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User manual

STM32L5 Nucleo-144 board (MB1361)

Introduction
The STM32L5 Nucleo-144 board based on the MB1361 reference board (NUCLEO-L552ZE-Q) provides an affordable and
flexible way for users to try out new concepts and build prototypes by choosing from the various combinations of performance
and power consumption features, provided by the STM32L5 microcontroller.
The ST Zio connector, which extends the ARDUINO® Uno V3 connectivity, and the ST morpho headers provide easy expansion
of the functionality of the STM32 Nucleo open development platform with a wide choice of specialized shields.
The STM32L5 Nucleo-144 board does not require any separate probe as it integrates the ST-LINK/V2-1 debugger/programmer.
The STM32L5 Nucleo-144 board comes with the STM32 comprehensive free software libraries and examples available with the
STM32CubeL5 MCU Package.

Figure 1. STM32L5 Nucleo-144 board

Picture is not contractual.

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Features

1 Features

• STM32L552ZET6QU microcontroller (Arm® Cortex®-M33 at 110 MHz) in LQFP144 package, featuring

512 Kbytes of flash memory and 256 Kbytes of SRAM
• Internal SMPS to generate Vcore logic supply, identified by '-Q' suffixed boards(1)
• USB FS
• 3 user LEDs
• RESET and USER push-buttons
• 32.768 kHz crystal oscillator
• Board connectors:
– USB Type-C® connector
– SWD
– ARDUINO® Uno V3 expansion connector
– ST morpho expansion connector
• Flexible power-supply options: ST-LINK USB VBUS, USB connector, or external sources
• On-board ST-LINK/V2-1 debugger/programmer with USB re-enumeration capability: mass storage, Virtual
COM port, and debug port
• Comprehensive free software libraries and examples available with the STM32CubeL5 MCU Package
• Support of a wide choice of Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) including IAR Embedded
Workbench®, MDK-ARM, and STM32CubeIDE
1. SMPS significantly reduces power consumption in Run mode, by generating the Vcore logic supply from an internal DC/DC
converter.

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 the NUCLEO-L552ZE-Q Nucleo-144 board, refer to Table 1. Additional information is available from the
datasheet and reference manual of the target STM32.

Table 1. Ordering information

Order code Board reference Target STM32

NUCLEO-L552ZE-Q MB1361 STM32L552ZET6QU

2.1 Products and codification

The meaning of the codification is explained in Table 2.

Table 2. Codification explanation

NUCLEO-XXYYZE-Q Description Example: NUCLEO-L552ZE-Q

XX MCU series in STM32 Arm Cortex MCUs STM32L5 Series

YY MCU product line in the series STM32L552
STM32 package pin count:
Z 144 pins
• Z for 144 pins
STM32 flash memory size:
E 512 Kbytes
• E for 512 Kbytes
-Q STM32 has an internal SMPS function SMPS

The order code is mentioned on a sticker placed on the top or bottom side of the board.

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Development environment

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.

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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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Quick start

5 Quick start

The STM32L5 Nucleo-144 board is a low-cost and easy-to-use development kit, to quickly evaluate and start
development with an STM32L5 Series microcontroller in an LFQFP144-pin 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 STM32L5 Nucleo-144 board and demonstration software, visit the www.st.com/stm32nucleo
webpage.

5.1 Getting started

Follow the sequence below to configure the STM32L5 Nucleo-144 board and launch the demonstration
application (refer to Figure 4 for component location):
1. Check the jumper position on the board (refer to Default board configuration).
2. For the correct identification of the device interfaces from the host PC and before connecting the board,
install the ST-LINK/V2-1 USB driver available on the www.st.com website.
3. Connect the STM32L5 Nucleo-144 board to a PC with a USB cable (USB Type-A or USB Type-C® to
Micro-B) through the USB connector (CN1) to power the board.
4. Then, the 5V_PWR green LED (LD6) lights up, while COM (LD4) and green LED (LD1) blink.
5. Press the USER blue button (B1)
6. Observe how the blinking of the LEDs (LD1, LD2, and LD3) changes, according to clicks on the button (B1).
7. Download the demonstration software and several software examples that help to use the STM32 Nucleo
features. These are available on the www.st.com website.
8. Develop your application using the available examples.

5.2 Default board configuration

By default, the NUCLEO board is sent with VDD_MCU@3V3. It is possible to set the board for VDD_MCU@1V8.
Before switching to 1V8, check that the extension module and external shield connected to the NUCLEO board
are 1V8 compatible.
The default jumper configuration and voltage setting are shown in Table 4.

Table 4. Default jumper configuration

Jumper Definition Default position Comment

CN4 SWD interface ON [1-2] ON [3-4] On-board ST-LINK/V2-1 debugger

RST connected between MCU target
JP3 T_NRST ON
and debugger
JP4 VDD MCU ON [1-2] VDD MCU voltage selection 3V3
JP5 IDD measurement ON MCU VDD current measurement
JP6 5V power selection ON [1-2] 5V from ST-LINK

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Figure 2. Default board configuration

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Hardware layout and configuration

6 Hardware layout and configuration

The STM32L5 Nucleo-144 board is designed around an STM32L552 microcontroller in an LFQFP 144-pin
package. Figure 3 shows the connections between the STM32 and its peripherals (ST-LINK/V2-1, push-button,
LEDs, USB, ST Zio connectors, and ST morpho headers). Figure 4 and Figure 5 show the location of these
features on the STM32L5 Nucleo-144 board. The mechanical dimensions of the board are shown in Figure 6.

Figure 3. Hardware block diagram

ST-LINK/V2.1 Part USB

Micro-B
COM

GND
JUMPER
connector
GND

Embedded
ST-LINK/V2-1
SWD

T_NRST
STLK RST

VCP

VCP
SWD
UART

5V
LED LED LED LED

5V
1V8 / 3V3 IDD
PWR SEL

VCP
SWD
UART

GPIO GPIO

STM32L552ZE-Q
ARDUINO®

ARDUINO®
MORPHO

MORPHO

GPIO GPIOs

OSC_32

32 KHz
Crystal

GND GND

B1 B2
USER RESET
USB
Type-C®
connector

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STM32L5 Nucleo-144 board layout

6.1 STM32L5 Nucleo-144 board layout

Figure 4. STM32L5 Nucleo-144 board top layout

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Figure 5. STM32L5 Nucleo-144 board bottom layout

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Mechanical drawing

6.2 Mechanical drawing

Figure 6. STM32L5 Nucleo-144 board mechanical drawing (in millimeter)

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Embedded ST-LINK/V2-1

6.3 Embedded ST-LINK/V2-1

The ST-LINK/V2-1 programming and debugging tool is integrated into the STM32L5 Nucleo-144 board.
For detailed information about the debugging and programming features of ST-LINK/V2-1, refer to the ST-
LINK/V2 in-circuit debugger/programmer for STM8 and STM32 user manual (UM1075) and Overview of ST-LINK
derivatives technical note (TN1235).
Features supported by the ST-LINK/V2-1:
• USB software re-enumeration
• Virtual COM port interface on USB
• Mass storage interface on USB
• USB power management request for more than 100 mA power on USB
Features not supported on ST-LINK/V2-1:
• SWIM interface
• Minimum supported application voltage limited to 3.0 V
Known limitation:
• Activating the readout protection on the STM32 target prevents the target application from running afterward.
The target readout protection must be kept disabled on ST-LINK/V2-1 boards.
The embedded ST-LINK/V2-1 is directly connected to the SWD port of the target STM32.

6.3.1 Drivers
ST-LINK/V2-1 requires a dedicated USB driver, which, for Windows 7®, Windows 8® and Windows 10®, is
available from www.st.com.
In cases where the STM32L5 Nucleo-144 board is connected to the PC before the driver is installed, some
STM32L5 Nucleo-144 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 7.
Note: It is preferable to use the USB Composite Device handle for a full recovery.

Figure 7. USB composite device

6.3.2 ST-LINK/V2-1 firmware upgrade

ST-LINK/V2-1 embeds a firmware mechanism for the in-situ upgrade through the USB port. As the firmware may
evolve during the lifetime of the ST-LINK/V2-1 product (for example new functionalities, bug fixes, support for new
microcontroller families), visiting the www.st.com website is recommended before starting to use the STM32L5
Nucleo-144 board, then periodically to stay up-to-date with the latest firmware version.

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Embedded ST-LINK/V2-1

6.3.3 NUCLEO ST-LINK/V2-1 hardware configuration

The embedded ST-LINK/V2-1 can be used in two different ways according to the jumper states, refer to Table 5
for setting, depending on the configuration:
• Program/debug the MCU on-board
• Program/debug an MCU in an external application board using a cable connected to an SWD connector
.

