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206 points weatherlight | 1 comments | 02 Sep 25 08:40 UTC | HN request time: 0.204s | source
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rkangel ◴[02 Sep 25 11:50 UTC] No.45101850[source]▶
> MCU-class footprint (fits in 16 MB RAM)

That is absolutely not an MCU class footprint. Anything with an "M" when talking about memory isn't really an MCU. For evidence I cite the ST page on all their micros: https://www.st.com/en/microcontrollers-microprocessors/stm32...

Only the very very high performance ones are >1MB of RAM.

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1. cmrdporcupine ◴[02 Sep 25 12:18 UTC] No.45102137[source]▶
Eh. It's getting blurry and has been for some time. To me these days the differentiators are: does it have an MMU? Address lines for external memory? Do you write for an OS or for "bare metal" / RTOS kit? Are there dedicated pins for GPIO?

If you choose some arbitrary memory amount as the criterion it will be out of date by next year.