OSC32_OUT not connected to ST morpho
OFF
connector
ON User button connected to PC13
SB15
OFF User button not connected to PC13
B1 user button
ON User button connected to PA0
SB16
OFF User button not connected to PA0

SP3T VDD supply SB18 ON VDD supplied with FE_CTRL3 (STM32WL I/O PC3)

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Solder
Solder bridge control State(1) Description(1)
bridge (SB)
SP3T VDD supply SB18 OFF VDD not connected to FE_CTRL3 (STM32WL I/O PC3)
BOOT0/PH3 connected to ST morpho connector CN7 pin
ON
BOOT0/PH3 on ST morpho 7
SB19
connector BOOT0/PH3 not connected to ST morpho connector CN7 pin
OFF
7
ON 32 MHz TCXO supplied by PB0-VDD_TCXO (to STM32WL)
32 MHz TCXO supply SB20 32 MHz TCXO disconnected to PB0-VDD_TCXO (to
OFF
STM32WL)
ON VBAT (pin A8 of STM32WL) powered by VDD_SYS
VBAT SB21 VBAT (pin A8 of STM32WL) supplied separately (through
OFF
VBAT on ST morpho connector CN7 pin 33)
VFBSMPS (pin B2 of STM32WL) connected to
ON
VDDRF1V55 (pin F7 of STM32WL)
VFBSMPS SB22
VFBSMPS (pin B2 of STM32WL) disconnected from
OFF
VDDRF1V55 (pin F7 of STM32WL) for current probing
VDDSMPS (pin A2 of STM32WL) connected to VDDRF (pin
ON
E8 of STM32WL)
VDDSMPS SB23
VDDSMPS (pin A2 of STM32WL) disconnected from VDDRF
OFF
(pin E8 of STM32WL) for current probing
STM32WL VDDA/VREF+ supplied by VDD_SYS through
ON SMD ferrite bead L14. Be careful not to provide an
external AVDD supply if SB26 is ON.
VDDA/VREF+ supply SB24
STM32WL VDDA/VREF+ disconnected from VDD_SYS.
OFF STM32WL VDDA/VREF+ must be externally supplied by
AVDD.
IOREF connected to the 3V3 power supply. Be careful to
ON
IOREF and 3V3 connection SB25 remove SB29 to avoid voltage supply conflict with VDD_MCU.
OFF IOREF not connected to 3V3 power supply
STM32WL VDDA/VREF+ externally supplied by AVDD.
ON
SB24 must be OFF to avoid supply conflict.
VDDA/VREF+ supply SB26
STM32WL VDDA/VREF+ disconnected from AVDD. So, SB24
OFF
must be ON to supply properly STM32WL VDDA/VREF+ pins.
ON VDD_SYS generated from VDD_MCU
I_SYS current probing SB27
OFF For I_SYS current probing on JP5 jumper
ON VDD_RF generated from VDD_MCU
I_RF current probing SB28
OFF For I_RF current probing on JP2 jumper
IOREF connected to the VDD_MCU power supply. Be
IOREF and VDD_MCU ON careful to remove SB25 to avoid voltage supply conflict
SB29 with 3V3
connection
OFF IOREF not connected to VDD_MCU power supply
ON PB0 connected to ST morpho connector (CN10 pin 22)
PB0 on ST morpho connector SB30
OFF PB0 not connected to ST morpho connector

ON PB3 connected to ARDUINO® D3

PB3 on ST morpho SB31
OFF PB3 not connected to ARDUINO® D3
ON VDD_APP RF front-end supply generated from VDD_MCU
I_APP current probing SB32
OFF For I_APP current probing on JP9 jumper

1. The default SB state is in bold.

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7 Board connectors

Several connectors are implemented on the STM32WL Nucleo-64 board.

7.1 STLINK-V3E USB Micro-B connector (CN1)

The USB Micro-B connector (CN1) is used to connect the embedded STLINK-V3E to a PC for programming and
debugging purposes.

Figure 20. USB Micro-B connector (CN23) front view

Table 14. USB Micro-B connector (CN23) front view

Connector Pin number Pin name Signal name STLINK-V3EMCU pin Functions

1 VBUS 5V_USB_CHGR - 5 V power

2 DM USB_DEV_HS_CN_N R14 USB differential pair N

CN1 3 DP USB_DEV_HS_CN_P R15 USB differential pair P
4 ID - - -
5 GND - - GND

7.2 MIPI10 connector (CN16)

Figure 21. MIPI10 debugging connector (CN16) top view

The MIPI10 connector is implemented with a footprint compatible with the STDC14 footprint. The related pinout
for the MIPI10 connector is listed in Table 15.

