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User manual
STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI
mini debuggers/programmers for STM32

Introduction
The STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI are stand-alone debugging and programming
mini probes for STM32 microcontrollers. These products are designed in a very low form
factor and both offer high performance without any compromise to functions. They support
the JTAG/SWD interfaces for the communication with any STM32 microcontroller located on
an application board.
They provide a Virtual COM port interface allowing the host PC to communication with the
target microcontroller through one UART. The STLINK-V3MODS also provides bridge
interfaces to several communication protocols allowing for instance the programming of the
target through bootloader.
The STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI are both proposed for different uses. The
STLINK-V3MODS may be directly soldered on a host PCB including a STM32 application-
based with its 2 x16-pin castellated vias connection, while the STLINK-V3MINI offers
STDC14 connectivity with an included STDC14 to STDC14 flat cable.

Figure 1. STLINK-V3MODS product top view Figure 2. STLINK-V3MINI product top view

Pictures are not contractual.

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Contents

1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

3 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

4 Development toolchains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

5 Ordering information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

6 Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

7 Quick start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

8 STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI functional description . . . . . . 10

8.1 STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
8.2 High performance modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
8.3 Hardware layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
8.4 STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
8.4.1 SWD with SWV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
8.4.2 JTAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
8.4.3 Virtual COM port (VCP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
8.4.4 Bridge functions (STLINK-V3MODS only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
8.4.5 LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

9 Board connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
9.1 Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
9.1.1 USB Micro-B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
9.1.2 32-pin edge connector for STLINK-V3MODS (STM32 JTAG/SWD, VCP
and bridges) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
9.1.3 STDC14 for STLINK-V3MINI (STM32 JTAG/SWD and VCP) . . . . . . . . 19

10 Software configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
10.1 Supporting toolchains (not exhaustive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
10.2 Drivers and firmware upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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10.3 STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI frequency selection . . . . . . . . . . 20

10.4 Mass storage interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
10.5 Bridge interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

11 STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI product

revision history and limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Appendix A STLINK-V3MODS recommended land pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Appendix B Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

and Industry Canada (IC) Compliance Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
B.1 FCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
B.2 IC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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List of tables

Table 1. Ordering information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Table 2. ON/OFF conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Table 3. I/O type definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Table 4. USB Micro-B connector pinout CN5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Table 5. 32-pin edge connector for STLINK-V3MODS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Table 6. STDC14 connector pinout CN5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Table 7. Toolchain versions supporting STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Table 8. STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI product revision history and limitations . . . . . . . . 22
Table 9. Document revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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List of figures

Figure 1. STLINK-V3MODS product top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Figure 2. STLINK-V3MINI product top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Figure 3. STLINK-V3MINI connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Figure 4. STLINK-V3MODS connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Figure 5. Hardware board STLINK-V3MODS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Figure 6. Hardware board STLINK-V3MINI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Figure 7. MB1467 top layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Figure 8. MB1467 bottom layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Figure 9. MB1467 mechanical drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Figure 10. USB Micro-B connector CN1 (front view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Figure 11. STLINK-V3MODS recommended land pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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1 Features

Common features
• Stand-alone probe
• Approximately 15 x 30 mm high-density integration PCB
• Self-powered through a USB connector (Micro-B)
• USB 2.0 high-speed compatible interface
• Direct firmware update support (DFU)
• JTAG / serial wire debugging (SWD) specific features:
– 3 V to 3.6 V application voltage support and 5 V tolerant inputs
– JTAG communication support
– SWD and serial wire viewer (SWV) communication support
• Virtual COM port (VCP) specific features:
– 3 V to 3.6 V application voltage support on the UART interface and 5 V tolerant
inputs
– VCP frequency up to 15 MHz
• Drag-and-drop Flash programming
• Two color LEDs: communication, power

STLINK-V3MODS features
• Direct-to-PCB implementation by 2 x 16-pin 1.27mm edge castellated vias with all
signals available in a minimum PCB required surface
• Multi-path bridge USB to SPI/UART/I2C/CAN/GPIOs specific features:
– 3 V to 3.6 V application voltage support and 5 V tolerant inputs

STLINK-V3MINI features
• Delivered with 1.27 mm pitch STDC14 debug connector and STDC14 to STDC14 flat
cable
• Includes STDC14 signals protection
Note: STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI do not provide power supply to the target
application.

2 General information

The STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI embed an STM32 32-bit microcontroller based

on the Arm®(a) Cortex®-M processor.

a. Arm is a registered trademark of Arm Limited (or its subsidiaries) in the US and or elsewhere.

