1Bitsy connection guide
1Bitsy 1Bitsy v1.0d wiring guide with power, signal assignments, and bench checks.
1Bitsy v1.0d
74 contacts Current packagePower the board over USB
RequiredUse a 5 V USB host or supply with a Micro-B cable. The board already includes a series diode, 3.3 V regulator and decoupling. Use USB as the sole supply during these examples.
- 5 V USB power
- USB host VBUS
- USB_VBUS (P24-1)
- Common return
- USB host GND
- USB_GND (P24-5)
- GND (1)
- GND (16)
- Multimeter COM
- Measure regulated rail
Bench checks
- Measure about 3.3 V at contact 15 or 29 relative to GND at contact 1 or 16.
- Check that a peripheral draws only the current allowed by the fitted regulator and the USB source.
1Bitsy v1.0d schematic, power and USB blocks.
Connection scenarios
Enter the USB ROM bootloader
Disconnect the USB cable. Close the J1 solder jumper on the back with power off, keep PB2 low, and reconnect to the host using a data cable. The board couples the VBUS edge to BOOT0 through C15. Reopen J1 with power off to resume ordinary USB power-up.
- USB power-up edge through closed J1
- USB host VBUS
- USB_VBUS (P24-1)
- DFU_VBUS (J1-1)
- DFU_COUPLE (J1-2)
- C15 jumper-side terminal
- BOOT0
- C15 MCU-side terminal
- STM32 BOOT0
- Onboard 10 kΩ to ground
- BOOT1
- PB2 (P27)
- Onboard 10 kΩ to ground
Bench checks
- Check the device enumerates as STM32 DFU (0483:DF11). A charge-only cable cannot enumerate.
- If using the factory demo firmware, the documented User-button shortcut is another way to request DFU. This shortcut depends on the firmware in Flash.
1Bitsy v1.0d schematic, USB and MCU blocks; 1Bitsy Quickstart Guide.
1Bitsy v1.0d wiring map
16 · GND
Common return for the regulator, MCU, and external signal equipment.
Models and documents
Board revision v1.0d with STM32F415RGT6. Numbered contacts use the official board legend. IDs beginning with P, X, J or SW refer to PCB designators. The hardware archive also documents revisions v1.0a, v1.0b and v1.0c. Confirm the revision on the back before using this map.
- 1Bitsy v1.0d
- STM32F415RGT6 · 1 MiB Flash · 192 KiB SRAM including 64 KiB CCM · 4 KiB backup SRAM.
- 1Bitsy v1.0d pinout legend· 2016 · Numbered headers, front and back pads · Piotr Esden-Tempski and 1BitSquared, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 1Bitsy v1.0d schematic· Rev. v1.0d · USB power path, boot jumper, X3, LED, button and clock circuits · Piotr Esden-Tempski and 1BitSquared, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 1Bitsy hardware archive· KiCad layout and schematics for PCB revisions v1.0a through v1.0d.
- 1Bitsy Quickstart Guide· Black Magic Probe and factory-firmware DFU procedure.
- STM32F415RG datasheet· ST DS8597 Rev 9 · LQFP64 pin functions, alternate function tables and electrical limits.
- STM32F415 reference manual and errata· RM0090 and ES0182 · Configuration and silicon-revision-specific restrictions.
- I²C bus specification and user manual· NXP UM10204 Rev 7 · Standard-mode bus timing and pull-up sizing.
- 1Bitsy source register· Revisions, original URLs, licensing and file checksums.
