Quickly connect the STM32U5

IoT sensor node to Microsoft

Azure IoT Cloud
 Agenda
# Introduction to IoT

Overview of the STM32 IoT developer ecosystem and ST's market-ready

# IoT devices (Azure Certified Device Catalog)
presented by Mickael HAUDEBOURG (Product Marketing Engineer with STMicroelectronics)

# An introduction of Microsoft IoT and edge

presented by Liya Du (Principal Program Manager with Microsoft )

Hands-on demo of how to quickly connect an STM32U5-based sensor node

# to Azure IoT Central
presented by Alnur (Field Applications Engineer with STMicroelectronics)

# Q&A sessions 2
 IoT and Cloud
While M2M network connects machines in closed systems,
IoT enhances the existing networks through an intelligent cloud

Cloud

• Real time analytics

• Managed APIs
• Internet scale awareness

Things Human (us)

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 What is IoT System
While M2M network connects machines in closed systems,
IoT enhances the existing networks through an intelligent cloud

ELECTRONIC
Device
 IoT System ( Gateway Protocol)

BLE
Sidewalk,
Cellular,
Maters WIFI,
Wired User Interface
Sensors network
Cloud Dashboard
,…

devices
IoT
devices GATEWAY Cloud Services
Cloud Connection Azure
Security

devices Back-end system

Intelligent App STM32MP1x

STM32Wx
MSFT : Azure IoT Edge
 IoT System ( IoT devices )

Cellular,
WIFI,
Wired
User Interface
network
,…
Cloud Dashboard

IoT Sensors
devices
Cloud Services
Azure
STM32U5

Back-end system
MSFT : X-cube-Azure
 Microsoft and ST Partnership – IoT Solutions

STM32 IoT and cloud connection solutions partner

IoT Edge

RTOS
Azure RTOS

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IoT Devices (SDKs)
 Azure IoT on STM32U5

X-CUBE-AZURE reference integration simplifying your development

Microsoft Azure Plug and Play

ARM Trusted Firmware-M (TF-M)

AzureRTOS middleware

X-CUBE-AZURE
Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity

STSAFE for simple provisioning

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 Azure IoT Platform
certified for Azure IoT Plug and Play
Build end-to-end IoT solution with discovery kit for IoT node

Supports Azure IoT and App Services Visualization of real sensor data
Azure IoT Hub (Device Provisioning Service)
Azure IoT Central
Azure IoT Middleware (Azure Device SDK)
IoT Plug and Play State-of-the-art security based on TF-M
Device Update for IoT Hub (public preview)
Microsoft Defender for IoT

Based on Azure RTOS software components

B-U585I-IOT02A

Wi-Fi connectivity, Cellular, Device management, OTA, gather insights,

intelligent cloud and edge

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 STM32U5 IoT Kit

Your reference board for Cloud IoT Proof-of-Concepts

Wi-Fi Module Programming and Debug

Extension connectors
Extension Arduino (backside), PMOD,
modules STMOD+

STSAFE secure element

STM32U5 MCU

Sensors
Accel, Magnetometer, Pressure,
BLE module Humidity, ToF, Temperature
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B-U585I-IOT02A
 STM32U5 Microcontrollers

The new reference for secure and Cloud IoT applications

Higher Security
Certified PSA L3 and SESIP L3

Lower Power
58 ULPMark-CM

Richer applications
Cortex-M33 @160MHz, extended features set

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 Trusted Firmware-M (TF-M)

• Trusted Firmware for Cortex M (TF-M) implements the Secure Processing

Environment (SPE) for Armv8-M, Armv8.1-M
• Trusted Firmware-M consists of:
• Secure Boot , Isolation Control, communication and execution within SPE and with NSPE
• Secure Services -Crypto, Internal Trusted Storage (ITS), Protected Storage (PS) and Attestation

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 Dedicated STM32Cube Expansion Package

Connection to Azure Cloud service provider made as easy as 1, 2, 3

User Application Dedicated to Azure IoT Cloud

Dedicated IoT STM32Cube Expansion Packages

Azure
Specific Cloud Connectivity • X-CUBE-AZURE
MQTT

TLS
TCP/IP Stack Comprehensive SW solutions
SW or HW Crypto

• Cloud connectivity and security (MQTT, TLS)

Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Cellular, BLE • Applicative examples preconfigured for ST boards
Optional Secure Element* • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, BLE and Cellular technologies

STM32 series offer required secuity features to resist to remote SW attacks (PSA level 3) 13
 STM32 Azure IoT software expansion
for STM32Cube
Ready-to-run firmware package to support quick evaluation and development of Azure IoT Cloud
applications

 Connection to Azure IoT hubs through an MQTT over TLS connection

 Wi-Fi™ or Cellular connectivity supported

 ARM TrustZone supported

 TF-M 1.3 with STSAFE-A110 Integration (X.509 certificate attestation stored in the STSAFE-A110)

 It runs with Azure RTOS and NetXDuo network protocol stack.

 Two example applications are provided:

• an application integrated with Trusted Firmware-M (with TrustZone security)
• an independent application (no TF-M).
 STM32 Azure IoT software expansion
for STM32Cube
This application provides an example of Azure RTOS NetX/NetXDuo
Azure IoT Plug and Play usage

This reference design integrates

 STM32 B-U585I-IOT02A board with either Cellular or WiFi connectivity and hardware security
 Azure-RTOS
 TF-M 1.3 with STSAFE-A110 Integration (The X.509 certificate stored in the STSAFE-A110)
 ARM TrustZone
 IoT Central
 Device Provisioning Service (DPS)
 Azure Plug and Play
 Prebuilt Binaries for Quick Connect
 Wi-Fi and Azure Connection Credentials stored in TF-M Protected Storage
 Ultra-Low-Power STM35U585
 Real time sensor data published and displayed in Azure cloud
 ST Cellular IoT Solution Summary
Cloud and Application domain
Cloud Partner
User Application Server Application components

IoT Cloud ST components

AZURE IoT SDK
Platform Servers
Modem Partner
components
X-CUBE-CELLULAR
Operator partner
ST4SIM Modem M(V)NO internet

Cellular Iot Device

Connection
Management
ST X-CUBE-CELLULAR “Internet” domain Platform

X-CUBE-CELLULAR simplifies cellular IoT development

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 X-CUBE-CELLULAR
Application/Cloud SDK middleware Application and adaptation to Cloud
SDK(MQTT, LwM2M, Networking..)

Data interface (BSD socket)

Control Interface (proprietary ST)

AzureRTOS RTOS Generic Code

AT custom Sys ctrl Modem specific driver

Open source Licence: BSD
BG96,GM01Q,T1SE, …

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 STM32 and Azure Certification Programs
ST Reference Board STM32 MCU, MPU ST Secure Element ST Sensors Azure Connectivity
Yes / No Certification
Programs
B-U585I-IOT02A STM32U585AI Yes Many on-board ST’s IoT Plug and Wi-Fi®,
Arm® Cortex®-M33 STSAFE-A110 smart sensors, Arduino, Play Bluetooth®
core with Arm® STMod+ Low Energy
TrustZone® Cellular via
STMOD+
B-L4S5I-IOT01A STM32L4S5VIT6 Yes Many on-board ST’s IoT Plug and Wi-Fi®,
Arm® Cortex®-M4 STSAFA110S8SPL02 smart sensors, Arduino, Play Bluetooth®
STMod+ Low Energy

STM32MP157F-DK2 STM32MP157FAC1 No GPIO expansion IoT Edge Wi-Fi®,

Arm® Dual Cortex®- connector (Raspberry Pi® Bluetooth®
A7 + shield capability), Low Energy,
Arm® Cortex®-M4 ARDUINO® Uno V3 Ethernet
expansion connectors
32F746GDISCOVERY STM32F746NGH6 No Wide range of ST’s smart IoT Plug and Ethernet
Arm® Cortex®-M7 sensors, STMOD+ Play

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An introduction of Microsoft IoT and edge
presented by Liya Du (Principal Program Manager with Microsoft )
Hands-on demo of how to quickly connect an
STM32U5-based sensor node to Azure IoT Central
presented by Alnur (Field Applications Engineer with STMicroelectronics)
Q&A session