MATLAB: Do I get the error “fatal error: core_cm4.h: No such file or directory” when using the STM32F4 Discovery board or ARM Cortex M

Question

Why do I get the following error when trying to build the stm32f4discovery_gettingstarted example?

In file included from <command-line>:0:0:

C:/MATLAB/SupportPackages/R2015b/STM32F4-Discovery_FW_V1.1.0/Libraries/CMSIS/ST/STM32F4xx/Include/stm32f4xx.h:245:81: fatal error: core_cm4.h: No such file or directory

#include "core_cm4.h" /* Cortex-M4 processor and core peripherals */

^

compilation terminated.

gmake: * [stm32f4discovery_gettingstarted.o] Error 1

Answer 1

Make sure the following are true:

(1) The version of CMSIS is correct (4.3.0)

(2) The folder for CMSIS contains all of the following contents: the folder CMSIS, the folder Device, and the file ARM.CMSIS.pdsc

(3) The folder for CMSIS is specified correctly in the targetupdater