STM8 software toolchain AN3029
26/42 DocID16139 Rev 5
9 STM8 software toolchain
To write, compile and run the first software on an STM8L/STM8AL device, the following
components of the software toolchain are required (see
Figure 16):
• Integrated development environment
• Compiler
• Firmware library (optional, used to ease the startup)
Figure 16. STM8 software toolchain