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Technically the ESP8266 is a modular wifi controller, isn't it? That is, it's one of those gadgets that's supposed to sit on a daughterboard and provide wifi se
by david-given 11y ago
Technically the ESP8266 is a modular wifi controller, isn't it? That is, it's one of those gadgets that's supposed to sit on a daughterboard and provide wifi services with embedded TCP/IP stack to another microprocessor. (I hear.) It just so happens that it's own processor is powerful enough and flexible enough to be useful as a microprocessor in its own right.
I wonder what other common bits of electronics might have useful amounts of processing power...
- polpo 11y agoI'm reminded of Sifteo Cubes, which managed to get SNES-level graphics out of a microcontroller normally used in wireless keyboards. https://blog.adafruit.com/2012/12/05/how-we-built-a-super-nintendo-out-of-a-wireless-keyboard-sifteo-sifteo/ https://blog.adafruit.com/2012/12/05/how-we-built-a-super-ni...
- gvb 11y ago$50 (or less) WiFi enabled SD cards (intended for use in cameras to automatically upload pictures) have an ARM processor running linux. http://haxit.blogspot.ch/2013/08/hacking-transcend-wifi-sd-cards.html http://haxit.blogspot.ch/2013/08/hacking-transcend-wifi-sd-c... http://www.amazon.com/Transcend-Wi-Fi-Class-Memory-TS32GWSDHC10/dp/B00A659ILQ http://www.amazon.com/Transcend-Wi-Fi-Class-Memory-TS32GWSDH...
- kweks 11y agoTechnically, ESP8266 refers to a chipset, but typically now refers to the PCB with integrated antenna, etc. There are multiple versions - seemingly incremented at random by chinese manufacturers - we're up to the ESP-14 now - http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=0&initiative_id=SB_20160328084805&SearchText=esp-14 http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=0&initiative_id=SB...