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> if you are worried about soldering more fiddly stuff like those ARM processors

If soldering's a worry, you can get quite reasonably priced dev boards with the microcontroller USB port already fitted and working - such as the NUCLEO-F429ZI https://www.st.com/en/evaluation-tools/nucleo-f429zi.html

Very similar to the NUCLEO-F103RB board the post author used, but as well as the USB connector at the top of the board for the built in programmer/debugger, it also has one at the bottom of the board, wired straight to the microcontroller.

You can also download the board's schematics, if you want to copy their choice of ESD protection and suchlike.




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