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Table 15. MIPI10 connector (CN16) pinout (STDC14 pinout compatible)

Connector Pin number Description Pin number Description

1 - 2 -
3 VDD (3V3) 4 T_SWDIO (PA13)
5 GND 6 T_SWCLK (PA14)
7 KEY (connected to GND) 8 T_SWO (PB3)
CN16
9 - 10 T_JTDI (PA15)
GNDDetect (connected to GND through
11 12 T_NRST
a 100 Ω resistor)
13 T_VCP_RX (PA3 by default or PB7) 14 T_VCP_TX (PA2 by default or PB6)

7.3 SMA connector (CN12)

A 50 Ω SMA connector (CN12) is available on the STM32WL Nucleo-64 board.

Figure 22. SMA connector (CN12)

By default, the output of the RF part is on the SMA connector (CN12).

Table 16. SMA connector pinout

Connector Pin number Description

1 RF path
2 GND
CN12 3 GND
4 GND
5 GND

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7.4 ARDUINO® Uno V3 connector (CN5, CN6, CN8, and CN9)

CN5, CN6, CN8, and CN9 are female connectors compatible with the ARDUINO® standard. Refer to Figure 23 for
their location. Most shields designed for ARDUINO® can fit with the STM32WL Nucleo-64 board.
The ARDUINO® connector on the STM32WL Nucleo-64 board supports the ARDUINO® Uno V3.

Figure 23. ARDUINO® connector

The related pinout for the ARDUINO® connector is listed in Table 17.
Note: ARDUINO® Uno V3 D0 and D1 signals are connected by default on USART1 (MCU I/O PB6 and PB7). Refer to
Section 6.6.5 for details on how to modify the UART interface.

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Table 17. ARDUINO® connector pinout

Connector Pin number Pin name Signal name STM32 pin(1) Function(1)

1 NC - - Reserved for test

2 IOREF - - I/O reference
3 NRST T_NRST NRST RESET
4 3V3 - - 3.3 V input/output
CN6
5 5V - - 5 V output
6 GND - - GND
7 GND - - GND
8 VIN - - 7 to 12 V input power
1 A0 ADC PB1 ADC1_IN5
2 A1 ADC PB2 ADC1_IN4
3 A2 ADC PA10 ADC1_IN6
CN8
4 A3 ADC PB4 ADC1_IN3
5 A4 ADC PB14 ADC1_IN1/I2C3_SDA
6 A5 ADC PB13 ADC1_IN0/I2C3_SCL
1 D8 ARD_D8 PC2 I/O
2 PWM/D9 ARD_D9 PA9 TIM1_CH2
3 PWM/CS/D10 ARD_D10 PA4 LPTIM1_OUT/SPI1_NSS
4 PWM/MOSI/D11 ARD_D11 PA7 TIM17_CH1/SPI1_MOSI
5 MISO/D12 ARD_D12 PA6 SPI1_MISO
CN5
6 SCK/D13 ARD_D13 PA5 SPI1_SCK
7 GND - - GND
8 AVDD AVDD AVVD/VREF+ Voltage reference
9 SDA/D14 ARD_D14 PA11 I2C2_SDA
10 SCL/D15 ARD_D15 PA12 I2C2_SCL
8 D7 ARD_D7 PC1 I/O
7 PWM/D6 ARD_D6 PB10 TIM2_CH3
6 PWM/D5 ARD_D5 PB8 TIM16_CH1
5 D4 ARD_D4 PB5 I/O
CN9 4 PWM/D3 ARD_D3 PB3 TIM2_CH2
3 D2 ARD_D2 PB12 I/O
2 TX/D1 ARD_D1 PA2/PB6 LPUSART1_TX/USART1_TX
LPUSART1_RX/
1 RX/D0 ARD_D0 PA3/PB7
USART1_RX

1. The default configuration is in bold.

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7.5 ST morpho connectors (CN7 and CN10)

The ST morpho (CN7 and CN10) connectors are male pin headers accessible on both sides of the board. All
signals and power pins of the STM32WL MCU are available on the ST morpho connectors. An oscilloscope,
logical analyzer, or voltmeter can also probe these connectors.

Figure 24. ST morpho connectors

Note: The D0 and D1 signals are connected by default to USART1 (MCU I/O PB6 and PB7). Refer to Section 6.6.5 for
details about how to modify the UART interface.
Table 18 shows the pin assignment of each STM32WL I/O on the ST morpho connector.

