STM32F411 Nucleo board – what the ferrite bead is used for

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I'm trying to design my own pcb for the stm32f411 and when i saw the datasheet of the stm32f411 ( http://www.st.com/st-web-ui/static/active/en/resource/technical/document/datasheet/DM00115249.pdf ) and then the schematics for the stm32f411 nucleo board i was a little confused.

In pin 13 (Vref+), in the schematics there is an ferrite bead.I can't understand why it used in the Vref+ pin (since there isn't any mention to it in the datasheet not even the explanation of the Vref+ pin function.

Image from schematics of ST - Vref pin and inductor
Image is from ST schematics

So, my question is, for what the inductor is used in this application and is it really necessary?

Grateful

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Best Answer

That bead seems unconnected by default, through solder bridge 57, which I suspect is normally open. If 57 is closed, it connects Vdd to AVdd, but prevents noise from Vdd hitting the analog ref by increasing high freq impedence.