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This is all too common in my experience, "oh we could just use an arduino/pi and a hat and a peripheral" rather than "Design a system that does <x>". As an EE w
by ChuckMcM 4y ago
This is all too common in my experience, "oh we could just use an arduino/pi and a hat and a peripheral" rather than "Design a system that does <x>". As an EE who spent their primary career programming (horrors I know) and in systems analysis, I see it as the logical extreme of "why use a 555 when I can program an ATTiny to be a timer and do other stuff too!"
The allure of having one be able to add features "with just a bit of code" is catnip to product managers. They seriously cannot seem to resist going there.
- ben_w 4y agoOof. My electronics stopped before GCSEs, and even I know about 555s. I can believe someone might prefer software for prototyping, but manufacturing? Well, I've seen prototypes enter production, so yes, but still, ugh.
- danhor 4y agoA attiny might not make sense, but you can get something like the PMS150C for around ~5ct, where it makes more sense to use a single MCU than a 555 with all the extra needed BOM Items.
- fhars 4y agoWell, you can always choose this: https://www.hwlibre.com/en/troll-duino/ https://www.hwlibre.com/en/troll-duino/
- canadianfella 4y ago[dead]