Table 18. Pin assignment of the ST morpho connectors

CN7 odd pins CN7 even pins CN10 odd pins CN10 even pins

Pin Pin Pin Pin

Pin name Pin name(1) Pin name(1) Pin name
number number number number

1 NC 2 NC 1 PA0 2 PC4
3 NC 4 NC 3 PA12 4 PC5
5 VDD_MCU 6 E5V 5 PA11 6 NC

7 BOOT0 8 GND 7 AVDD 8 5V_USB_CHGR(2)

9 NC 10 NC 9 GND 10 NC
11 NC 12 IOREF 11 PA5 12 PC6

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CN7 odd pins CN7 even pins CN10 odd pins CN10 even pins

Pin Pin Pin Pin

Pin name Pin name(1) Pin name(1) Pin name
number number number number

13 PA13(3) 14 NRST 13 PA6 14 PC0

15 PA14(3) 16 3V3 15 PA7 16 PA8

17 PA15 18 5V 17 PA4 18 NC
19 GND 20 GND 19 PA9 20 GND
21 NC 22 GND 21 PC2 22 PB0
23 PC13 24 VIN 23 PC1 24 NC
25 PC14 26 NC 25 PB10 26 PB9
27 PC15 28 PB1 27 PB8 28 PB15
29 NC 30 PB2 29 PB5 30 PB11
31 NC 32 PA10 31 PB3 32 AGND
33 VBAT 34 PB4 33 PB12 34 NC
35 NC 36 PB14 35 PB6/PA2 36 PA1
37 NC 38 PB13 37 PB6/PA3 38 PC3

1. Default configuration in bold.

2. 5V_USB_CHGR is the 5 V power from the STLINK-V3E USB connector that rises first. It rises before the 5 V rising on the
board.
3. PA13 and PA14 are shared with SWD signals connected to STLINK-V3E. It is not recommended to use them as I/O pins.

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8 STM32WL Nucleo-64 I/O assignment

Table 19. STM32WL Nucleo-64 I/O assignment

Pin Pin name Signal or label Main/optional feature/(SB)(1)

A1 VSSSMPS VSSSMPS GND of LDO/SMPS step-down converter

External power supply of LDO/SMPS step-down
A2 VDDSMPS VDDSMPS
converter
A4 PA14 T_SWCLK T_SWCLK
A5 VDDA VDDA Analog voltage supply
A7 VDD VDD VDD voltage supply
A8 VBAT VBAT VBAT voltage supply
A9 PA12 PA12 ARD_D15 - I2C2_SCL
B1 VLXSMPS VLXSMPS VLXSMPS pin of SMPS step-down converter
B2 VFBSMPS VFBSMPS 1.55 V provided by the SMPS step-down converter
B3 PA15 T_JTDI T_JTDI
B4 PB15 PB15 LED1
B5 VREF+ VREF+ Input reference voltage for ADC
B6 PC14-OSC32_IN OSC32_IN/PC14 LSE_CLK/GPIO PC14
B7 VSS GND GND
B8 PA13 T_SWDIO T_SWDIO
B9 PA11 PA11 ARD_D14 - I2C2_SDA
C1 PB3 PB3 ARD_D3 - TIM2_CH2/T_SWO
C2 PB4 PB4 ARD_A3 - ADC1_IN3
C3 PB7 LPUART1_RX ARD_D0/STLINK_RX (T_VCP_RX)
C4 PB9 PB9 LED2
C5 PC15-OSC32_OUT OSC32_OUT/PC15 LSE CLK/GPIO PC15
C6 PB14 PB14 ARD_A4 - ADC1_IN1/I2C3_SDA
C7 PC13 PC13 GPIO PC13/B1 user button
C8 PA10 PA10 ARD_A2 - ADC1_IN6
D2 PB5 PB5 ARD_D4 - I/O
D3 PB8 PB8 ARD_D5 - TIM16_CH1
D4 PC2 PC2 ARD_D8 - I/O
D5 PC3 PC3 FE_CTRL3
D6 PA0 PA0 B1 user button/GPIO PA0
D7 PB13 PB13 ARD_A5 - ADC1_IN0/I2C3_SCL
D8 PB2 PB2 ARD_A1 - ADC1_IN4
D9 VSS GND GND
E1 PB6 LPUART1_TX ARD_D1/STLINK_TX (T_VCP_TX)
E2 VDD VDD VDD voltage supply
E3 VSS GND GND
E4 PC5 PC5 FE_CTRL2
E5 PA9 PA9 ARD_D9 - TIM1_CH2

