Running an example program
Manufacturers usually make a small number of example programs available that provide a tutorial introduction and demonstrate the potential of their evaluation boards. A simple program that flashes (that is, blinks) a Light-emitting diode (LED) on the board is usually provided. ANSI C is by far the most popular language amongst embedded system programmers, but other high level languages such as C++ and C# may also be supported. A brief introduction to the C programming language is provided in Chapter 2, C Language Programming.
The Examples tab in the pack installer for the STM32F4 series MCUs provides a link to a C program called CMSIS-RTOS Blinky (MCBSTM32F400) that flashes an LED connected to a GPIO port. The program ...
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