How I got the template for Gigadevice GD32E103xx to work in Keil MDK-Lite

• How I got the template for Gigadevice GD32E103xx to work in Keil MDK-Lite
  Posted by crosswick on 26 Apr, 2021 11:21
• Hi all,
  
  I thought this was worth sharing. With Keil uVision v5.34 installed, and the 1.20 Addon pack installed within that, I could not get the template (from the 1.20 Firmware Library, all from gigadevice.com) working - it kept giving an error message, and I could not change the Device setting.
  
  Turns out the way to remedy it is to select: Project - Manage - Migrate to Version 5 Format
  
  Then the Device (in Options for Target) is selectable and the right Programming Algorithm for downloading to the MCU is available.
  
  Hope this helps anyone.
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  Posted by techman-001 on 26 Apr, 2021 22:16
• Quote from: crosswick on 26 Apr, 2021 11:21

  Hi all,
  
  I thought this was worth sharing. With Keil uVision v5.34 installed, and the 1.20 Addon pack installed within that, I could not get the template (from the 1.20 Firmware Library, all from gigadevice.com) working - it kept giving an error message, and I could not change the Device setting.
  
  Turns out the way to remedy it is to select: Project - Manage - Migrate to Version 5 Format
  
  Then the Device (in Options for Target) is selectable and the right Programming Algorithm for downloading to the MCU is available.
  
  Hope this helps anyone.
  

  
  Very interesting.
  
  The M4 Gigadevice GD32E103xx LQFP48 package pin-outs are identical to the STM32F103 M3 LQFP48 package as used in the Blue Pill.
  
  https://ipfs-pin.com/ipfs/QmXch2TPefJHeacsKRhfq2gmFsyMAsAXEZ5XASHPi19xtV/GD32E103xx_Datasheet_Rev1.8.pdf
  https://ipfs-pin.com/ipfs/QmUFdBU9Lvq3S6hesWy8LrzCm67zHLETyptZ9nGsobrFfP/GD32E10x_User_Manual_Rev1.5.pdf
  
• #2 Reply
  Posted by crosswick on 27 Apr, 2021 20:18
• In the meantime I'm reading in the firmware documentation that the examples are intended to be used in uVision 4, so that's why.