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Well, you do need a number of discrete components in both cases. Sometimes it's just cheaper to use a microcontroller. Specially when they are this cheap: htt
by panpanna 6y ago
Well, you do need a number of discrete components in both cases.
Sometimes it's just cheaper to use a microcontroller. Specially when they are this cheap:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1132-the-3-cent-microcontroller!/ https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1132-the-3-cent-m...
- JKCalhoun 6y agoThe 555 had a long run before the micro controllers got as cheap. I think that counts toward it's legacy (and numbers of units sold).
- sfifs 6y agonowadays it's usually cheaper to use a microcontroller. That actually wasn't true if you go back further than a decade. 555s heydey was when MCs were relatively expensive.