Tony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWorld's smallest microcontroller looks like I could easily accidentally inhale it but packs a genuine 32-bit Arm CPUwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up159arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square49fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareInf_V@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoHow would you ever actually practically use this
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months 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-squareLumberjacked@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months 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-squareBeacon@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoIn any use where size and or weight is important. For example wearables and flying drones
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 months 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-up1·2 months 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-square474D@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months 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.
fly-sized spy drone
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.
In any use where size and or weight is important. For example wearables and flying drones
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)
Maybe an actual useful smart ring?