Table 5. ST-LINK jumper configuration

Jumper Definition Default position Comment

ST-LINK/V2-1 functions enabled for on-

ON [1-2] ON [3-4]
board programming
CN4 T_SWCLK / T_SWDIO
ST-LINK/V2-1 functions enabled from
OFF [1-2] OFF [3-4]
external connector (SWD supported)

6.3.3.1 Using the ST-LINK/V2-1 to program and debug the STM32 on-board
To program the STM32 on-board, plug in the two jumpers on CN4, as shown in Figure 8. In this case, do not use
the SWD connector (CN5) as that can disturb communication with the STM32 microcontroller of the Nucleo.

Figure 8. ST-LINK debugger: JP configuration for on-board MCU

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6.3.3.2 Using the ST-LINK/V2-1 to program and debug an external STM32 application
It is easy to use the ST-LINK/V2-1 to program the STM32 on an external application.
Simply remove the two jumpers from CN4, as shown in Figure 9, and connect your application to the SWD debug
connector (CN5) according to Table 6.
Note: JP3 T_NRST (target STM32 reset) must be open when CN5 pin 5 is used with an external application.

Figure 9. ST-LINK debugger: JP configuration for external MCU

Table 6. SWD debug connector (CN5) pinning

Connector Pin number Pin name Signal name STM32 pin Function

1 1 VDD_TARGET: AIN_1 - VDD from application

2 2 T_JTCK - SWD clock
3 3 GND - Ground
CN5
4 4 T_JTMS - SWD data I/O
5 5 T_NRST - Reset of target MCU
6 6 T_SWO - SWD out (optional)

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Power supply

6.4 Power supply

6.4.1 External power supply input

The Nucleo board is designed to be powered by several DC power supplies. It is possible to configure the Nucleo
board to use any of the following sources for the power supply:
• 5V_STLK from ST-LINK USB connector (CN1)
• VIN (7 to 12 V) from ARDUINO®-included Zio connector (CN8) or ST morpho connector (CN11)
• 5V_EXT from ST morpho connector (CN11)
• 5V_USB_C from USB Type-C® connector (CN15)
• 5V_CHGR from ST-LINK USB connector (CN1)
• 3V3 on ARDUINO®-included Zio connector (CN8) or ST morpho connector (CN11)
If VIN, 5V_EXT, or 3V3 is used to power a Nucleo-144 board, this power source must comply with the standard
EN-60950-1: 2006+A11/2009 and must be Safety Extra Low Voltage (SELV) with limited power capability.
The power supply capabilities are summarized in Table 7.

Table 7. Power sources capability

Max.
Input Power name Connector pins Voltage range Limitation
current

Maximum current depending on the presence or

CN1 pin 1 absence of USB enumeration:
5V_STLK 4.75 to 5.25 V 500 mA
JP6 [1-2] • 100 mA without enumeration
• 500 mA with enumeration OK
From 7 to 12 V only and input current capability is
CN8 pin 15 linked to input voltage:
VIN / 5V_VIN CN11 pin 24 7 to 12 V 800 mA • 800 mA input current when VIN = 7 V
JP6 [3-4] • 450 mA input current when 7 V < VIN < 9 V
• 250 mA input current when 9 V < VIN < 12 V
CN11 pin 6
5V_EXT 4.75 to 5.25 V 500 mA Maximum current depending on the power source
JP6 [5-6]
CN15 Maximum current depending on the USB host used
5V_USB_C 4.75 to 5.25 V 1A
JP6 [7-8] to power the Nucleo

CN1 pin 1 Maximum current depending on the USB wall

5V_CHGR 4.75 to 5.25 V 500 mA
JP6 [9-10] charger used to power the Nucleo

CN8 pin 7
Is used when the ST-LINK part of PCB is not used
3V3 CN11 pin 16 3.0 to 3.6 V or removed. SB3 must be OFF to protect LDO
(U6).
JP5 pin 2

5V_STLK is a DC power with a limitation from the ST-LINK USB connector (ST-LINK/V2-1 USB Micro-B
connector). In this case, the JP6 jumper must be on pin [1-2] to select the 5V_STLK power source on the
JP6 silkscreen. This is the default setting. If the USB enumeration succeeds, the 5V_STLK power is enabled, by
asserting the PWR_ENn signal (from STM32F103CBT6). This pin is connected to a power switch TPS2041C,
which powers the board. This power switch also features a 500 mA current limitation, to protect the PC in case of
an onboard short-circuit.
The Nucleo board with its shield can be powered from the ST-LINK USB connector (CN1), but only the ST-LINK
circuit has the 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 asks for the 500mA current to the host PC. If the host can
provide such a current, the enumeration finishes by a SetConfiguration command, and the power switch and
the green LED (LD6) are turned ON, thus Nucleo board with its shield can consume a 500 mA current, but no
more. If the host is not able to provide the requested current, the enumeration fails. Therefore, the power switch
remains OFF and the MCU part including the extension board is not powered, and the green LED (LD6) remains
turned OFF. In this case, it is mandatory to use an external power supply.

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5V_STLK configuration: Jumper JP6 [1-2] must be connected as shown in Figure 10.

Figure 10. JP6 [1-2]: 5V_STLK Power source

VIN (5V_VIN) is the 7 to 12 V DC power from the ARDUINO®-included Zio connector (CN8) pin 15 named VIN on
the connector silkscreen, or from the ST morpho connector (CN11) pin 24. In this case, the JP6 jumper must be
on pin [3-4] to select the 5V_VIN power source on the JP6 silkscreen. In that case, the DC power comes from the
power supply through the ARDUINO® Uno V3 battery shield (compatible with Adafruit PowerBoost 500 shield).

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5V_VIN configuration: Jumper JP6 [3-4] must be connected as shown in Figure 11.

Figure 11. JP6 [3-4]: 5V_VIN Power source

5V_EXT is the DC power coming from external (5V DC power from ST morpho connector (CN11) pin 6). In this
case, the JP6 jumper must be on pin [5-6] to select the 5V_EXT power source on the JP6 silkscreen.

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5V_EXT configuration: Jumper JP6 [5-6] must be connected as shown in Figure 12.

Figure 12. JP6 [5-6]: 5V_EXT Power source

5V_USB_C is the DC power supply connected to the user USB Type-C® (CN15). In this case, the jumper must be
on pins [7-8] to select the 5V_USB_TYPE_C power source on the JP6 silkscreen.

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5V_USB_C configuration: Jumper JP6 [7-8] must be connected as shown in Figure 13.

Figure 13. JP6 [7-8]: 5V_USB_C Power source

5V_CHGR is the DC power charger connected to USB ST-LINK (CN1). To select the 5V_USB_CHARGER power
source on the JP6 silkscreen, the jumper must be on pins [9-10]. In this case, if an external USB charger powers
the Nucleo board, then the debug is not available. If a computer is connected instead of the charger, the current
limitation is no more effective. In this case, the computer can be damaged and it is recommended to select
5V_STLK mode.

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5V_USB_CHG configuration: Jumper JP6 [9-10] must be connected as shown in Figure 14.

Figure 14. JP6 [9-10]: 5V_CHGR Power source

Note: With this JP6 configuration (5V_CHGR), the USB_PWR protection is bypassed. Never use this configuration
with a computer connected instead of the charger, because as the USB_PWR protection is bypassed, the board
eventually requests more than 500 mA and this can damage the computer.
Caution: A solder bridge (SB1) can be used to bypass the USB PWR protection switch. (This is not an ST recommended
setting). SB1 can be set only in the case when the PC USB powers the board and maximum current
consumption on 5V_STLINK does not exceed 100 mA (including an eventual extension board or ARDUINO®
shield). In such a condition, USB enumeration always succeeds, since no more than 100 mA is requested from
the PC. Possible configurations of SB1 are summarized in Table 8.

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Table 8. USB Power protection bypass (SB1)

SB Default position Power supply Limitation

OFF USB PWR through 500 mA limited by Power switch

ON CN1 100 mA
SB1
OFF No current limitation
VIN or 5V_EXT PWR
ON Forbidden configuration (1)

1. SB1 must be removed when the board is powered by 5V_EXT (CN11 pin 6) or by VIN (CN8 pin 15 or CN11 pin 24).

Warning: In case maximum current consumption of the Nucleo and its extension boards exceeds
500 mA, it is recommended to power the Nucleo using an external power supply connected
to 5V_EXT or VIN.

External 3V3 power supply input. In certain situations, it is interesting to use the 3V3 (CN8 pin 7, CN11 pin
16, or JP5 pin 2) directly as power input, for instance in case the 3V3 is provided by an extension board. When
Nucleo is powered by 3V3, the ST-LINK is not powered thus programming and debug features are unavailable.
Two different configurations are possible to use 3V3 to power the board:
• When ST-LINK is removed (PCB cut)
• When 3V3 is provided from a shield, on CN8 pin 7, or CN11 pin 16. In this case, it is recommended to
removed SB3 (U6 3V3 regulator output protection) to not inject voltage at the output of U6
With external 3V3 ST-LINK part is not supplied, so JP3 (T_NRST) must be removed.

