STM8 Nucleo boards give access to all 8-bit MCUs.

ST has introduced two STM8 Nucleo development boards which give full access to all STM8 MCU I/Os through ST morpho headers, and contain Arduino Uno connectors that simplify functional expansion by accessing open-source Arduino-compatible shields. The two STM8 Nucleo boards are supported by the Cosmic IDEA toolchain, the IAR EWSTM8 Integrated development environment, and the free ...

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