Can't seem to start SPI1 on Nucleo-F401RE
I've been struggling for a while now to start the SPI1 protocol on the Nucleo-401RE. According to the datasheet, SPI1 is connected as follows,

I generated the code in CubeMX and without adding a single line of code, compiled it without any failures and uploaded it on the board.
What i expected is at-least the SCK pin to generate some clock pulse when connected to a Logic analyzer or an oscilloscope. Instead i get no response. As in a straight line on both indicating 0 volts.
my generated code looks as follows.
main.h
#ifndef __MAIN_H
#define __MAIN_H
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
#include "stm32f4xx_hal.h"
void Error_Handler(void);
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#endif
main.c
#include "main.h"
SPI_HandleTypeDef hspi1;
void SystemClock_Config(void);
static void MX_GPIO_Init(void);
static void MX_SPI1_Init(void);
int main(void)
{
HAL_Init();
SystemClock_Config();
MX_GPIO_Init();
MX_SPI1_Init();
while (1)
{
}
}
void SystemClock_Config(void)
{
RCC_OscInitTypeDef RCC_OscInitStruct = {0};
RCC_ClkInitTypeDef RCC_ClkInitStruct = {0};
__HAL_RCC_PWR_CLK_ENABLE();
__HAL_PWR_VOLTAGESCALING_CONFIG(PWR_REGULATOR_VOLTAGE_SCALE2);
RCC_OscInitStruct.OscillatorType = RCC_OSCILLATORTYPE_HSI;
RCC_OscInitStruct.HSIState = RCC_HSI_ON;
RCC_OscInitStruct.HSICalibrationValue = RCC_HSICALIBRATION_DEFAULT;
RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLState = RCC_PLL_NONE;
if (HAL_RCC_OscConfig(&RCC_OscInitStruct) != HAL_OK)
{
Error_Handler();
}
RCC_ClkInitStruct.ClockType = RCC_CLOCKTYPE_HCLK|RCC_CLOCKTYPE_SYSCLK|RCC_CLOCKTYPE_PCLK1|RCC_CLOCKTYPE_PCLK2;
RCC_ClkInitStruct.SYSCLKSource = RCC_SYSCLKSOURCE_HSI;
RCC_ClkInitStruct.AHBCLKDivider = RCC_SYSCLK_DIV1;
RCC_ClkInitStruct.APB1CLKDivider = RCC_HCLK_DIV1;
RCC_ClkInitStruct.APB2CLKDivider = RCC_HCLK_DIV1;
if (HAL_RCC_ClockConfig(&RCC_ClkInitStruct, FLASH_LATENCY_0) != HAL_OK)
{
Error_Handler();
}
}
static void MX_SPI1_Init(void)
{
hspi1.Instance = SPI1;
hspi1.Init.Mode = SPI_MODE_MASTER;
hspi1.Init.Direction = SPI_DIRECTION_2LINES;
hspi1.Init.DataSize = SPI_DATASIZE_8BIT;
hspi1.Init.CLKPolarity = SPI_POLARITY_LOW;
hspi1.Init.CLKPhase = SPI_PHASE_1EDGE;
hspi1.Init.NSS = SPI_NSS_SOFT;
hspi1.Init.BaudRatePrescaler = SPI_BAUDRATEPRESCALER_2;
hspi1.Init.FirstBit = SPI_FIRSTBIT_MSB;
hspi1.Init.TIMode = SPI_TIMODE_DISABLE;
hspi1.Init.CRCCalculation = SPI_CRCCALCULATION_DISABLE;
hspi1.Init.CRCPolynomial = 10;
if (HAL_SPI_Init(&hspi1) != HAL_OK)
{
Error_Handler();
}
}
static void MX_GPIO_Init(void)
{
__HAL_RCC_GPIOA_CLK_ENABLE();
}
void Error_Handler(void)
{
}
and the stm32f4xx_hal_msp.c
#include "main.h"
void HAL_MspInit(void)
{
__HAL_RCC_SYSCFG_CLK_ENABLE();
__HAL_RCC_PWR_CLK_ENABLE();
}
void HAL_SPI_MspInit(SPI_HandleTypeDef* hspi)
{
GPIO_InitTypeDef GPIO_InitStruct = {0};
if(hspi->Instance==SPI1)
{
__HAL_RCC_SPI1_CLK_ENABLE();
__HAL_RCC_GPIOA_CLK_ENABLE();
/**SPI1 GPIO Configuration
PA5 ------> SPI1_SCK
PA6 ------> SPI1_MISO
PA7 ------> SPI1_MOSI
*/
GPIO_InitStruct.Pin = GPIO_PIN_5|GPIO_PIN_6|GPIO_PIN_7;
GPIO_InitStruct.Mode = GPIO_MODE_AF_PP;
GPIO_InitStruct.Pull = GPIO_NOPULL;
GPIO_InitStruct.Speed = GPIO_SPEED_FREQ_VERY_HIGH;
GPIO_InitStruct.Alternate = GPIO_AF5_SPI1;
HAL_GPIO_Init(GPIOA, &GPIO_InitStruct);
}
}
void HAL_SPI_MspDeInit(SPI_HandleTypeDef* hspi)
{
if(hspi->Instance==SPI1)
{
__HAL_RCC_SPI1_CLK_DISABLE();
HAL_GPIO_DeInit(GPIOA, GPIO_PIN_5|GPIO_PIN_6|GPIO_PIN_7);
}
}What exactly am i missing? I checked several times that my pin connections coincide with what the datasheet says. But i still can't see anything either on the oscilloscope or logic analyzer.
