Tony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agoWorld's smallest microcontroller looks like I could easily accidentally inhale it but packs a genuine 32-bit Arm CPUwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1238arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1236arrow-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 · 8 hours agomessage-square36fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareInf_V@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down3·7 hours agoHow would you ever actually practically use this
minus-square474D@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 hours agoMaybe an actual useful smart ring?
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·6 hours 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-squareBeacon@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up6·6 hours agoIn any use where size and or weight is important. For example wearables and flying drones
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-26 hours agoIn small things. Probably not very feasible for hobby projects unless you can get it soldered on when the PCB is built.
minus-squareMartianSandslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 hours 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-squareA_A@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·5 hours agosee comment from @Lumberjacked (it is complicated !)
How would you ever actually practically use this
Maybe an actual useful smart ring?
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
In any use where size and or weight is important. For example wearables and flying drones
Wrist watch.
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)
see comment from @Lumberjacked (it is complicated !)