On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 8:49 PM Chuck Guzis via cctalk <[email protected]> wrote:
> As much as Tony doesn't like it, I need to point out that a modern MCU > quite often has as much (or more) RAM, and runs faster than many older > PCs. Consider, for example, the lowly STM32H7A3 series. 1.4MB of RAM, > 2MB of program flash, 5 DMA controllers, ethernet, TFT LCD, up to 164 5V > tolerant GPIOs, USB OTG...I won't go on. Now wait a second. I never said that in this thread. I said that I know nothing about them. I am NOT, repeat NOT, contemplating wiring up a load of TTL or AM2900 bit slice chips or... to make a floppy controller or a flux transition time recorder. I am happy to use a microcontroller. But as I know nothing about them I am looking for a solution that 'works'. I do not want to start having to rewrite the firmware. > > Why tinker around with a PC when your MCU is more powerful? I store my > retrieved data on a 32GB SD card. I enjoy classic computers which are simple enough for me to understand and to get to do what _I_ want. This does not mean they're the only thing I consider for solving a problem. -tony