6.4.2 Programing/debugging when the power supply is not from ST-LINK (5V_STLK)
VIN, 5V_EXT, or 5V_USB_TYPE_C can be used as an external power supply, in case the current consumption of
Nucleo and expansion boards exceeds the allowed current on USB. In such a condition, it is still possible to use
USB for communication for programming or debugging only.
In this case, it is mandatory to power the board first using VIN, 5V_EXT or 5V_USB_TYPE_C then connect the
USB cable to the PC. Proceeding this way the enumeration succeeds, thanks to the external power source.
The following power sequence procedure must be respected:
1. Connect the JP6 jumper according to the 5V selected external power source.
2. Make sure that SB1 is removed.
3. Connect the external power source according to JP6.
4. Power ON the external power supply.
5. Check that the 5V green LED (LD6) is turned ON.
6. Connect the PC to the USB connector (CN1).
If this sequence is not respected, the board may be powered by VBUS first from ST-LINK, and the following risk
may be encountered:
• If more than 500 mA current is needed by the board, the PC may be damaged or the current can be limited
by the PC. Therefore, the board is not powered correctly.
• 500 mA is requested at enumeration (since SB1 must be OFF) so there is a risk that the request is rejected
and enumeration does not succeed if PC cannot provide such current. Consequently, the board is not
powered and the green LED (LD6) remains OFF.

6.4.3 External power supply output

• 5V: When the Nucleo board is powered by USB, VIN, or 5V_EXT, this 5V, present on CN8 pin 9 or CN11 pin
18, can be used as an output power supply for an ARDUINO® shield or an extension board. In this case, the
maximum current of the power source specified in Table 7 above needs to be respected.
• 3V3: The internal 3V3, on CN8 pin 7 or CN11 pin 16, can be used also as a power supply output. The
current is limited by the maximum current capability of the regulator LDO (U6), 500 mA max concerning
Nucleo board consumption and shield consumption.

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6.4.4 Internal power supply

NUCLEO boards are designed to support two specific voltage configurations:
• 3V3 MCU configuration to reach NUCLEO low-power mode
• 1V8 MCU configuration to demonstrate MCU low-voltage capability

6.4.4.1 3V3
Regardless of the 5V power source, an LDO is used to switch from 5V to the default power source of the
VDD_MCU: 3V3. The maximum current capability of this source is 500 mA. To select the 3V3 voltage for the
VDD_MCU, set the jumper JP4[1-2].

6.4.4.2 1V8
An external SMPS is used for the MCU to work at 1V8. This helps to reduce max power consumption. The
external SMPS capability is 400 mA. This power supply must be reserved only for the VDD_MCU. To select the
1V8 voltage for the VDD_MCU, connect the Jumper JP4 to pin [2-3].

6.4.4.3 Internal Vcore SMPS Power supply

Power figures in Run Mode are significantly improved, by generating Vcore logic supply from the internal DC/DC
converter (this function is only available on '-Q' suffixed boards).
For all general information concerning Design recommendations for STM32L5 with INTERNAL SMPS, and design
guide for ultra-low-power applications with performance, refer to L5 Hardware Getting started (AN5211) at the
www.st.com website.

6.5 LEDs
User LD1
A green user LED is connected to the STM32 I/O PA5 (SB120 ON and SB118 OFF, optional configuration
corresponding to the ST Zio D13) or PC7 (SB120 OFF and SB118 ON, default configuration). A transistor is used
to drive the LED when the I/O voltage is 1V8.

User LD2
A blue user LED is connected to PB7. A transistor is used to drive the LED when the I/O voltage is 1V8.

User LD3
A red user LED is connected to PA9. A transistor is used to drive the LED when the I/O voltage is 1V8.
These user LEDs are ON when the I/O is HIGH value, and are OFF when the I/O is LOW.

COM LD4
The tricolor (Green, orange, and red) LED (LD4) provides information about ST-LINK communication status. The
LD4 default color is red. LD4 turns to green to indicate that the communication is in progress between the PC and
the ST-LINK/V2-1, with the following setup:
• Slow blinking red/off: at power-on before USB initialization
• Fast blinking red/off: after the first correct communication between PC and ST-LINK/V2-1 (enumeration)
• Red LED ON: when the initialization between the PC and ST-LINK/V2-1 is complete
• Green LED ON: after a successful target communication initialization
• Blinking red/green: during communication with the target
• Green ON: communication finished and successful
• Orange ON: communication failure

LD5 ST-LINK USB power switch fault

LD5 indicates that the board power consumption on USB exceeds 500 mA. Consequently, the user must power
the board with an external power supply.

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Push-buttons

LD6 PWR
The green LED indicates that the STM32 part is powered by a 5V source, and this source is available on CN8
pin 9 and CN11 pin 18.

LD7 USB Type-C®

This green LED is driven by the presence of the 5V_USB_TYPEC. Refer to Section 6.13.1 USB FS device for
more details.

6.6 Push-buttons
Two buttons are available on the Nucleo board.

B1 USER
The blue button for the User and Wake-Up function is connected to the I/O PC13 supported TAMPER function
(default) or to I/O PA0 supported Wakeup function (optional) of the STM32 Microcontroller. When the button is
pressed the logic state is “1”, otherwise the logic state is “0”.

B2 RESET
The black button connected to NRST is used to reset the STM32 microcontroller. When the button is pressed the
logic state is “0”, otherwise the logic state is “1”.
The blue and black plastic hats placed on these push-buttons can be removed if necessary when a shield or an
application board is plugged on top of Nucleo. This avoids pressure on the buttons and consequently a possible
permanent target MCU reset.

6.7 IDD measurement

The JP5 jumper, labeled IDD, allows the consumption of the STM32 microcontroller to be measured by removing
the jumper and connecting an ammeter.
• Jumper ON: STM32 Microcontroller is powered (default).
• Jumper OFF: an ammeter or an external 3V3 power source must be connected to power and to measure the
STM32 microcontroller’s consumption.
The IDD jumper only performs the current measurement for 3V3 voltage. To measure the STM32 microcontroller
consumption in 3V3 and 1V8 modes, it is preferable to use the JP4 jumper as IDD.

6.8 JP4 VDD_MCU voltage selection 1V8 or 3V3

The JP4 jumper selects the VDD_MCU voltage. It can be used as an IDD current measurement point for 3V3 and
1V8 voltages.
• Set JP4 to [1-2] to set VDD_MCU to 3V3 (IDD can be measured by ammeter between pin 1 and 2)
• Set JP4 to [2-3] to set VDD_MCU to 1V8 (IDD can be measured by ammeter between pin 3 and 2)
Consumption on this jumper includes the MCU pin connected to VDD and the level shifter (U100) supply pin for
1V8 compatibility. Level shifter consumption is negligible according to correct SWD settings and according to the
correct setting of the I/O, to avoid an I/O floating level.
To correctly supply the MCU, it is mandatory to configure SBs as shown in Table 9. The role of these SBs is to
provide input to dedicated MCU part for current measurement and probing purposes.

Table 9. MCU Power supplies

SB configuration MCU Power supply

JP4 [1-2] / JP4 [2-3] Jumper selection for VDD_MCU 3V3 or 1V8
SB4 ON SB for VDDSMPS input voltage
SB5 ON SB for VREFP input voltage
SB132 ON SB for VDD_USB input voltage

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SB configuration MCU Power supply

SB133 ON SB for VDDIO2 PG [2-15] input voltage

SB146 ON SB for VBAT input voltage
SB149 OFF / SB150 ON SB for VDDA input voltage
- For more detail about VDDA/VREFP power supply, refer to the MCU datasheet

Warning: The power sequence is not respected when using 1V8 VDD. Refer to the Getting started
with STM32L5 Series hardware development application note AN5211, and STM32L5xx
products datasheets for power sequencing.

6.9 OSC clock sources

Three clock sources are described below.
• LSE is the 32.768 kHz crystal for the STM32 embedded RTC.
• MCO is the 8 MHz clock from ST-LINK MCU for the STM32 microcontroller.
• HSE is the 16 MHz oscillator for the STM32 microcontroller. This clock is not implemented in a basic
configuration.