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3 System requirements

• Windows® OS (7, 8 and 10), Linux® 64-bit, or macOS®(a)

• USB Type-A to Micro-B cable

4 Development toolchains

• Keil® MDK-ARM(b)
• IAR™ EWARM(b)
• GCC-based IDEs

5 Ordering information

To order the STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI, refer to Table 1.

Table 1. Ordering information

Order code Description

STLINK-V3 in-circuit debugger and programmer for STM32 (2 x 16-pin

STLINK-V3MODS
castellated vias)
STLINK-V3 in-circuit debugger and programmer for STM32 (STDC14
STLINK-V3MINI
connector)

6 Conventions

Table 2 provides the conventions used for the ON and OFF settings in the present
document.

Table 2. ON/OFF conventions

Convention Definition

Jumper JPx ON Jumper fitted

Jumper JPx OFF Jumper not fitted

a. macOS® is a trademark of Apple Inc. registered in the U.S. and other countries.
b. On Windows® only.

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Table 2. ON/OFF conventions (continued)

Convention Definition

SBx connections closed by solder or 0 Ohm

Solder bridge SBx ON
resistor
Solder bridge SBx OFF SBx connections left open

7 Quick start

This section describes how to start a development quickly using the STLINK-V3MODS and
STLINK-V3MINI.
Before installing and using these products, accept the Evaluation Product License
Agreement from the www.st.com/epla web page.
The STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI are stand-alone debugging and programming
probes for STM32 microcontrollers.
• They support protocols JTAG and SWD to communicate with any STM32
microcontroller.
• They provide a Virtual COM port interface allowing the host PC to communicate with
the target microcontroller through one UART
• The STLINK-V3MODS provides bridge interfaces to several communication protocols
allowing for instance the programming of the target through bootloader.
To start using STLINK-V3MINI, follow the steps below:
1. Check that the STDC14 to STDC14 flat cable is present inside the box.
2. Install/update the IDE/STM32CubeProgrammer to support the STLINK-V3MINI
(drivers).
3. Connect the flat cable between the STLINK-V3MINI and the application.
4. Connect a USB Type-A to Micro-B cable between the STLINK-V3MINI and the PC.
5. Check that the PWR LED is green and the COM LED is red.
6. Open the development toolchain or STM32CubeProgrammer software utility. For more
details, refer to the www.st.com/stlink-v3mini web site.
Using STLINK-V3MODS requires to be firstly soldered onto the destination application
including the targeted STM32 microcontroller. Some recommendations are given here:
1. Reserve in the design the necessary PCB area under the STLINK-V3MODS by using
the recommended PCB land pattern.
2. Apply the recommended reflow soldering profile, from Soldering recommendations and
package information for Lead-free ECOPACK microcontrollers (AN2639), and verify

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that contacts between host board and module meet the IPC Specification (see IPC-A-
610-F Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies).
3. Install/update the IDE/STM32CubeProgrammer to support the STLINK-V3MODS
(drivers).
4. Power supply the application board.
5. Connect a USB Type-A to Micro-B cable between the STLINK-V3MODS and the PC.
6. Check that the PWR LED is green and the COM LED is red.
7. Open the development toolchain or STM32CubeProgrammer software utility. For more
details, refer to the www.st.com/stlink-v3mods web site.

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8 STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI functional

description

8.1 STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI overview

The STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI are stand-alone debugging and programming
mini probes for the STM32 microcontrollers. These products support many functions and
protocols for debugging, programming or communicating with one or several targets.
These modules are fully powered by the PC. If the COM LED blinks red, refer to the
Overview of ST-LINK derivatives technical note (TN1235) for details.

8.2 High performance modules

The STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI support high performance configuration for
STM32 microcontrollers. The working voltage range is from 3 V to 3.6 V.
The protocols and functions supported are:
• SWD with SWO (up to 24 MHz)
• JTAG (up to 21 MHz)
• VCP (from 720 bps to 15 Mbps)
A 2x7-pin male connector with 1.27 mm pitch is located in the STLINK-V3MINI for
connection to the application target. An STDC14 to STDC14 connector is included in the
packaging

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8.3 Hardware layout

The STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI products are designed around the STM32F723
microcontroller (176-pin in UFBGA package). Figure 5 shows the STLINK-V3MODS and
Figure 6 the STLINK-V3MINI. Figure 7 and Figure 8 show MB1467 top and bottom layouts
which is the common board reference for STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI.

Figure 5. Hardware board STLINK-V3MODS

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8.4 STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI functions

All functions are designed for high performance: all signals are 3.3 V compatible. The
following description concerns STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI except some
mentioned sections and indicates where to find the functions on the boards and connectors.

