Post by @pho4cexa@tiny.tilde.website

@pho4cexa@tiny.tilde.website

2026-10-31 16:09 UTC

@dirtycommo@anticapitalist.party i don't know if these 8051 core micros are still cheap or available but have you seen this article from 2019? https://hackaday.com/2019/02/17/how-to-program-a-really-cheap-microcontroller/

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@dirtycommo@anticapitalist.party 2026-10-31 16:31

@pho4cexa@tiny.tilde.website thank you! Any hardware setup is on the cards right now, and the lowest amount of RAM that the kind of BASIC that the project deals with is 8 KB. hackaday is an amazing resource, I have had an account on hackaday.io for quite some time now.

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@xiaotuolu@r6xjcr4byvoci6cdmbon2u3vtqlxlfwsfd2dpae7zpqfql5quqmq.mesh.yrabbit.cyou 2026-11-01 00:48

@pho4cexa@tiny.tilde.website @dirtycommo@anticapitalist.party The manufacturer describes them as intended for "single-task specialized applications in larger batches." Furthermore, the links to the datasheets are no longer available(?). https://wch-ic.com/products/productsCenter/mcuInterface?categoryId=94 On the other hand, the RISC-V CH32xx variants offer more memory, have no addressing limitations (32-bit), support not only USB device mode but also USB host mode (!), and the boards are sold in pairs on AliExpress 🤣 https://wch-ic.com/products/productsCenter/mcuInterface?categoryId=76

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