I'd like to play around with higher end processors like the STM32. Any idea what the next logical step is for me? What IDE? Is there some basic article anywhere to help me make this jump?

how to go to STM32 / Arm

tronixstuff May 6, 2013, 12:18am 10

avenue33:
Sure, Energia supports LaunchPad MSP430 and LaunchPad ARM-based Stellaris.

yes, it works quite well. For example:

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