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Pin Pin name Signal or label Main/optional feature/(SB)(1)

E6 PB12 PB12 ARD_D2 - I/O

E7 PB1 PB1 ARD_A0 - ADC1_IN5
E8 VDDRF VDDRF VDD supply for the RF part
E9 VDD VDD VDD voltage supply
F1 PC1 PC1 ARD_D7 - I/O
F2 PC0 PC0 I/O
F3 PC4 PC4 FE_CTRL1
F4 PA6 PA6 ARD_D12 - SPI1_MISO
F5 NRST T_NRST STM32WL RESET
F6 PB0-VDD_TCXO PB0-VDD_TCXO Supply voltage of TCXO/GPIO PB0
F7 VDDRF1V55 VDDRF1V55 External power supply for the radio
F8 OSC_OUT OSC_OUT HSE CLK
G2 PC6 PC6 B3 user button
G3 PA1 PA1 B2 user button
G4 PB11 PB11 LED3
G5 VSS GND GND
G6 VSSRF VSSRF GND for RF part
G7 VSSRF VSSRF GND for the RF part
G8 VSSRF VSSRF GND for the RF part
G9 OSC_IN OSC_IN HSE CLK
H1 PA3 LPUART_RX STLINK_RX (T_VCP_RX)/ARD_D0
H2 PA2 LPUART_TX STLINK_TX (T_VCP_TX)/ARD_D1
H3 PA7 PA7 ARD_D11 - TIM17_CH1/SPI1_MOSI
H4 PB10 PB10 ARD_D6 - TIM2_CH3
H5 VDD VDD VDD voltage supply
H6 VSSRF VSSRF GND for RF part
H7 RFI_N RFI_N RF receiver input (differential N path)
H8 VDDPA VDDPA Input supply for PA regulator
H9 VR_PA VR_PA Regulated PA supply output
J1 PA4 PA4 ARD_D10 - LPTIM1_OUT/SPI1_NSS
J2 PA5 PA5 ARD_D13 - SPI1_SCK
J3 PA8 PA8 I/O
J5 PH3 PH3 BOOT0
J6 RFI_P RFI_P RF receiver input (differential P path)
J8 RFO_LP RFO_LP Transmit default power PA output
J9 RFO_HP RFO_HP Transmit high-power PA output

1. The default configuration is shown in bold.

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STM32WL Nucleo-64 board product information

9 STM32WL Nucleo-64 board product information

9.1 Product marking

The stickers located on the top or bottom side of all PCBs provide product information:
• First sticker: product order code and product identification, generally placed on the main board featuring
the target device.
Example:
Product order code
Product identification

• Second sticker: board reference with revision and serial number, available on each PCB.
Example:
MBxxxx-Variant-yzz
syywwxxxxx

On the first sticker, the first line provides the product order code, and the second line the product identification.
On the second sticker, the first line has the following format: “MBxxxx-Variant-yzz”, where “MBxxxx” is the board
reference, “Variant” (optional) identifies the mounting variant when several exist, “y” is the PCB revision, and “zz”
is the assembly revision, for example B01. The second line shows the board serial number used for traceability.
Parts marked as “ES” or “E” are not yet qualified and therefore not approved for use in production. ST is not
responsible for any consequences resulting from such use. In no event will ST be liable for the customer using
any of these engineering samples in production. ST’s Quality department must be contacted prior to any decision
to use these engineering samples to run a qualification activity.
“ES” or “E” marking examples of location:
• On the targeted STM32 that is soldered on the board (for an illustration of STM32 marking, refer to the
STM32 datasheet Package information paragraph at the www.st.com website).
• Next to the evaluation tool ordering part number that is stuck, or silk-screen printed on the board.
Some boards feature a specific STM32 device version, which allows the operation of any bundled commercial
stack/library available. This STM32 device shows a “U” marking option at the end of the standard part number
and is not available for sales.
To use the same commercial stack in their applications, the developers might need to purchase a part number
specific to this stack/library. The price of those part numbers includes the stack/library royalties.

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STM32WL Nucleo-64 board product information

9.2 STM32WL Nucleo-64 board product history

Table 20. Product history

Order Product
Product details Product change description Product limitations
code identification

MCU:
• STM32WL55JCI7 silicon
revision "Z"
MCU errata sheet:
• STM32WL55xx,
NUWL55JC1$CT1 STM32WL54xx device Initial revision No limitation
errata (ES0500)
Board:
• MB1389-HIGHBAND-
D04
(main board)
MCU:
• STM32WL55JCI7 silicon
revision "Y"
MCU errata sheet:
• STM32WL55xx, • MCU silicon revision changed
NUWL55JC1$CT2 No limitation
NUCLEO-

STM32WL54xx device
WL55JC1

• Main board revision changed

errata (ES0500)
Board:
• MB1389-HIGHBAND-
E02
(main board)
MCU:
• STM32WL55JCI7 silicon
revision "Y"
MCU errata sheet:
• STM32WL55xx, Packaging: plastic blister replaced by
NUWL55JC1$CT3 STM32WL54xx device No limitation
a carton box
errata (ES0500)
Board:
• MB1389-HIGHBAND-
E02
(main board)
MCU:
• STM32WL55JCI7 silicon
revision "Z"
MCU errata sheet:
• STM32WL55xx,
NUWL55JC2$CT1 STM32WL54xx device Initial revision No limitation
NUCLEO-
WL55JC2

errata (ES0500)
Board:
• MB1389-LOWBAND-
D04
(main board)

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STM32WL Nucleo-64 board product information

Order Product
Product details Product change description Product limitations
code identification

MCU:
• STM32WL55JCI7 silicon
revision "Y"
MCU errata sheet:
• STM32WL55xx, • MCU silicon revision changed
NUWL55JC2$CT2 No limitation
STM32WL54xx device • Main board revision changed
errata (ES0500)
Board:
• MB1389-LOWBAND-E02
(main board)
NUCLEO-
WL55JC2

MCU:
• STM32WL55JCI7 silicon
revision "Y"
MCU errata sheet:
• STM32WL55xx, Packaging: plastic blister replaced by
NUWL55JC2$CT3 No limitation
STM32WL54xx device a carton box
errata (ES0500)
Board:
• MB1389-LOWBAND-E02
(main board)

9.3 Board revision history

Table 21. Board revision history

Board reference Board variant and revision Board change description Board limitations

LOWBAND-D04 Initial revision • The maximum output power is

limited to 19.7 dBm to fulfill
MB1389 LOWBAND-E02 Eight decoupling capacitors added FCC/IC/CE requirements.
(main board) HIGHBAND-D04 Initial revision • Output power higher than 19.7
dBm at the antenna is
HIGHBAND-E02 Eight decoupling capacitors added prohibited

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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and ISED Canada Compliance Statements

10 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and ISED Canada

Compliance Statements

10.1 FCC Compliance Statement

Part 15.19
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this
device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.

Part 15.21
Any changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by STMicroelectronics may cause
harmful interference and void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

Part 15.105
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instruction, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on,
the user is encouraged to try to correct interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Note: Use only shielded cables.
To satisfy FCC RF exposure requirements, a separation distance of 20 cm or more should be maintained between
the antenna of this device and persons during operation. To ensure compliance, operation at a closer distance
than this is not recommended. This transmitter must not be collocated or operating in conjunction with any other
antenna or transmitter.

Responsible party (in the USA)

Francesco Doddo
STMicroelectronics, Inc.
200 Summit Drive | Suite 405 | Burlington, MA 01803
USA
Telephone: +1 781-472-9634

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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and ISED Canada Compliance Statements

10.2 ISED Compliance Statement

This device complies with FCC and ISED Canada RF radiation exposure limits set forth for general population for
mobile application (uncontrolled exposure). This device must not be collocated or operating in conjunction with
any other antenna or transmitter.

Compliance Statement
Notice: This device complies with ISED Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
ISED Canada ICES-003 Compliance Label: CAN ICES-3 (B) / NMB-3 (B).

Déclaration de conformité
Avis: Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'ISDE Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de
licence. L'exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes : (1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de
brouillage, et (2) l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage
est susceptible d'en compromettre le fonctionnement.
Étiquette de conformité à la NMB-003 d'ISDE Canada : CAN ICES-3 (B) / NMB-3 (B).

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Déclaration de conformité CE simplifiée

11 Déclaration de conformité CE simplifiée

Le soussigné, STMicroelectronics, déclare que l'équipement radioélectrique du type Nucleo MB1389D est
conforme à la directive 2014/53/UE. Le texte complet de la déclaration UE de conformité est disponible à
l'adresse internet suivante: www.st.com.
Bande de fréquence utilisée en transmission et puissance max rayonnée dans ces bandes :
Bande de fréquence : 865 MHz / 870 MHz
Puissance Max : 25 mW e.r.p

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Revision history
Table 22. Document revision history

Date Revision Changes

17-Nov-2020 1 Initial release.

