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 ...