ST-Link clone drivers

[freddy20]

I don't know id this is normal, but I got one of those cheap Chinese ST-Link clones. It worked at first when I plugged it into my PC and installed the drivers and STM32 Utility.

I tried connecting my MCU to STM32 Utility, but at the time I didn’t realize my MCU is an Artery one, not STM32. It still connected though, and when I tried to program it, I got an error saying “ELF loader not available.” I didn’t really know what that meant since I’m still pretty new to this stuff.

After that I started messing around with the option bytes settings, and I might’ve changed something I shouldn’t have. I don’t remember exactly what I did, but after that my ST-Link stopped working.

Now the LED on it is red, while I’ve seen other people say theirs is blue. From what I read it might be a driver issue, but I’m not sure. I even bought another ST-Link clone and it does the same thing, just red light and no connection.

When I try to connect in STM32 Utility, I get an error, whether the target is connected or not wich said

01:08:17 : Can not connect to target!
If you're trying to connect to an STM32W1xx device, please select Normal or HotPlug mode from Target->Settings menu.
If you're trying to connect to a low frequency application , please select a lower SWD Frequency mode from Target->Settings menu.

01:08:18 : No target connected

Not sure if this is a driver problem or if I messed something up in the settings. Please help!

[AScha.3]

>pretty sure that my target is a stm32 

What is it ? you didnt tell...can you show a pic of the chip , to see whats written there ?

[Maxime_MARCHETTO1]

Hello @freddy20 ,   

The product you are using is a clone of a genuine ST product. 

To get the support you need, please contact the third party you purchased this product from.  

For assurance of buying authentic ST products, we recommend purchasing exclusively through our official distributors, which you can find listed here: ST Official Distributors.  

Best regards,  

Maxime

[Uwe Bonnes]

ST programming tools only know how to handle ST products. Other programming tools, like OpenOCD or Blackmagic debug probe application can work eith STLinkV2 on other families. Check yourself! StlinkV3 can only talk to ST devices, so no go even with other programming tools.

[AScha.3]

Threads starter not responding for two weeks....seems no more interested in.... whatever chip he tried to flash.