I am unable to update my board using ST-Link

Symptom(s)

When you try to update a card using ST-Link, an error message may appear on platform.io. This error is not expected if platform.io has been successfully installed, but in some specific configurations it may happen.

Possible explanation

Your ST-Link driver is not installed.

Resolution

Download the ST-Link driver for your platform

You may need to download and install the ST-Link driver for your OS (ST website might ask you to login or register):

Windows

You need to download and install the dedicated driver from the ST microelectronics website:

Linux & MacOS

You need to download and install the dedicated driver from the ST microelectronics website:

Installation completed

Once the installation is completed successfully, you should see the following message:

Relaunch the Upload process in PlatformIO

Now if you relaunch the upload after the driver installation, you should see the following message in platformIO: