What is the cheapest microcontroller supported by FlowCode?
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What is the cheapest microcontroller supported by FlowCode?
I'm looking for a microcontroller model with approximately 20 pins or more that has the lowest cost and is supported by FlowCode. I believe it's an STM32. Could anyone recommend a model?
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mnfisher
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Re: What is the cheapest microcontroller supported by FlowCode?
That sounds like a job for ChatGPT? There are lots of low cost MCUs available - for example ARM (32F030F4 at about 60p) AVR - some are about 30p and also PIC. The actual cost of the MCU needs to be added to the cost of any necessary ancillary components - and also you need to take account of how much speed / IO etc your project needs.
It also depends on how many you are buying - buy a few from Microchip and shipping also adds dramatically to the cost per unit - buy 10000 and not so much.
One of the cool things about Flowcode is the ease of developing on one chip and then moving to another (although this is easier in the same family if you are using peripherals) - so develop on something 'beefy' - and when you're code is running (and optimised) - you can choose a chip with the capabilities to match more exactly.
Martin
It also depends on how many you are buying - buy a few from Microchip and shipping also adds dramatically to the cost per unit - buy 10000 and not so much.
One of the cool things about Flowcode is the ease of developing on one chip and then moving to another (although this is easier in the same family if you are using peripherals) - so develop on something 'beefy' - and when you're code is running (and optimised) - you can choose a chip with the capabilities to match more exactly.
Martin