6.9.1 LSE: OSC 32 KHz clock supply

There are three ways to configure the pins corresponding to the low-speed clock (LSE):

LSE on-board oscillator X2 crystal (Default configuration)

Refer to the AN2867 for oscillator design guide for STM32 microcontrollers, with the following characteristics:
32.768 kHz, 6 pF, 20 ppm. It is recommended to use NX2012SA- 32.768KHZ-EXS00A-MU00527 manufactured
by NDK. The following configuration is needed:
• R34 and R35 ON
• SB147 and SB148 OFF

Oscillator from external to PC14 input

From the external oscillator through the CN11 pin 25. The following configuration is needed:
• R34 and R35 OFF
• SB147 and SB148 ON

LSE not used

PC14 and PC15 are used as GPIOs instead of low-speed clocks. The following configuration is needed:
• R34 and R35 OFF
• SB147 and SB148 ON

6.9.2 OSC clock supply

There are four ways to configure the pins corresponding to the external high-speed clock (HSE):

HSE: on-board oscillator X3 crystal (Default: not connected)

For typical frequencies, capacitors, and resistors, refer to the STM32 microcontroller datasheet. Refer to the
AN2867 for oscillator design guide for STM32 microcontrollers. The X3 crystal has the following characteristics:
16 MHz, 8 pF, 20 ppm. It is recommended to use NX2016SA_16MHz_EXS00A-CS07826 manufactured by NDK.
The following configuration is needed:
• SB142 and SB145 OFF (PH0/PH1 not connected to CN11 as I/O)
• SB143 (MCO) OFF
• SB6 and SB7 ON (connected to external HSE)

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MCO from ST-LINK (Default: not connected):

MCO, the output of ST-LINK MCU, is used as an input clock. This frequency cannot be changed. It is fixed at 8
MHz, and connected to PH0 OSC_IN of STM32 microcontroller. The following configuration is needed:
• SB142 OFF and SB145 ON (Only PH1 connected to CN11 as I/O)
• SB143 ON (MCO connected to PH0)
• SB6 and SB7 OFF (not connected to external HSE)

External oscillator to PH0 input (Default: not connected)

The input clock comes from an external oscillator through the CN11 pin 29. The following configuration is needed:
• SB142 ON and SB145 ON (PH0/PH1 connected to CN11)
• SB143 OFF: MCO not connected to PH0
• SB6 and SB7 OFF (not connected to external HSE)

HSE not used (Default configuration)

PH0 and PH1 are used as GPIOs instead of clocks. The following configuration is needed:
• SB142 and SB145 ON (PH0/PH1 connected to CN11 as I/O)
• SB143 OFF: MCO not connected to PH0
• SB6 and SB7 OFF (External HSE)

6.10 Reset sources

The reset signal of the Nucleo board is active LOW and the reset sources include:
• The RESET button B2
• The embedded ST-LINK/V2-1
• The ARDUINO®-included Zio connector (CN8) pin 5
• The ST morpho connector (CN11) pin 14

6.11 RSS/bootloader
The bootloader is located in the system memory, programmed by ST during production. It is used to reprogram
the flash memory via USART, I2C, SPI, CAN FD, or USB FS in device mode through the DFU (device firmware
upgrade). The bootloader is available on all devices. Refer to the STM32 microcontroller system memory boot
mode application note AN2606 for more details.
The Root Secure Services (RSS) are embedded in a flash area named secure information block, programmed
during ST production. For example, it enables Secure Firmware Installation (SFI), thanks to the RSS extension
firmware (RSSe SFI). This feature allows customers to protect the confidentiality of the FW to be provisioned into
the STM32 when production is sub-contracted to an untrusted third party. The RSS is available on all devices,
after enabling the TrustZone® through the TZEN option bit.
The bootloader version can be identified by reading the bootloader ID at the address 0x0BF97FFE.

6.11.1 Limitation
The STM32L5 part soldered on NUCLEO-L552ZE-Q with the Finish Good (FG) NUL552ZEQ$AU1 (sticker
available on the top side of the board) embeds bootloader V9.0 affected by the limitations to be worked around,
as described hereunder.
The bootloader ID of the bootloader V9.0 is 0x90.
The following limitations exist in the bootloader V9.0:

Option Byte programming in RDP level 0.5

Issue: The user cannot program non-secure option bytes in RDP level 0.5 through the bootloader.
Workaround: The user can program option bytes, thanks to STM32CubeProgrammer GUI or command-line
interfaces through JTAG. To know how to program option bytes through STM32CubeProgrammer, refer to
STM32CubeProgrammer user manual (UM2237).

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Virtual COM port: LPUART or USART

Impossible to set the TZEN option bit

Issue: The user cannot set the TZEN option bit through Bootloader interfaces.
Workaround: Instead of the bootloader interface, the user can use JTAG to set the TZEN option bit.

Go command on USB-DFU interface

Issue: The user cannot use the Go command through the bootloader on the USB-DFU interface.
Workaround: Instead of the USB-DFU interface, the user can use JTAG or any other communication ports
supported by Bootloader to run the Go command, like USART, I2C, SPI, or CAN FD.
Caution: Only SFI through JTAG is fully supported on bootloader V9.0. SFI through bootloader interfaces is partially
supported because some option bytes cannot be managed by the bootloader and they must be set through
JTAG.

6.11.2 Boot from RSS

On the NUCLEO-L552ZE-Q, PH3-BOOT0 is fixed to a LOW level allowing the boot from the memory address
defined by the SECBOOTADD0 option byte. To change the boot from RSS, it is necessary to set PH3-BOOT0
to the HIGH level just by applying 3V3 on the PH3-BOOT0 signal. The easiest solution is to make a direct
connection between CN11 pin 5 (VDD) and 7 (PH3_BOOT0).

6.12 Virtual COM port: LPUART or USART

An LPUART or a USART interface of the STM32 microcontroller on the NUCLEO board can be connected to
ST-LINK/V2-1 MCU or on shields on ST morpho connectors and ARDUINO® Uno V3 connectors.
The selection between LPUART and USART is performed by setting related solder bridges.
Refer to Table 10 and Table 11 below for the UART or LPUART connection to VCP interfaces or ARDUINO®
UART.

Table 10. LPUART1 connection

Solder bridge configuration(1) Feature

LPUART1 (PG7/PG8) connected to ST-LINK VCP.

SB127, SB129 ON
Must be the interface for 1V8 MCU mode because PG [2-15] stay at
SB124, SB126, SB128, SB130 OFF
3V3 IO interface link to the VDDIO power supply.
SB128, SB130 ON
LPUART1 (PG7/PG8) connected to Zio, ARDUINO® D0/D1
SB123, SB125, SB127, SB129 OFF

1. The default configuration is in bold.

Table 11. USART3 connection

Solder bridge configuration(1) Feature

SB124, SB126 ON USART3 (PD8/PD9) connected to ST-LINK VCP

SB123, SB125, SB127, SB129 OFF Only 3V3 mode supported
SB123, SB125 ON
USART3 (PD8/PD9) connected to Zio, ARDUINO® D0/D1
SB124, SB126, SB128, SB130 OFF
By default:
• Communication between target MCU and ST-LINK MCU is enabled on LPUART1.
• Communication between target MCU, ARDUINO®, and ST morpho connectors, is enabled on USART3, not
to interfere with the VCP interface.
The Virtual COM port settings are 115200 bps, 8-bit data, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control.

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USB Type-C® FS

6.13 USB Type-C® FS

The STM32 Nucleo-144 board supports USB full-speed (FS) communication. The USB connector (CN15) is a
USB Type-C® connector.
The STM32 Nucleo-144 board supports USB Type-C® SINK mode only.
A green LED (LD7) lights up when VBUS is powered by a USB host and the NUCLEO-L552ZE-Q board works as
a USB device.

6.13.1 USB FS device

When a USB host connection to the USB Type-C® connector (CN15) of STM32 Nucleo-144 is detected, the
STM32 Nucleo-144 board starts behaving as a USB device. Depending on the powering capability of the
USB host, the board can take power from the VBUS terminal of CN15. In the board schematic diagrams, the
corresponding power voltage line is called 5V_USB_C. The STM32 Nucleo-144 board supports USB voltage 5V:
4.75 V to 5.25 V. MCU VDD_USB supports the 3V3 voltage only. Section 6.4 provides information on how to use
powering options. The hardware configuration for the USB FS interface is shown in Table 12.

Table 12. HW configuration for the USB interface

IO HW Setting Configuration(1)

PA11 used as USB_FS_N diff pair interface

OFF
No other muxing
PA11 SB137 PA11 can be used as an I/O on the morpho connector.
ON USB function can be used, but performances are low due to the track
length to the Zio connector: impedance mismatch.
PA12 used as USB_FS_P diff pair interface
OFF
No other muxing
PA12 SB138 PA12 can be used as an I/O on the morpho connector.
ON USB function can be used, but performances are low due to the track
length to the Zio connector: impedance mismatch.

