Sidekick give incorrect answer for NUCLEO-G474RE VCP

[Andrew Neil]

See:

https://community.st.com/t5/stm32-mcus-boards-and-hardware/struggling-with-a-simple-uart-printf-on-nucleo-g474re-works-on/m-p/874056/highlight/true#M29428

 

Sidekick says UART2, but the User Manual & Schematics show LPUART1 (default) or UART1 (by changing solder bridges):

UM screenshot: 

https://community.st.com/t5/stm32-mcus-boards-and-hardware/struggling-with-a-simple-uart-printf-on-nucleo-g474re-works-on/m-p/874047/highlight/true#M29425

Schematic screenshots - by @mƎALLEm:

https://community.st.com/t5/stm32-mcus-boards-and-hardware/struggling-with-a-simple-uart-printf-on-nucleo-g474re-works-on/m-p/874051/highlight/true#M29427

 

[Andrew Neil]

IF, instead of just "NUCLEO-G474RE VCP", I ask, "What UART is connected to the STLink VCP on NUCLEO-G474RE?" - it does give the correct answer:

 

 

It still gives the wrong answer for the original question:

 

[Andrew Neil]

@STOne-32 says here that the incorrect answer comes from out-of-date information in AN4989:

 

[waclawek.jan]

USART2 *can* be used at that Nucleo at PA2/PA3, too.

JW

[Andrew Neil]

So it can: