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One small addition... > they are microcontrollers optimized first and foremost for cost and power efficiency ESP32 is only optimized for cost. Other wireless
by shadowpho 3y ago
One small addition...
> they are microcontrollers optimized first and foremost for cost and power efficiency
ESP32 is only optimized for cost. Other wireless MCU are significantly lower power... they are just more expensive (and tend to have worse docs then ESP32).
- anigbrowl 3y agoESP32 is great for low power apps, you can switch off most of the chip subsystems, rely on watchdog timers etc.
- steve918 3y agoCompared to what?
- lelanthran 3y ago> ESP32 is only optimized for cost. Are you sure? I'm plaing around with the deep-sleep mode of an ESP32-3C and it appears to sip almost negligible current.
- frontierkodiak 3y agoVarious hibernation modes are great, but 300ma@5v sometimes feels too hungry for the amount of computation in there. I bet things would be better if it wasn’t 45nm ‘pitch’. They are great chips, but require more power than you might expect if you’re doing something network-heavy or, god forbid, using the camera. Unfortunately there’s no competitive alternatives for the hobbyist.