Posted on June 30, 2014 at 00:20 Hello Krause,
was making the comment that your work on SDCC for the STM8 along with your concise tutorial was extremely beneficial to me. I had picked up a bunch of these cheap so-called STM8 Minimum Development kits off of eBay for a couple of bucks each. I originally thought that the USB connector was for programming, but it's simply a way to get power to the board, no USB connectivity whatsoever.
The board is an STM8S003F3P6 processor, and is my first foray into STM microcontrollers. As a Linux-ish person, I was glad to find your work on the SDCC and the reference to the stm8flash utility for linux worked great.
I dabble in PIC micros mostly, with a smattering of Arduino and MSP4 I'm pretty mediocre in this stuff but it's fun to finally get the LED's to blink.
I gather from the lack of 'STM8 for dummies' references that this is a fairly professional and concise device, and reading the dense 100 pages for the STM8S003 processor shows a bewildering list of options and capabilities.
As I muddle through this processor I am continually grateful for the dedication of individuals like yourself who've assisted in making these abstract little devices somewhat more tangible to the hobbyist.
As end-users of some sophisticated tools, we sometimes assume that someone will always rise to the challenge of developing ways to access technology. Thank you for your efforts.
Sincerely
Terry
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