The funny part is that in terms of raw part cost, the microcontroller is likely cheaper. I was just dabbling and saw that a 7 segment hex decoder chip was, lik

The funny part is that in terms of raw part cost, the microcontroller is likely cheaper. I was just dabbling and saw that a 7 segment hex decoder chip was, like, $8 or $9 but a Raspberry Pi Zero was $5. Makes one rethink the issues involved.