8.4.1 SWD with SWV

SWD protocol is a Debug/Program protocol used for STM32 microcontrollers with SWV as a
trace. The signals are 3.3 V compatible and may perform up to 24 MHz. This function is
available on CN2 (STLINK-V3MODS) and CN5 (STLINK-V3MINI).

8.4.2 JTAG
JTAG protocol is a Debug/Program protocol used for STM32 microcontrollers. The signals
are 3.3 V compatible and may perform up to 21 MHz. This function is available on CN2
(STLINK-V3MODS) and CN5 (STLINK-V3MINI).

8.4.3 Virtual COM port (VCP)

The serial interface VCP is directly available as a Virtual COM port of the PC, connected to
STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI USB connector CN5. This function may be used for
STM32 microcontrollers. The signals are 3.3 V compatible and may perform from 720 bps to
15 Mbps. This function is available on CN2 (STLINK-V3MODS) and CN5 (STLINK-V3MINI).

8.4.4 Bridge functions (STLINK-V3MODS only)

The STLINK-V3MODS provides a proprietary USB interface allowing the communication
with an STM32 target with several protocols: SPI, I2C, CAN, UART and GPIOs. This
interface may be used to communicate with the target bootloader, but may also be used for
customized needs through its public software interface.All bridge signals are accessible on
CN2.

Bridge SPI
SPI signals are available on CN2 pins 7, 14, 23 and 25.

Bridge I2C
I2C signals are available on CN2 pins 16 and 17. It is necessary to add externally 680 Ω
pull-up resistors on the host application board.

Bridge CAN
CAN logic signals (Rx/Tx) are available on CN2 pins 9 and 10, they may be used as input
for an external CAN transceiver.

Bridge UART
UART signals with hardware flow control (CTS/RTS) are available on CN2 pins 1 to 3 and
11. They need a dedicated firmware to be programmed on the main module before being
used. Without this firmware, the Virtual COM port function must be used instead (no
hardware flow control).

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Bridge GPIOs
Four GPIO signals are available on CN2 pins 18 and 21. Basic management is provided by
the public ST bridge software interface.

8.4.5 LEDs
PWR LED: red light indicates that 5 V is enabled.
COM LED: refer to the Overview of ST-LINK derivatives technical note (TN1235) for details.
FAULT LED: Indicates USB overcurrent request.

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9 Board connectors

9.1 Connectors
Per convention, please refer to Table 3 for I/O Type definition:

Table 3. I/O type definition

Type Definition

S Supply pin
I Input only pin
O Output only pin
I/O Input/Output pin

9.1.1 USB Micro-B

The USB connector CN5 is used to connect the embedded STLINK-V3MODS or STLINK-
V3MINI to the PC.

Figure 10. USB Micro-B connector CN1 (front view)

The related pinout for the USB ST-LINK connector is listed in Table 4.

Table 4. USB Micro-B connector pinout CN5

Pin Pin
Function
number name

1 VBUS 5 V power
2 DM (D-) USB differential pair M
3 DP (D+) USB differential pair P
4 ID -
5 GND GND

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9.1.2 32-pin edge connector for STLINK-V3MODS (STM32 JTAG/SWD, VCP

and bridges)

Table 5. 32-pin edge connector for STLINK-V3MODS

Side Pin # Pin description Type

1 Bridge UART RX(1) I

2 Bridge UART CTS I
3 Bridge UART RTS O
4 T_JTMS/T_SWDIO O
(2)
5 GNDDetect I
6 T_JTDO/T_SWO(3) I
7 Bridge SPI CLK I/O
8 GND S
LEFT
9 Bridge CAN RX(1) I
10 Bridge CAN TX(4) O
11 Bridge UART TX(4) O
12 T_VCP_TX I
13 T_JCLK/T_SWCLK O
14 Bridge SPI NSS I/O
15 T_VCP_RX O
16 Bridge I2C SCL O
17 Bridge I2C SDA I/O
18 Bridge GPIO0 I/O
19 Bridge GPIO1 I/O
20 Bridge GPIO2 I/O
21 Bridge GPIO3 I/O
22 Reserved(5) -
23 Bridge SPI MISO I/O
24 GND S
RIGHT
25 Bridge SPI MOSI I/O
26 GND S
27 GND S
(6)
28 T_JTDI/NC O
29 GND S
30 T_VCC(7) I
31 T_NRST O
32 T_SW_DIR O
1. RX signals are inputs for STLINK-V3MODS, outputs for target.

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2. Connect to GND on target, may be used by STLINK-V3MODS for detection of connection.

3. SWO is optional, required only for Serial Wire Viewer (SWV) trace.
4. TX signals are outputs for STLINK-V3MODS, inputs for target.
5. Do not connect on target.
6. NC means not required for SWD connection.
7. Input for STLINK-V3MODS.

