Tony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoWorld's smallest microcontroller looks like I could easily accidentally inhale it but packs a genuine 32-bit Arm CPUwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkWorld's smallest microcontroller looks like I could easily accidentally inhale it but packs a genuine 32-bit Arm CPUwww.pcgamer.comTony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareInf_V@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·15 days agoHow would you ever actually practically use this
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoSame way you would in any other microcontroller application, but smaller, so the whole device can be smaller. Get small enough and we can really have those bloodstream robots.
minus-squareA_A@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agosee comment from @Lumberjacked (it is complicated !)
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-215 days agoIn small things. Probably not very feasible for hobby projects unless you can get it soldered on when the PCB is built.
minus-squareMartianSands@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoBGA, like in the photo, isn’t the only option. There are options only slightly larger with hand-solderable packages (if you’re good at soldering)
minus-squareLumberjacked@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·14 days agoI make specialty vehicle electronics. My immediate thought was very small and cheap sensors. Similar to tire pressure monitoring but wired with CAN or something similar.
minus-square474D@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoMaybe an actual useful smart ring?
How would you ever actually practically use this
Same way you would in any other microcontroller application, but smaller, so the whole device can be smaller.
Get small enough and we can really have those bloodstream robots.
see comment from @Lumberjacked (it is complicated !)
In small things. Probably not very feasible for hobby projects unless you can get it soldered on when the PCB is built.
BGA, like in the photo, isn’t the only option. There are options only slightly larger with hand-solderable packages (if you’re good at soldering)
I make specialty vehicle electronics. My immediate thought was very small and cheap sensors. Similar to tire pressure monitoring but wired with CAN or something similar.
Wrist watch.
fly-sized spy drone
Maybe an actual useful smart ring?