PWM output on pin using STM32F030K6T6, CubeMX, Attolic and HAL libraries

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`/* USER CODE END Header */
/* Includes ------------------------------------------------------------------*/
#include "main.h"
/* Private includes ----------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN Includes */
/* USER CODE END Includes */
/* Private typedef -----------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN PTD */
/* USER CODE END PTD */
/* Private define ------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN PD */
/* USER CODE END PD */
/* Private macro -------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN PM */
/* USER CODE END PM */
/* Private variables ---------------------------------------------------------*/
TIM_HandleTypeDef htim3;
/* USER CODE BEGIN PV */
/* USER CODE END PV */
/* Private function prototypes -----------------------------------------------*/
void SystemClock_Config(void);
static void MX_GPIO_Init(void);
static void MX_TIM3_Init(void);
/* USER CODE BEGIN PFP */
/* USER CODE END PFP */
/* Private user code ---------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN 0 */
/* USER CODE END 0 */
/**
 * @brief The application entry point.
 * @retval int
 */
int main(void)
{
 /* USER CODE BEGIN 1 */
 /* USER CODE END 1 */
 /* MCU Configuration--------------------------------------------------------*/
 /* Reset of all peripherals, Initializes the Flash interface and the Systick. */
 HAL_Init();
 /* USER CODE BEGIN Init */
 /* USER CODE END Init */
 /* Configure the system clock */
 SystemClock_Config();
 /* USER CODE BEGIN SysInit */
 /* USER CODE END SysInit */
 /* Initialize all configured peripherals */
 MX_GPIO_Init();
 MX_TIM3_Init();
 /* USER CODE BEGIN 2 */
 /* USER CODE END 2 */
 /* Infinite loop */
 /* USER CODE BEGIN WHILE */
 while (1)
 {
 /* USER CODE END WHILE */
 /* USER CODE BEGIN 3 */
 }
 /* USER CODE END 3 */
}
/**
 * @brief System Clock Configuration
 * @retval None
 */
void SystemClock_Config(void)
{
 RCC_OscInitTypeDef RCC_OscInitStruct = {0};
 RCC_ClkInitTypeDef RCC_ClkInitStruct = {0};
 /**Initializes the CPU, AHB and APB busses clocks 
 */
 RCC_OscInitStruct.OscillatorType = RCC_OSCILLATORTYPE_HSI;
 RCC_OscInitStruct.HSIState = RCC_HSI_ON;
 RCC_OscInitStruct.HSICalibrationValue = RCC_HSICALIBRATION_DEFAULT;
 RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLState = RCC_PLL_ON;
 RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLSource = RCC_PLLSOURCE_HSI;
 RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLMUL = RCC_PLL_MUL12;
 RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PREDIV = RCC_PREDIV_DIV1;
 if (HAL_RCC_OscConfig(&RCC_OscInitStruct) != HAL_OK)
 {
 Error_Handler();
 }
 /**Initializes the CPU, AHB and APB busses clocks 
 */
 RCC_ClkInitStruct.ClockType = RCC_CLOCKTYPE_HCLK|RCC_CLOCKTYPE_SYSCLK
 |RCC_CLOCKTYPE_PCLK1;
 RCC_ClkInitStruct.SYSCLKSource = RCC_SYSCLKSOURCE_PLLCLK;
 RCC_ClkInitStruct.AHBCLKDivider = RCC_SYSCLK_DIV1;
 RCC_ClkInitStruct.APB1CLKDivider = RCC_HCLK_DIV1;
 if (HAL_RCC_ClockConfig(&RCC_ClkInitStruct, FLASH_LATENCY_1) != HAL_OK)
 {
 Error_Handler();
 }
}
/**
 * @brief TIM3 Initialization Function
 * @param None
 * @retval None
 */
static void MX_TIM3_Init(void)
{
 /* USER CODE BEGIN TIM3_Init 0 */
 /* USER CODE END TIM3_Init 0 */
 TIM_ClockConfigTypeDef sClockSourceConfig = {0};
 TIM_MasterConfigTypeDef sMasterConfig = {0};
 TIM_OC_InitTypeDef sConfigOC = {0};
 /* USER CODE BEGIN TIM3_Init 1 */
 /* USER CODE END TIM3_Init 1 */
 htim3.Instance = TIM3;
 htim3.Init.Prescaler = 1;
 htim3.Init.CounterMode = TIM_COUNTERMODE_UP;
 htim3.Init.Period = 24000;
 htim3.Init.ClockDivision = TIM_CLOCKDIVISION_DIV1;
 htim3.Init.AutoReloadPreload = TIM_AUTORELOAD_PRELOAD_DISABLE;
 if (HAL_TIM_Base_Init(&htim3) != HAL_OK)
 {
 Error_Handler();
 }
 sClockSourceConfig.ClockSource = TIM_CLOCKSOURCE_INTERNAL;
 if (HAL_TIM_ConfigClockSource(&htim3, &sClockSourceConfig) != HAL_OK)
 {
 Error_Handler();
 }
 if (HAL_TIM_PWM_Init(&htim3) != HAL_OK)
 {
 Error_Handler();
 }
 sMasterConfig.MasterOutputTrigger = TIM_TRGO_RESET;
 sMasterConfig.MasterSlaveMode = TIM_MASTERSLAVEMODE_DISABLE;
 if (HAL_TIMEx_MasterConfigSynchronization(&htim3, &sMasterConfig) != HAL_OK)
 {
 Error_Handler();
 }
 sConfigOC.OCMode = TIM_OCMODE_PWM1;
 sConfigOC.Pulse = 12000;
 sConfigOC.OCPolarity = TIM_OCPOLARITY_HIGH;
 sConfigOC.OCFastMode = TIM_OCFAST_DISABLE;
 if (HAL_TIM_PWM_ConfigChannel(&htim3, &sConfigOC, TIM_CHANNEL_1) != HAL_OK)
 {
 Error_Handler();
 }
 /* USER CODE BEGIN TIM3_Init 2 */
 /* USER CODE END TIM3_Init 2 */
 HAL_TIM_MspPostInit(&htim3);
}
/**
 * @brief GPIO Initialization Function
 * @param None
 * @retval None
 */
static void MX_GPIO_Init(void)
{
 GPIO_InitTypeDef GPIO_InitStruct = {0};
 /* GPIO Ports Clock Enable */
 __HAL_RCC_GPIOA_CLK_ENABLE();
 /*Configure GPIO pin Output Level */
 HAL_GPIO_WritePin(GPIOA, GPIO_PIN_9, GPIO_PIN_RESET);
 /*Configure GPIO pin : PA9 */
 GPIO_InitStruct.Pin = GPIO_PIN_9;
 GPIO_InitStruct.Mode = GPIO_MODE_OUTPUT_PP;
 GPIO_InitStruct.Pull = GPIO_NOPULL;
 GPIO_InitStruct.Speed = GPIO_SPEED_FREQ_LOW;
 HAL_GPIO_Init(GPIOA, &GPIO_InitStruct);
}
/* USER CODE BEGIN 4 */
/* USER CODE END 4 */
/**
 * @brief This function is executed in case of error occurrence.
 * @retval None
 */
void Error_Handler(void)
{
 /* USER CODE BEGIN Error_Handler_Debug */
 /* User can add his own implementation to report the HAL error return state */
 /* USER CODE END Error_Handler_Debug */
}
#ifdef USE_FULL_ASSERT
/**
 * @brief Reports the name of the source file and the source line number
 * where the assert_param error has occurred.
 * @param file: pointer to the source file name
 * @param line: assert_param error line source number
 * @retval None
 */
void assert_failed(char *file, uint32_t line)
{ 
 /* USER CODE BEGIN 6 */
 /* User can add his own implementation to report the file name and line number,
 tex: printf("Wrong parameters value: file %s on line %d\r\n", file, line) */
 /* USER CODE END 6 */
}
#endif /* USE_FULL_ASSERT */