Added:
• Chapter on antenna stuck to SMA connector as FCC constraint in
Section 6.6.3
Updated:
9-Jul-2021 2
• Table 17 in Section 7.4: CN5, CN6, CN8, and CN9: ARDUINO® Uno V3
connector
• NUCLEO-WL55JC product history
• Board revision history
Updated Product marking.
27-Sep-2024 3
Added Product history and Board revision history tables.

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Contents

Contents
1 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
2 Ordering information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1 Codification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3 Development environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.1 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.2 Development toolchains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.3 Demonstration software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4 Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
5 Quick start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
5.1 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6 Hardware layout and configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
6.1 PCB layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
6.2 Mechanical drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6.3 Embedded STLINK-V3E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6.3.1 Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.3.2 STLINK-V3E firmware upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.3.3 Using an external debug tool to program and debug the on-board STM32 . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.4 Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6.4.1 Debugging while using VIN or EXT as an external power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6.5 Clock sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6.5.1 HSE clock (high-speed external clock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6.5.2 LSE clock (low-speed external clock) – 32.768 kHz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6.6 Board functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6.6.1 LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6.6.2 Push-buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
6.6.3 RF overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
6.6.4 Current consumption measurement (I_SoC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
6.6.5 Virtual COM port (VCP): LPUART and USART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6.7 Solder bridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
7 Board connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
7.1 STLINK-V3E USB Micro-B connector (CN1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
7.2 MIPI10 connector (CN16). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
7.3 SMA connector (CN12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7.4 ARDUINO® Uno V3 connector (CN5, CN6, CN8, and CN9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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7.5 ST morpho connectors (CN7 and CN10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

8 STM32WL Nucleo-64 I/O assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
9 STM32WL Nucleo-64 board product information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
9.1 Product marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
9.2 STM32WL Nucleo-64 board product history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
9.3 Board revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
10 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and ISED Canada Compliance
Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
10.1 FCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
10.2 ISED Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
11 Déclaration de conformité CE simplifiée. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
List of tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
List of figures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

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List of tables

List of tables
Table 1. List of available products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Table 2. Codification explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Table 3. ON/OFF convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Table 4. Jumper configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Table 5. MIPI10/JTAGSTDC14 debug connector (CN16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Table 6. External power sources: VIN (7 to 12 V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Table 7. External power sources: E5V (5 V). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Table 8. External power sources: 5V_CHGR (5 V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Table 9. External power sources: 3V3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Table 10. External power sources: STD_ALONE_5V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Table 11. USART1 connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Table 12. LPUART1 connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Table 13. Solder bridge configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Table 14. USB Micro-B connector (CN23) front view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Table 15. MIPI10 connector (CN16) pinout (STDC14 pinout compatible) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Table 16. SMA connector pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Table 17. ARDUINO® connector pinout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Table 18. Pin assignment of the ST morpho connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Table 19. STM32WL Nucleo-64 I/O assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Table 20. Product history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Table 21. Board revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Table 22. Document revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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List of figures

List of figures
Figure 1. NUCLEO-WL55JC top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Figure 2. NUCLEO-WL55JC bottom view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Figure 3. Hardware block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Figure 4. Top layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Figure 5. RF certification and UID64 stickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Figure 6. Bottom layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Figure 7. STM32WL Nucleo 73 board mechanical drawing (in millimeters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Figure 8. USB composite device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Figure 9. Connecting an external debug tool to program the on-board STM32WL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Figure 10. STM32WL Nucleo-64 board power tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Figure 11. Power supply input from STLINK-V3E USB connector with PC (5 V, 500 mA maximum). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Figure 12. Power supply input from VIN (7 to 12 V, 800 mA maximum) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Figure 13. Power supply input from 5V_EXT (5 V, 500 mA maximum) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Figure 14. Power supply input from ST-LINK USB connector with 5 V USB charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure 15. Power supply input from external 3V3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Figure 16. Power supply input from STD_ALONE_5V (5 V, 500 mA maximum) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Figure 17. STD_ALONE_5V and GND pins on CN11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Figure 18. RF block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Figure 19. JP1 and JP4 settings for current consumption measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Figure 20. USB Micro-B connector (CN23) front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Figure 21. MIPI10 debugging connector (CN16) top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Figure 22. SMA connector (CN12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Figure 23. ARDUINO® connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Figure 24. ST morpho connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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