STMicro Launches Software to Get STM32H5 Devices Talking to AWS IoT Core, Azure IoT Hub
New firmware and example software bundles get you up and running with the STM32H573I-DK Discovery Kit as quickly as possible.
STMicroelectronics has launched new software for those looking to use STM32H5 microcontrollers with Microsoft's Azure IoT Hub or Amazon's AWS IoT Core — tying both services into its own Secure Manager platform.
"The STM32H5 is ready for the next generation of IoT edge devices, bringing the performance to handle complex applications within a tight energy budget," STMicro's Daniel Colonna says of the company's microcontroller parts for which the new connectivity bundles are aimed.
"The STM32Cube ecosystem helps developers unleash its powerful capabilities, accelerate development, and, with our latest software, connect securely to the powerful storage and data-analytics services in the AWS cloud [and] by using the STM32Cube reference implementation developers can take advantage of the powerful services offered by the Azure IoT Hub to transform the data collected from their devices into actionable insights."
The company's new secure connectivity system ties in to the STMicro Secure Manager, and claims to remove a thorny step from the production process: the need to keep universally unique device identifiers secret during production. Instead, everything is handled automatically — yet still securely, the company claims.
The two software packages, X-CUBE-AWS-H5 or X-CUBE-AZURE-H5, are delivered as a full reference firmware with Ethernet and Wi-Fi connectivity on the STM32H573I-DK Discovery Kit, implementing Amazon's FreeRTOS and Microsoft's Azure RTOS real-time operating systems respectively. The Secure Manager system handles cryptographic functionality, secure key storage, and parameters, as well as storage of connection credentials for both Azure or AWS and Wi-Fi networks. Sample applications are included in both cases.
More information is available on the X-CUBE-AWS-H5 Expansion Package and X-CUBE-AZURE-H5 Expansion Package pages of the STMicro website.