1. The default configuration is shown in bold.

6.13.2 UCPD
The USB Type-C® introduces the USB Power Delivery feature. The STM32 Nucleo-144 supports the dead battery
and the SINK mode.
In addition to the I/O DP/DM directly connected to the USB Type-C® connector, 5 I/Os are also used for UCPD
configuration: Configuration Channel (CCx), VBUS-SENSE, UCPD Dead Battery (DBn), and UCPD_FAULT (FLT)
feature.
To protect the STM32 Nucleo-144 from USB over-voltage, a USB Type-C® port protection, PPS compliant, is
used: TCPP01-M12 IC compliant with IEC6100-4-2 level 4.
• Configuration Channel I/O: UCPD_CCx: These signals are connected to the associated CCx line of the
USB Type-C® connector through the STM USB port Protection TCPP01-M12. These lines are used for
the configuration channel lines (CCx) to select the USB Type-C® current mode. The STM32 Nucleo-144
supports only SINK current mode.
• Dead Battery I/O: UCPD_DBn: This signal is connected to the associated DBn line of the TCPP01-M12. The
STM USB port Protection TCPP01-M12 managed internally the Dead Battery resistors.
• VBUS fault detection: UCPD_FLT: This signal is provided by the STM USB Type-C® port protection. It is
used as fault reporting to MCU after a bad VBUS level detection. By design, the STM32 Nucleo-144 VBUS
protection is set to 6 V max. (R45 is set to 2K7 to select 6 V maximum).

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USB Type-C® FS

Table 13 describes the HW configuration for the UCPD feature.

Table 13. HW configuration for the UCPD feature

IO HW Setting Configuration(1)

PA15 connected to the USB Type-C®port protection and used as

OFF
UCPD_CC1
PA15 SB10
PA15 directly connected to USB Type-C® connector. USB Type-C® port
ON
protection is bypassed.

PB15 connected to the USB Type-C® port protection and used as

OFF
UCPD_CC2
PB15 SB11
PB15 is directly connected to the USB Type-C® connector. USB Type-
ON
C® port protection is bypassed.
ON PC2 used as VBUS_SENSE
PC2 SB8 PC2 NOT used for UCPD
OFF
Can be used on the Zio connector

IO UCPD_DBn connected to USB Type-C® port protection and

PB5 - -
used as a dead battery feature

IO UCPD_FLT connected to USB Type-C® port protection and used

PB14 - -
as over-voltage fault reporting to MCU

1. The default configuration is shown in bold

6.13.3 USB Type-C® connector

Figure 15 shows the pinout of the USB Type-C® connector CN15.

Figure 15. CN15 USB Type-C® connector pinout

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12

GND TX1+ TX1- VBUS CC1 D+ D- SBU1 VBUS RX2- RX2+ GND

GND RX1+ RX1- VBUS SBU2 D- D+ CC2 VBUS TX2- TX2+ GND

B12 B11 B10 B9 B8 B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1

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Table 14 describes the pinout of the USB Type-C® connector CN15.

Table 14. CN15 USB Type-C® connector pinout

STM32 pin Signal name Pin name Pin Pin Pin name Signal name STM32 pin

- GND GND A1 B12 GND GND -

- - TX1+ A2 B11 RX1+ - -
- - TX1- A3 B10 RX1- - -
VBUS_C/ VBUS_C/
- VBUS A4 B9 VBUS -
5V_USB_C 5V_USB_C
A15 UCPD_CC1 CC1 A5 B8 SBU2 - -
USB_DP2 USB_DP2 D+ A6 B7 D- USB_DM2 USB_DM2
USB_DM2 USB_DM2 D- A7 B6 D+ USB_DP2 USB_DP2
- - SBU1 A8 B5 CC2 UCPD_CC2 PB15
VBUS_C/ VBUS_C/
- VBUS A9 B4 VBUS -
5V_USB_C 5V_USB_C
- - RX2- A10 B3 TX2- - -
- - RX2+ A11 B2 TX2+ - -
- GND GND A12 B1 GND GND -

6.14 Jumper configuration

The jumper default positions are explained in Table 4 and shown in Figure 2. Table 15 explains the other jumper
settings and configurations.

Table 15. Jumper configuration

Jumper / CN Definition Setting (1) Comment

ON [1-2] ST-LINK/V2-1 enabled for on-board MCU

T_SWCLK ON [3-4] debugger
CN4
T_SWDIO ST-LINK/V2-1 functions enabled for external CN5
OFF
connector
ON [1-2] use to reset ST-LINK MCU
JP2 STLK_RST
OFF Normal mode
ON ST-LINK able to reset target MCU
JP3 T_NRST ST-LINK not able to reset target MCU configuration
OFF
to use when CN5 is used with an external application
ON [1-2] VDD_MCU voltage selection = 3V3
JP4 VDD_MCU voltage selection ON [2-3] VDD_MCU voltage selection = 1V8
OFF No VDD_MCU power supply (forbidden)
ON [1-2] VDD =3V3

JP5 IDD measurement LDO (U6) is not used. The external 3V3 source
OFF can be connected on pin 2 (ULPBench probe as an
example)
ON [1-2] 5V from ST-LINK

JP6 5V Power selection ON [3-4] 5V from ARDUINO® VIN 7 to 12 V

ON [5-6] 5V from 5V_EXT

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Jumper / CN Definition Setting (1) Comment

ON [7-8] 5V from user USB_UCPD (USB Type-C®)

JP6 5V Power selection ON [9-10] 5V from USB_CHGR

No 5V Power source, configuration when external
OFF
3V3 is used
CN13 / CN14 GND NA GND probe

1. Default jumper state in bold.

6.15 Solder bridge configuration

Table 16 details the solder bridges of the STM32L5 Nucleo-144 board.

Table 16. SB configuration

Definition Bridge Setting(1)(2) Comment

ST-LINK USB Power OFF USB power switch protection is enabled.

SB1
bypass mode ON USB power switch is bypassed (Not recommended)
OFF 3V3 for peripheral is not available (Not recommended)
3V3_PER SB2 Is used to provide 3V3 to some peripheral without impacting
ON
the IDD measurement.
LDO (U7) output does not provide 3V3. An external 3V3 is
OFF
3V3 LDO output SB3 needed. LDO protection is active when external 3V3 is used.
ON LDO (U7) output provides 3V3.
OFF VDDSMPS input is not supplied (Not recommended).
MCU VDDSMPS SB4
ON VDDSMPS input is connected to VDD_MCU.
OFF VREFP input is not supplied (Not recommended).
SB5
ON VREFP input is connected to VDDA.
MCU_VREFP
OFF VREFP is not connected to Zio, ARDUINO® pin 6.
SB115
ON VREFP is connected to Zio, ARDUINO® pin 6.
OFF/OFF HSE is NOT provided by External HSE CLK X3.
SB6/SB7
ON/ON HSE is provided by External HSE CLK X3.
OFF ST-LINK MCO is NOT used for HSE CLK.
SB143
ON ST-LINK MCO is used for HSE CLK.
HSE CLK selection PH0 NOT is connected to the ST morpho connector for MCO
OFF
SB142 usage.
ON PH0 is connected to the ST morpho connector.
OFF PH1 is NOT connected to the ST morpho connector.
SB145
ON PH1 is connected to the ST morpho connector for I/O usage.

PC2 is not connected to USB Type-C® VBUS_SENSE used as

OFF
SB8 ADC_A7 on the Zio connector.

ON PC2 is connected to USB Type-C® VBUS_SENSE

PC2 is not connected to ADC_A7 on the Zio connector used as
USB OFF
SB144 USB Type-C® VBUS_SENSE.
ON PC2 is connected to ADC_A7 on the Zio connector.

PA15 is connected to STM USB Type-C® port protection and

SB10 OFF
used as CC1.

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Definition Bridge Setting(1)(2) Comment

SB10 USB Type-C® port protection is bypassed (Not recommended and

ON
only for debug).

