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Don't know why you got downvoted - this is a highly informed comment. The embedded systems landscape has been shifting rapidly since the introduction of the Cor
by ramzyo 8y ago
Don't know why you got downvoted - this is a highly informed comment. The embedded systems landscape has been shifting rapidly since the introduction of the Cortex M0 about 10 years ago, and continues to do so with the hardware you mentioned, and will continue to into the foreseeable future. Perhaps what we need here is a redefining of the term "embedded system," or if nomenclature purists are against that, a new term altogether to encompass the systems you describe. Regardless of nomenclature flame wars, it's an exciting time to be involved with embedd... erm... the microcontroller world as it evolves at an unprecedented pace.
- TickleSteve 8y agoThe higher end of microcontrollers are getting affordable, true. This does not change the fact that a smaller, less capable uC will always be cheaper. Embedded system designs are typically cost-driven, hence cheaper (and therefore resource-constrained) devices will always be a fact of embedded-life, no matter how "powerful" uC become.
- pantalaimon 8y agoSmaller uCs will also consume less power which is another important consideration.