9.1.3 STDC14 for STLINK-V3MINI (STM32 JTAG/SWD and VCP)

The STDC14 CN5 connector allows the connection to a STM32 target by means of the
JTAG or SWD protocol, respecting (from pin 3 to pin 12) the ARM10 pinout (Arm Cortex
Debug connector). But it also advantageously provides two UART signals for the Virtual
COM port. The related pinout for the STDC14 connector is listed inTable 6.

Table 6. STDC14 connector pinout CN5

ARM10 Pin
STDC14 Pin # Pin description Type
#

1 - Reserved(1) -
2 - Reserved(1) -
3 1 T_VCC(2) I
4 2 T_JTMS/T_SWDIO O
5 3 GND S
6 4 T_JCLK/T_SWCLK O
7 5 GND S
8 6 T_JTDO/T_SWO(3) I
9 7 T_JCLK O
(4)
10 8 T_JTDI/NC O
11 9 GNDDetect(5) I
12 10 T_NRST O
13 - T_VCP_RX O
14 - T_VCP_TX I
1. Do not connect on target.
2. Input for STLINK-V3MINI.
3. SWO is optional, required only for Serial Wire Viewer (SWV) trace.
4. NC means not required for SWD connection.
5. Connect to GND on target, may be used by STLINK-V3MINI for detection of connection.

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10 Software configuration

10.1 Supporting toolchains (not exhaustive)

Table 7 gives a list of the first toolchain version supporting the STLINK-V3MODS and
STLINK-V3MINI products.

Table 7. Toolchain versions supporting STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI

Minimum
Toolchain Description
Version

STM32CubeProgrammer ST Programming tool for ST microcontrollers 1.1.0

SW4STM32 Free IDE on Windows, Linux and macOS 2.4.0
IAR EWARM Third party debugger for STM32 8.20
Keil MDK-ARM Third party debugger for STM32 5.26
STVP ST Programming tool for ST microcontrollers 3.4.1

Note: Some of the very first toolchain versions supporting the STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-
V3MINI (in runtime) might not install the complete USB driver for STLINK-V3MODS and
STLINK-V3MINI (especially the STLINK-V3MODS bridge USB interface description might
miss). In that case, either use a more recent version of the toolchain, or update the STLINK-
V3MINI driver from www.st.com (see Section 10.2).

10.2 Drivers and firmware upgrade

The STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI require drivers to be installed on Windows, and
embed a firmware which needs to be updated from time to time in order to benefit from new
functionality or corrections. Refer to the Overview of ST-LINK derivatives technical note
(TN1235) for details.

10.3 STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI frequency selection

The STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI run internally at three different frequencies:
• high-performance frequency
• standard frequency, compromising between performance and consumption
• low-consumption frequency
By default, the STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI start in high-performance frequency.
It is the responsibility of the toolchain provider to propose or not the frequency selection at
user's level.

10.4 Mass storage interface

The STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI implement a virtual mass storage interface
allowing the programming of an STM32 target flash memory with drag-and-drop action of a
binary file from a file explorer. This ability requires the STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-

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V3MINI to identify the connected target before enumerating on the USB host. As a
consequence, this functionality is available only if the target is connected to the STLINK-
V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI.

10.5 Bridge interface

The STLINK-V3MODS implements a USB interface dedicated to bridge functions from USB
to SPI/I2C/CAN/UART/GPIOs of ST microcontroller target. This interface is firstly used by
STM32CubeProgrammer in order to allow target programming through SPI/I2C/CAN
bootloader.
A host software API is provided in order to extend the use cases.

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11 STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI product

revision history and limitations

Table 8 presents the history and limitations of the product.

Table 8. STLINK-V3MODS and STLINK-V3MINI product revision history and limitations

Product finish Known
Product version Board Version Revision details
good limitations

LKV3MODS$AT1 1 MB1467 B-01 - -

LKV3MINI$AT1 1 MB1467 B-01 - -

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Appendix A STLINK-V3MODS recommended land pattern

Figure 11. STLINK-V3MODS recommended land pattern

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Appendix B Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

and Industry Canada (IC) Compliance
Statements

B.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 A digital
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential
area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct
the interference at his own expense.

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
Tel: +1 972-466-7845

B.2 IC Compliance Statement

This device complies with FCC and Industry 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 Industry 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.

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

Déclaration de conformité
Avis: Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie 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'Industrie Canada: CAN ICES-3 (A)/NMB-3(A).

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Revision history

Table 9. Document revision history

Date Revision Changes

11-Apr-2019 1 Initial release.

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