PB15 is connected to STM USB Type-C® port protection and

OFF
used as CC2.
SB11
USB Type-C® port protection is bypassed (Not recommended and
ON
only for debug).
USB OFF/OFF PA11/PA12 are used as USB_FS_P/N interface.
SB137/SB138 PA11/PA12 are used as I/Os connected to the ST morpho
ON/ON
connector (CN12).
PB5 is not connected to Zio (CN7) for SPI_B interface: Reserved
OFF
for UCPD_DBn.
SB135
PB5 is connected to Zio (CN7) for SPI_B interface cannot be
ON
used for UCPB_DBn.
AGND SB9 ON AGND is connected to GND. Reserved. Do not modify.
SWD interface SB100/SB102/
OFF Reserved, do not modify.
(Reserved) SB104/SN106
SWD interface SB101/SB103/
ON Reserved, do not modify.
(Default) SB105/SB107
SWO is connected through the level shifter to target MCU I/O
OFF
1V8 compatibility.
SB108
SWO is not connected through the level shifter. Debug mode is
ON
SWO only compatible with MCU I/O 3V3.
OFF PB3 is used as I/O on Zio and ST morpho connectors.
SB140 PB3, used as SWO_MCU, is connected between STLINK and
ON
target MCU.
OFF The level shifter is not connected to VDD_MCU.
SB109 The level shifter is connected to VDD_MCU (SB110 must be
ON
disconnected).
Level shifter
OFF The level shifter is not connected to 3V3_PER.
SB110 The level shifter is connected to 3V3_PER (SB109 must be
ON
disconnected).
OFF IOREF is NOT connected to the 3V3_PER power supply.
SB111
ON IOREF is connected to the 3V3_PER power supply.
OFF IOREF is NOT connected to the VDD_MCU power supply.
IOREF selection SB112
ON IOREF is connected to the VDD_MCU power supply.
OFF IOREF is NOT connected to a 3V3 power supply.
SB113
ON IOREF is connected to a 3V3 power supply.
ON SMPS 1V8 U7/U101 are powered by 5V.
SMPS 1V8 power input SB114
OFF SMPS 1V8 U7/U101 are NOT powered.
OFF Green user LED is not driven by PC7.
SB118
ON Green user LED is driven by PC7.
User LED GREEN
OFF Green user LED is not driven by PA5.
SB120
ON Green user LED is driven by PA5 with ARD_D13.
PC8 is not connected to ST morpho (CN12) pin 2 to avoid stub on
OFF
Zio (CN8) SDMMC_D0.
SDMMC I/O SB119
PC8 is connected to ST morpho (CN12) pin 2 and Zio (CN8)
ON
pin 2.

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Definition Bridge Setting(1)(2) Comment

PC9 is not connected to ST morpho (CN12) pin 1 to avoid stub on

OFF
Zio (CN8) SDMMC_D1.
SDMMC I/O SB122
PC9 is connected to ST morpho (CN12) pin 1 and Zio (CN8)
ON
pin 4.
OFF PA4 is not connected to Zio (CN7) for the SAI_D interface.
SB121
ON PA4 is connected to Zio (CN7) for the SAI_D interface.
OFF PA4 is not connected to Zio (CN7) for the SPI_B interface.
SB136
ON PA4 is connected to Zio (CN7) for the SPI_B interface.
OFF PB4 is not connected to Zio (CN7) for the SAI_D interface.
SB134
Zio SAI_D / SPI_B ON PB4 is connected to Zio (CN7) for the SAI_D interface.
interface
OFF PB4 is not connected to Zio (CN7) for the SPI_B interface.
SB139
ON PB4 is connected to Zio (CN7) for the SPI_B interface.
PB5 is not connected to Zio (CN7) for the SPI_B interface.
OFF
Reserved for UCPD_DB1.
SB135
PB5 is connected to Zio (CN7) for the SPI_B interface, shared
ON
with for UCPB_DB1.

OFF PD8 USART3_TX is not connected to ARDUINO® D1 TX.

SB123
ON PD8 USART3_TX is connected to ARDUINO® D1 TX.
PD8 USART3_TX
OFF PD8 USART3_TX is not connected to STLK VCP TX.
SB124
ON PD8 USART3_TX is connected to STLK VCP TX.

OFF PD9 USART3_RX is not connected to ARDUINO® D0 RX.

SB125
ON PD9 USART3_RX is connected to ARDUINO® D0 RX.
PD9 USART3_RX
OFF PD9 USART3_RX is not connected to STLK VCP RX.
SB126
ON PD9 USART3_RX is connected to STLK VCP RX.
OFF PG7 LPUART1_TX is not connected to STLK VCP TX.
SB127 PG7 LPUART1_TX is connected to STLK VCP TX.
ON
Configuration to support debug with 1V8 mode.

OFF PG7 LPUART1_TX is not connected to ARDUINO® D1 TX.

PG7 LPUART1_TX SB128
ON PG7 LPUART1_TX is connected to ARDUINO® D1 TX.
PG7 LPUART1_TX is not connected to the ST morpho connector
OFF
(CN12).
SB168
PG7 LPUART1_TX is connected to the ST morpho connector
ON
(CN12).
OFF PG8 LPUART1_RX is not connected to STLK VCP RX.
SB129 PG8 LPUART1_RX is connected to STLK VCP RX.
ON
Configuration to support debug with 1V8 mode.

OFF PG8 LPUART1_RX is not connected to ARDUINO® D0 RX.

PG8 LPUART1_RX SB130
ON PG8 LPUART1_RX is connected to ARDUINO® D0 RX.
PG8 LPUART1_RX is not connected to the ST morpho connector
OFF
(CN12).
SB167
PG8 LPUART1_RX is connected to the ST morpho connector
ON
(CN12).
OFF VDD_USB input is not supplied.
MCU VDD_USB SB132
ON VDD_USB input is connected to VDD.

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Definition Bridge Setting(1)(2) Comment

OFF VDDIO input is not supplied (no PG [2-15] I/O).

MCU VDDIO SB133
ON VDDIO input is connected to VDD.
OFF VBAT input is not supplied.
MCU VDD_USB SB146
ON VBAT input is connected to VDD_MCU 3V3 or 1V8.
LSE is provided by External LSE CLK X2 (R34/R35) PC14 and
OFF
PC15 is not connected to the ST morpho connector.
LSE CLK selection SB147/SB148
PC14 and PC15 are connected to the ST morpho connector, LSE
ON
is NOT provided by external LSE CLK X2.
OFF VDDA input is not supplied by VDD.
SB149
ON VDDA input is connected to VDD (SB150 must be not connected).
MCU VDDA OFF VDDA input is not supplied by VDD_MCU.
SB150 VDDA input is connected to VDD_MCU (SBN149 must be not
ON
connected).
OFF PB10 is not used as OCTOSPI_CLK.
SB151
ON PB10 is used as OCTOSPI_CLK.
PB10 I/O selection
OFF PB10 is not used as the TIMER for motor control.
SB157
ON PB10 is used as the TIMER for motor control.
OFF PA2 is not used as OCTOSPI_CS.
SB152
ON PA2 is used as OCTOSPI_CS.
PA2 I/O
OFF PA2 is not used as ARDUINO® A1 ADC.
SB153
ON PA2 is used as ARDUINO® A1 ADC.
OFF USER button is NOT connected to PC13.
SB154
ON USER button is connected to PC13.
USER button
OFF USER button is NOT connected to PA0.
SB155
ON USER button is connected to PA0.
PA0 is not used as the TIMER for motor control, reserved for
OFF
USER button.
PA0 SB156
PA0 can be used as the TIMER for motor control and cannot
ON
be used as a USER button.
OFF PE15 is not used as OCTOSPI_IO3.
SB158
ON PE15 is used as OCTOSPI_IO3.
PE15 I/O selection
OFF PE15 is not used as the TIMER for motor control.
SB159
ON PE15 is used as the TIMER for motor control.
OFF PB0 is not used as OCTOSPI_IO1.
SB160
ON PB0 is used as OCTOSPI_IO1.

OFF PB0 is not used as ARDUINO® A3 ADC.

SB161
PB0 I/O selection ON PB0 is used as ARDUINO® A3 ADC.
PB0 is not connected to the ST morpho (CN11) pin to avoid stub
OFF
SB162 on ARDUINO® ADC A3.
ON PB0 is connected to the ST morpho (CN11).
OFF PE12 is not used as OCTOSPI_IO0.
SB163
PE12 I/O selection ON PE12 is used as OCTOSPI_IO0.

SB164 OFF PE12 is not used as the TIMER for motor control.

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Definition Bridge Setting(1)(2) Comment

PE12 I/O selection SB164 ON PE12 is used as the TIMER for motor control.
OFF PE14 is not used as OCTOSPI_IO2.
ON PE14 is used as OCTOSPI_IO2.
PE14 I/O selection
OFF PE14 is not used as the TIMER for motor control.
ON PE14 is used as the TIMER for motor control.

1. Default SBx state is shown in bold.

2. All NUCLEO products are delivered with solder bridges configured according to the target MCU supported.

Note: The OCTOSPI interface is used in quad mode communication without DQS to support Quad-SPI memories.

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Extension connectors

7 Extension connectors

Six extension connectors are implemented on the STM32L5 Nucleo-144 board:

• CN7, CN8, CN9, and CN10 for Zio connector supporting ARDUINO® Uno V3
• CN11 and CN12 for ST morpho connector
The jumpers for voltage selection and IDD measurements are not described here.

7.1 Zio connectors supporting ARDUINO® Uno V3

The Zio connectors (CN7, CN8, CN9, and CN10) are female connectors supporting the ARDUINO® standard.
Most shields designed for ARDUINO® can fit the Nucleo board.
Caution: The STM32 microcontroller I/Os are 3V3 compatible, while ARDUINO® Uno V3 is 5V compatible.

