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== Blue Pill Plus ==
== Blue Pill Plus ==
[[File:Blue Pill Plus.jpg|thumb|300x300px]]
[[File:Blue Pill Plus.jpg|thumb|300x300px|none|WeAct Blue Pill Plus]]
The Blue Pill Plus is a variant made by WeAct.
The Blue Pill Plus is a variant made by WeAct.


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Most notable differences are the Blue Pill Plus got rid of the jumpers, and uses a boot button in stead. Furthermore, the Micro USB connector has been replaced with a USB Type C connector.
Most notable differences are the Blue Pill Plus got rid of the jumpers, and uses a boot button in stead. Furthermore, the Micro USB connector has been replaced with a USB Type C connector.
WeAct sells the following variants:
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== RobotDyn STM32 MINI ==
[[File:RobotDyn STM32 MINI.jpg|alt=RobotDyn STM32 MINI|none|thumb|300x300px|RobotDyn STM32 MINI]]
Product page: https://robotdyn.com/stm32-arm-arduino-mini-system-dev-board-blue-pill-with-arduino-bootloader.html
The RobotDyn STM32 MINI seems to be no longer in production.

Revision as of 18:40, 13 May 2026

The Blue Pill is a popular Core Board containing an STM32F103C8T6 or equivalent MCU.

The board is believed to have originated from VCC-GND. However, there are many sellers around selling various variants

Standard Blue Pill

The most common variants are one with a Micro USB connector with 4 mounting tabs, and a variant with a Micro USB connector with 2 mounting tabs. For mechanical stability, the variant with 4 mounting tabs is recommended.

Recently another variant with a USB-C connector has been observed.

Standard Blue Pill Variants
Blue Pill variant 1
Blue Pill variant, Micro USB with 4 mounting tabs
Blue Pill variant 2
Blue Pill variant, Micro USB with 2 mounting tabs
Blue Pill variant, USB-C
Blue Pill variant, USB-C


For mechanical stability it is recommended to solder the mounting tabs to the board.

Solder the USB connector
Solder USB connector
Solder USB connector
Solder USB connector
Solder USB connector

Boards sold before 2019 are likely to have an incorrect value for resistor R10. The correct value is 1k5.

R10 is 103 (10K) Incorrect Value
R10 is 103 (10K) Incorrect Value
R10 is 152 (1K5) Correct Value
R10 is 152 (1K5) Correct Value

Blue Pill Plus

WeAct Blue Pill Plus

The Blue Pill Plus is a variant made by WeAct.

Be aware of a variation in pinout, where on the original Blue Pill, there is a GND and on the Blue Pill Plus it is a 5V. It is recommended to leave this pin disconnected so both variants will work.

Most notable differences are the Blue Pill Plus got rid of the jumpers, and uses a boot button in stead. Furthermore, the Micro USB connector has been replaced with a USB Type C connector.


WeAct sells the following variants:

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RobotDyn STM32 MINI

RobotDyn STM32 MINI
RobotDyn STM32 MINI

Product page: https://robotdyn.com/stm32-arm-arduino-mini-system-dev-board-blue-pill-with-arduino-bootloader.html

The RobotDyn STM32 MINI seems to be no longer in production.