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Title: STM8s Discovery
Post by: Razor Concepts on January 04, 2010, 07:48:08 PM
STM8S is STs new line of 8-bit microcontrollers. The great thing about it is that they released a USB programmer/development board... for just $7 or as a free sample!
(http://benryves.com/images/stm8s-discovery/stm8s-packaged.jpg)

The first part of the board is a programmer that can be broken off and reused on other STM8s controllers. The second part is the actual development board, with some pins broken out, LED, and capacitive touch sensor.

I have yet to play around with mine, but there is a growing user base on the ST forums. Either get it as a sample now or wait for the distributors to have it in stock (within 1 day of ST emailing the release of the Discovery, Mouser and Digikey sold out!!)
Title: Re: STM8s Discovery
Post by: SmAsH on January 04, 2010, 08:07:02 PM
Impressive, i might get one of these to play with, and for $7!
Title: Re: STM8s Discovery
Post by: z.s.tar.gz on January 04, 2010, 08:22:17 PM
Impressive that they can sell it for only 7 bucks.
The question is: will it pass the test of time?
Title: Re: STM8s Discovery
Post by: T0110100101101101K on January 07, 2010, 11:05:18 PM
They're over $10 at Newark! :o  I guess they are seizing an opportunity.
Title: Re: STM8s Discovery
Post by: airman00 on January 08, 2010, 08:06:41 AM
Where are the free samples? I'm thinking of picking up one to play around with for use in one of my products. It seems cheaper than AVRs, might even replace them one day.
Title: Re: STM8s Discovery
Post by: Razor Concepts on January 08, 2010, 09:05:08 AM
Log in and there should be some flash based sample selector, it is under microcontroller, then stm8s or something.