Figure 16. Zio connectors supporting ARDUINO® Uno V3

The related pinouts for the ARDUINO® connector are listed in Table 17, Table 18, Table 19, and Table 20

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Zio connectors supporting ARDUINO® Uno V3

Table 17. Pinout of ARDUINO®-included Zio connector (CN7)

Pin STM32 MCU Pin STM32 MCU

Pin Signal name Pin Signal name
name pin function name pin function

1 D16 SAI_C_MCLK PC6 SAI2_A 2 D15 I2C_A_SCL PB8 I2C1

3 D17 SAI_C_SD PD11 SAI2_A 4 D14 I2C_A_SDA PB9 I2C1
5 D18 SAI_C_SCK PB13 SAI2_A 6 VREFP - - -
7 D19 SAI_C_FS PD12 SAI2_A 8 GND - - -
9 D20 SAI_D_FS PA4 SAI1_B/SPI3 10 D13 SPI_A_SCK PA5 SPI1
11 D21 SAI_D_MCLK PB4 SAI1_B/SPI3 12 D12 SPI_A_MISO PA6 SPI1
SAI_D_SD/ SPI_A_MOSI /
13 D22 PB5 SAI1_B/SPI3 14 D11 PA7 SPI1
SPI_B_MOSI TIM_E_PWM1
SAI_D_SCK/ SPI_A_CS / SPI1/
15 D23 PB3 SAI1_B/SPI3 16 D10 PD14
SPI_B_SCK TIM_B_PWM3 TIM4_CH3
17 D24 SPI_B_NSS PA4 SAI1/SPI3 18 D9 TIM_B_PWM2 PD15 TIM4_CH4
19 D25 SPI_B_MISO PB4 SAI1/SPI3 20 D8 IO PF12 -

Table 18. Pinout of ARDUINO®-included Zio connector (CN8)

Pin STM32 ARD Pin STM32 MCU

Pin Signal name Pin Signal name
name pin function name pin function

1 NC NC - ARD RES 2 D43 SDMMC_D0 PC8 SDMMC1

3 IOREF IOREF - ARD IOREF 4 D44 SDMMC_D1 PC9 SDMMC1
5 NRST NRST NRST ARD RESET 6 D45 SDMMC_D2 PC10 SDMMC1
7 3V3 3V3 - ARD 3V3 I/O 8 D46 SDMMC_D3 PC11 SDMMC1
ARD 5V
9 5V 5V - 10 D47 SDMMC_CK PC12 SDMMC1
Output
11 GND GND - ARD GND 12 D48 SDMMC_CMD PD2 SDMMC1
13 GND GND - ARD GND 14 D49 I/O PF3 -
15 VIN VIN - ARD VIN 16 D50 I/O PF5 -

Table 19. Pinout of ARDUINO®-included Zio connector (CN9)

Pin STM32 MCU Pin STM32 MCU

Pin Signal name Pin Signal name
names pin function names pin function

USART_B_SCL
1 A0 ADC PA3 ADC12_IN8 2 D51 PD7 USART2
K
3 A1 ADC PA2 ADC12_IN7 4 D52 USART_B_RX PD6 USART2
5 A2 ADC PC3 ADC12_IN4 6 D53 USART_B_TX PD5 USART2
7 A3 ADC PB0 ADC12_IN15 8 D54 USART_B_RTS PD4 USART2
9 A4 ADC PC1 ADC12_IN2 10 D55 USART_B_CTS PD3 USART2
11 A5 ADC PC0 ADC12_IN1 12 GND - - -
13 D72 COMP1_INP PB2 COMP1 14 D56 SAI_A_MCLK PE2 SAI1_A
15 D71 COMP2_INP PB6 COMP2 16 D57 SAI_A_FS PE4 SAI1_A
17 D70 I2C_B_SMBA PF2 I2C2 18 D58 SAI_A_SCK PE5 SAI1_A
19 D69 I2C_B_SCL PF1 I2C2 20 D59 SAI_A_SD PE6 SAI1_A
21 D68 I2C_B_SDA PF0 I2C2 22 D60 SAI_B_SD PE3 SAI1_B
23 GND - - - 24 D61 SAI_B_SCK PF8 SAI1_B

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Zio connectors supporting ARDUINO® Uno V3

Pin STM32 MCU Pin STM32 MCU

Pin Signal name Pin Signal name
names pin function names pin function

25 D67 CAN_RX PD0 CAN1 26 D62 SAI_B_MCLK PF7 SAI1_B

27 D66 CAN_TX PD1 CAN1 28 D63 SAI_B_FS PF9 SAI1_B
29 D65 I/O PG0 - 30 D64 I/O PG1 -

Table 20. Pinout of ARDUINO®-included Zio connector (CN10)

Pin STM32 MCU Pin STM32 MCU

Pin Signal name Pin Signal name
names pin function names pin function

1 AVDD - - AVDD 2 D7 I/O PF13 I/O

3 AGND - - AGND 4 D6 TIM_A_PWM1 PE9 TIM1_CH1
5 GND - - GND 6 D5 TIM_A_PWM2 PE11 TIM1_CH2
7 A6 ADC_A_IN PB1 ADC12_IN16 8 D4 I/O PF14 I/O
9 A7 ADC_B_IN PC2 ADC12_IN3 10 D3 TIM_A_PWM3 PE13 TIM1_CH3
11 A8 ADC_C_IN PA1 ADC12_IN6 12 D2 I/O PF15 I/O
13 D26 OCTOSPI_CS PA2 OCTOSPI 14 D1 USART_A_TX PD8 USART3
15 D27 OCTOSPI_CLK PB10 OCTOSPI 16 D0 USART_A_RX PD9 USART3
17 GND - - - 18 D42 TIM_A_PWM1N PE8 TIM1_CH1N
19 D28 OCTOSPI_IO3 PE15 OCTOSPI 20 D41 TIM_A_ETR PE7 TIM1_ETR
21 D29 OCTOSPI_IO1 PB0 OCTOSPI 22 GND - - -
23 D30 OCTOSPI_IO0 PE12 OCTOSPI 24 D40 TIM_A_PWM2N PE10 TIM1_CH2N
25 D31 OCTOSPI_IO2 PE14 OCTOSPI 26 D39 TIM_A_PWM3N PE12 TIM1_CH3N
27 GND - - - 28 D38 TIM_A_BKIN2 PE14 TIM1_BKIN2
29 D32 TIM_C_PWM1 PA0 TIM2_CH1 30 D37 TIM_A_BKIN1 PE15 TIM1_BKIN
31 D33 TIM_D_PWM1 PA8 TIM1_CH1 32 D36 TIM_C_PWM2 PB10 TIM2_CH3
33 D34 TIM_B_ETR PE0 TIM4_ETR 34 D35 TIM_C_PWM3 PB11 TIM2_CH4

Note: The OCTOSPI interface is used in quad mode communication without DQS to support Quad-SPI memories.

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ST morpho connector (CN11 and CN12)

7.2 ST morpho connector (CN11 and CN12)

The ST morpho connector consists of male pin header footprints (CN11 and CN12, not soldered by default).
They can be used to connect the STM32 Nucleo-144 board to an extension board or a prototype/wrapping board
placed on top of the STM32 Nucleo-144 board. All signals and power pins of the STM32 are available on the ST
morpho connector. An oscilloscope, a logic analyzer, or a voltmeter can also probe this connector.

Figure 17. ST morpho connector

Table 21 shows the pin assignments for the STM32 on the ST morpho connector.

Table 21. Pin assignment of the ST morpho connector

CN11 odd pins CN11 even pins CN12 odd pins CN12 even pins

Pin number Pin name Pin number Pin name Pin number Pin name Pin number Pin name

1 PC10 2 PC11 1 PC9 2 PC8

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ST morpho connector (CN11 and CN12)

CN11 odd pins CN11 even pins CN12 odd pins CN12 even pins

Pin number Pin name Pin number Pin name Pin number Pin name Pin number Pin name

3 PC12 4 PD2 3 PB8 4 PC6

5 VDD 6 5V_EXT 5 PB9 6 NC

7 PH3_BOOT0(1) 8 GND 7 VREFP(2) 8 5V_STLK(3)

9 PF6 10 NC 9 GND 10 PD8
11 PF7 12 IOREF 11 PA5 12 PA12

13 PA13(4) 14 NRST 13 PA6 14 PA11

15 PA14(4) 16 3V3 15 PA7 16 NC

17 PA15 18 5V 17 PB6 18 PB11

19 GND 20 GND 19 PC7 20 GND
21 PB7 22 GND 21 PA9 22 PB2
23 PC13 24 VIN 23 PA8 24 PB1
25 PC14 26 NC 25 PB10 26 PB15
27 PC15 28 PA0 27 PB4 28 PB14
29 PH0 30 PA1 29 PB5 30 PB13
31 PH1 32 PA4 31 PB3 32 AGND
33 VBAT 34 PB0 33 PA10 34 NC
35 PC2 36 PC1 35 PA2 36 PF5
37 PC3 38 PC0 37 PA3 38 PF4
39 PD4 40 PD3 39 GND 40 PE8

