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I am piecing together my own ADC example for STM's blue-pill module by reading the reference manual (btw I an inexperienced in embedded development).

The code outline so far is:

void do_adc(void)
{
    unsigned int ra;
    ra=GET32(ADC_CR2);

    ra|=1;   // ADON
    PUT32(ADC_CR2, ra);

    // wait for EOC flag
    while ((GET32(ADC_SR) & 0x02) == 1)
    {
        led_blink();
    }

    ra = GET16(ADC_DR);

    PUT32(USART1_DR,ra);
    sleep();

    PUT32(USART1_DR,'\r');
    sleep();
    PUT32(USART1_DR,'\n');
    sleep();
}

int notmain(void)
{

    init_led_adc_and_uart();
    disable_adc();
    calibrate_adc();
    enable_adc();
    while (1)
    {
        led_blink();
        do_adc();
    }
}

I have written code for each of those functions which most probably is not correct, but that's not the question at the moment. I am still wondering where the Vref pin on the blue-pill; based on this diagram, is?

If my understanding is correct, then I would connect a temperature sensor to physical pin 10 (aka ADC channel 0), ensure that sensor has a voltage of ~3.3v. Then for reference, connect the same input somewhere on the blue-pill so it can do the conversion.

However based on the diagram I linked, I am not sure where the analog referene is?

Btw: I flashed my code onto the chip and the led continuously blinks, so the code is probably fine, but I need to workout the connections!

Sam Hammamy
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There isn't one in a 48 pin package, it's too small to have extra functions like that. Even the 64 pin doesn't have one, only when you get to 100 do they include the ref pins. enter image description here

They do have an internal reference, you'll have to configure it.

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Sources: https://www.st.com/resource/en/datasheet/cd00161566.pdf

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