There are so many different CPUs today and often the hardest thing about using any of them is getting started and gathering the right software tools. If you’ve ever eyed up the very inexpensive STM8 ...

ST Microelectronics has introduced a development kit that allows potential users to evaluate all three of its 8pin STM8 microcontroller variants, and the no-frills board is nominally priced at $8.50.

When [Jarrett] decided to enter the 555 Contest that’s just wrapped up, he leaned up on an idea that’s been rattling around in his noggin for a few years: Using 555 timers to trigger a firmware dump ...