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I could be dead wrong, but isn't x86 not an architecture suited for embedded systems?

• dmitrygr 5y ago
  Most embedded systems running most factories would disagree with you. Embedded x86 is pretty big
  • detaro 5y ago
    but just to be clear, nobody cares about kilobytes there.
• usr1106 5y ago
  Embedded is not a clearly defined concept when it comes to size. When I worked with embedded Linux with a Gigabyte or two of RAM, we used to make the difference to the microcontroller world by calling them embedded embedded.
• detaro 5y ago
  Embedded systems are a very large range, depending on what kind of performance needs to be embedded. From tiny microcontrollers on one end to what's equivalent to high-end workstations with custom hardware interfaces on the other (and probably talking to smaller controllers). x86 hasn't been successful in the microcontroller half of things (even though fast microcontrollers beat some x86 options, so it's not a size thing, but there hasn't been a compelling offering), but on the microprocessor side of things it has its uses, primarily but not exclusively towards the high-end nowadays (due to competition by ARM). To add another line to differentiate, x86 without an OS is going to be quite rare nowadays.