The STM8S is supported by a range of low cost and easy to use evaluation kits, development, and programming tools. The STX-RLINK is a low cost debug and programming adaptor that will allow a designer to debug and program their STM8S development board. ST supplies the free ST Visual Developer (STVD) Development Environment which combines with available 3rd party C Compilers. ST also supplies the free ST Visual Programmers (STVP) tool for programming with the STX-RLINK. Low cost evaluation boards include the STM8S/128-EVAL and Reva Kit.