41 PD5 42 PG2(5) 41 PD13 42 PF10

43 PD6 44 PG3(5) 43 PD12 44 PE7

45 PD7 46 PE2 45 PD11 46 PD14

47 PE3 48 PE4 47 PE10 48 PD15
49 GND 50 PE5 49 PE12 50 PF14
51 PF1 52 PF2 51 PE14 52 PE9
53 PF0 54 PF8 53 PE15 54 GND
55 PD1 56 PF9 55 PE13 56 PE11
57 PD0 58 PG1 57 PF13 58 PF3
59 PG0 60 GND 59 PF12 60 PF15

61 PE1 62 PE6 61 PG14(5) 62 PF11

63 PG9(5) 64 PG15(5) 63 GND 64 PE0

65 PG12(5) 66 PG10(5) 65 PD10 66 PG8(5)

67 NC 68 PG13(5) 67 PG7(5) 68 PG5(5)

69 PD9 70 NC 69 PG4(5) 70 PG6(5)

1. The default state of BOOT0 is 0. It can be set to 1 when a jumper is plugged on the pins 5-7 of CN11.
2. VREFP is not connected to CN12 by default (SB115 OFF).
3. 5V_STLK is the 5V power signal, coming from the ST-LINK/V2-1 USB connector. It rises before the 5V signal of the board.
4. PA13 and PA14 are shared with SWD signals connected to ST-LINK/V2-1. If the ST-LINK part is not cut, it is not
recommended to use them as I/O pins.
5. PG2 to PG15 can have a different I/O level than other I/Os because supplied by VDDIO.

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NUCLEO-L552ZE-Q board information

8 NUCLEO-L552ZE-Q board information

8.1 Product marking

The stickers located on the top or bottom side of the PCB provide product information:
• Product order code and product identification for the first sticker
• Board reference with revision, and serial number for the second sticker
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.
“E” or “ES” 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 may 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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Limitations

9 Limitations

9.1 RSS/bootloader limitation

Issue observed:
The STM32L5 part soldered on NUCLEO-L552ZE-Q that embeds the bootloader V9.0 is affected by the
limitations described in Section 6.11 RSS/bootloader.

Proposed workaround:
Refer to Section 6.11 RSS/bootloader to detail the workaround.

Parts impacted:
This applies only to the NUCLEO-L552ZE-Q with the finished good (FG) NUL552ZEQ$AU1 (Sticker available on
the top side of the board).

9.2 SMPS limitation

Issue observed:
The STM32L5 part soldered on NUCLEO-L552ZE-Q embeds an internal SMPS. The sample revision rev
B embeds two SMPS limitations: SMPS regulation loss upon transiting into SMPS LP mode, and
Unpredictable SMPS state at power-on. Refer to errata sheet STM32L552xx/562xx device errata (ES0448)
for more details.

Proposed workaround:
Refer to errata sheet STM32L552xx/562xx device errata (ES0448).

Parts impacted:
This applies only to the NUCLEO-L552ZE-Q with the finished goods (FG) NUL552ZEQ$AU1 and
NUL552ZEQ$AU2 (Sticker available on the top side of the boards).

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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Industry Canada (IC) Compliance Statements

10 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Industry Canada

(IC) 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 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.

Responsible party (in the USA)

Terry Blanchard
Americas Region Legal | Group Vice President and Regional Legal Counsel, The Americas
STMicroelectronics, Inc.
750 Canyon Drive | Suite 300 | Coppell, Texas 75019
USA
Telephone: +1 972-466-7845

10.2 IC Compliance Statement

Industry Canada ICES-003 Compliance Label: CAN ICES-3 (B) / NMB-3 (B).

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CE conformity

11 CE conformity

11.1 CE / RED
EN 55032 / CISPR32 (2012) Class B product
Warning: this device is compliant with Class B of EN55032 / CISPR32. In a residential environment, this
equipment may cause radio interference.
Avertissement : cet équipement est conforme à la Classe B de la EN55032 / CISPR 32. Dans un environnement
résidentiel, cet équipement peut créer des interférences radio.

Simplified CE declaration of conformity:

ST Microelectronics hereby declares that the device conforms with the essential requirements of Directive
2014/53/EU. The declaration of conformity can be found at www.st.com.

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Revision history
Table 22. Document revision history

Date Version Changes

30-Sep-2019 1 Initial release

Added:
• Section 8 Limitations
Updated:
28-Jan-2020 2
• Section 6.11 RSS/bootloader
• Section 9 and Section 10 switched to Class B
• Table 20
Added:
17-Mar-2020 3
• NUL552ZEQ$AU2 to impacted parts in Section 8.2 SMPS limitation
Updated
30-Jun-2020 4 • Section 8 Limitations regarding limited support to SFI through the
bootloader towards JTAG
Added:
• Section 8 NUCLEO-L552ZE-Q board information
Updated:
20-May-2022 5
• Table 16 and Table 20 for OCTOSPI interface
Removed:
• Demonstration software section

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Contents

Contents
1 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
2 Ordering information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1 Products and codification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3 Development environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.1 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.2 Development toolchains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4 Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
5 Quick start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
5.1 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
5.2 Default board configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6 Hardware layout and configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
6.1 STM32L5 Nucleo-144 board layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
6.2 Mechanical drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
6.3 Embedded ST-LINK/V2-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6.3.1 Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6.3.2 ST-LINK/V2-1 firmware upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6.3.3 NUCLEO ST-LINK/V2-1 hardware configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.4 Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6.4.1 External power supply input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6.4.2 Programing/debugging when the power supply is not from ST-LINK (5V_STLK). . . . . . . . 21
6.4.3 External power supply output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
6.4.4 Internal power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6.5 LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6.6 Push-buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
6.7 IDD measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
6.8 JP4 VDD_MCU voltage selection 1V8 or 3V3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
6.9 OSC clock sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6.9.1 LSE: OSC 32 KHz clock supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6.9.2 OSC clock supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6.10 Reset sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6.11 RSS/bootloader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6.11.1 Limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6.11.2 Boot from RSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
6.12 Virtual COM port: LPUART or USART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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6.13 USB Type-C® FS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

6.13.1 USB FS device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
6.13.2 UCPD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
6.13.3 USB Type-C® connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6.14 Jumper configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6.15 Solder bridge configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
7 Extension connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
7.1 Zio connectors supporting ARDUINO® Uno V3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
7.2 ST morpho connector (CN11 and CN12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
8 NUCLEO-L552ZE-Q board information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
8.1 Product marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
9 Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
9.1 RSS/bootloader limitation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
9.2 SMPS limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
10 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Industry Canada (IC) Compliance
Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
10.1 FCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
10.2 IC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
11 CE conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
11.1 CE / RED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
List of tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
List of figures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

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List of tables
Table 1. Ordering information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Table 2. Codification explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Table 3. ON/OFF convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Table 4. Default jumper configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Table 5. ST-LINK jumper configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Table 6. SWD debug connector (CN5) pinning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Table 7. Power sources capability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Table 8. USB Power protection bypass (SB1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Table 9. MCU Power supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Table 10. LPUART1 connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Table 11. USART3 connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Table 12. HW configuration for the USB interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Table 13. HW configuration for the UCPD feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Table 14. CN15 USB Type-C® connector pinout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Table 15. Jumper configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Table 16. SB configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Table 17. Pinout of ARDUINO®-included Zio connector (CN7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Table 18. Pinout of ARDUINO®-included Zio connector (CN8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Table 19. Pinout of ARDUINO®-included Zio connector (CN9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Table 20. Pinout of ARDUINO®-included Zio connector (CN10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Table 21. Pin assignment of the ST morpho connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Table 22. Document revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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List of figures
Figure 1. STM32L5 Nucleo-144 board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Figure 2. Default board configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Figure 3. Hardware block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Figure 4. STM32L5 Nucleo-144 board top layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Figure 5. STM32L5 Nucleo-144 board bottom layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Figure 6. STM32L5 Nucleo-144 board mechanical drawing (in millimeter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Figure 7. USB composite device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Figure 8. ST-LINK debugger: JP configuration for on-board MCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Figure 9. ST-LINK debugger: JP configuration for external MCU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Figure 10. JP6 [1-2]: 5V_STLK Power source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Figure 11. JP6 [3-4]: 5V_VIN Power source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Figure 12. JP6 [5-6]: 5V_EXT Power source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 13. JP6 [7-8]: 5V_USB_C Power source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Figure 14. JP6 [9-10]: 5V_CHGR Power source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Figure 15. CN15 USB Type-C® connector pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Figure 16. Zio connectors supporting ARDUINO® Uno V3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Figure 17. ST morpho connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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