/************************ (C) COPYRIGHT STMicroelectronics *****END OF FILE****/ `What I need to do is to generate a PWM signal with a frequency of 1kHz and observe it in an oscilloscope. I started to use MCU recently so I am having some diffilculties. I do not know if I am configuring the PWM and the GPIO correctly.

Answer 1

In main(), you have to start the timer:

Change

MX_TIM3_Init();
/* USER CODE BEGIN 2 */
/* USER CODE END 2 */

to

MX_TIM3_Init();
/* USER CODE BEGIN 2 */
HAL_TIM_Base_Start(&htim3); 
HAL_TIM_PWM_Start(&htim3,TIM_CHANNEL_ALL); 
/* USER CODE END 2 */

Credits to baron, see also getting-pwm-to-work-on-stm32f4-using-sts-hal-libraries.

For the pin, if you define TIM3, and set channel 1 to PWM, it automatically defines what pin to use, see below.

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• Eduardo: Thanks, I did that now. For my case I wrote: /* USER CODE BEGIN 2 / HAL_TIM_Base_Start(&htim3); HAL_TIM_PWM_Start(&htim3,TIM_CHANNEL_1); / USER CODE END 2 */ But, this is just it? Don't I need to configure the pin to output the signal?
• Michel Keijzers: @Eduardo I updated my answer