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STM8A-DISCOVERY

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Description

The STM8A-DISCOVERY helps you discover the STM8AF and STM8AL automotive

microcontrollers family features and develop your applications through two dedicated

application boards that can be connected together via a LIN network.

The STM8AF board can perform both CAN and LIN communications with the MCU powered

at 5 V and is ready to be connected into a network with its integrated transceiver. The

STM8AL board manages LIN slave communication through its transceiver and uses a 4-

digit alphanumeric LCD display with the MCU powered at 3.3 V, offering low energy power

modes.

Both STM8AF and STM8AL boards include push buttons, LEDs, external connectors and

allow various configurations to take advantage of the numerous capabilities of the

microcontrollers.

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System requirements

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Windows PC (XP, Vista, 7)

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USB cable (dual type A to mini-B) - included

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Development toolchains

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IAR: EWSTM8

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STMicroelectronics: STVD

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Demonstration software

The demonstration software is preloaded in the board Flash memory. It uses the trimmer

and the USER push buttons placed on the STM8AF board to switch via the LIN bus the LCD

and the LEDs of the STM8AL board. The latest versions of the demonstration source code

and associated documentation can be downloaded on the ST website.