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PCs don't have GPIO. They're different markets and the desktop replacement never materialized.
by throwaway85825 7mo ago
PCs don't have GPIO. They're different markets and the desktop replacement never materialized.
- bluescrn 7mo agoFor most projects using GPIO, a <$10 ESP32 board or Arduino clone will suffice
- throwaway85825 7mo agoMCUs are great but a lot of projects require linux and an application processor. Pi is the industrial standard.
- adrian_b 7mo agoYou get GPIO and any other needed interfaces on any PC, by adding a $10 microcontroller on a USB port, e.g. one of the STM Nucleo boards. If you use a PC or mini-PC that you already have, that is much cheaper than using a Raspberry Pi or similar.
- esskay 7mo ago1. Most people aren't using GPIO. 2. If you are as others said, you can get very cheap GPIO addons.
- 15155 7mo agoImagine if there were a universal means to attach external devices, perhaps one of these external devices could handle GPIO. You might even call it a "Universal Serial Bus."