Is it possible to upload software to STM32 without ST-LINK?

Question

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Yesterday the Stm32f103c8t6 board came from Ali , I thought in exchange for the Arduino Nano, well, for studying a new architect. it turned out that it also needs a programmer
. Is it possible to download software to STM32 without ST-LINK (ST-LINK has already been bought but it takes a long time to wait for delivery).
Is it possible to use the programmer from Arduino Pro mini for this and how to connect it to STM32
What lightweight IDE with a minimum of troubles is better to use.

Answer 1

If there is no usb-to-uart at hand, then you can load via USB in DFU mode:
select the appropriate boot mode with the yellow jumpers on the board