Tony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agoWorld's smallest microcontroller looks like I could easily accidentally inhale it but packs a genuine 32-bit Arm CPUwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up186arrow-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 · 16 days agomessage-square35fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
minus-squareInf_V@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·16 days agoHow would you ever actually practically use this
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·16 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-square474D@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·16 days agoMaybe an actual useful smart ring?
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-216 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-up5·16 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-squareBeacon@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·16 days agoIn any use where size and or weight is important. For example wearables and flying drones
minus-squareLumberjacked@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 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.
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.
Maybe an actual useful smart ring?
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)
fly-sized spy drone
In any use where size and or weight is important. For example wearables and flying drones
Wrist watch.
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.