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April 14, 2026
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STM32N6 (NUCLEO-N657X0-Q) unable to flash on M3 Mac - libusb timeout error

  • April 14, 2026
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Title: STM32N6 (NUCLEO-N657X0-Q) unable to flash on M3 Mac - libusb timeout error

Environment:
- Board: NUCLEO-N657X0-Q (STM32N657X0H3Q, STLINK-V3EC)
- Host: MacBook Air M3, Apple Silicon
- STM32CubeProgrammer: v2.22.0
- STM32CubeIDE: v2.1.1
- ST-Link Firmware: V3J17M10
- libusb: 1.0.29 (Homebrew)

Problem:
Unable to flash the board from M3 Mac. STM32CubeProgrammer and STM32CubeIDE both fail to connect consistently.

Error from STM32CubeProgrammer CLI:
ST-LINK FW : V3J17M10
Board : NUCLEO-N657X0-Q
Voltage : 3.28V
libusb: warning [darwin_transfer_status] transfer error: timed out
Error: Unable to get core ID
Error: No STM32 target found! If your product embeds Debug Authentication, please perform a discovery using Debug Authentication

Error from STM32CubeI

    1 reply

    Technical Moderator
    April 14, 2026

    Hello @sherrylin 

    Let me thank you for posting and welcome to the ST Community.

    The same error has been already reported through this Post.

    I recommend that you take a look at FAQ: Possible communication failure between STLINK... - STMicroelectronics Community

    Thanks.

    Mahmoud

     

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