Global chip shortage may soon turn into an oversupply crisis

Re:Global chip shortage may soon turn into an oversupply crisis by javcasas on Sunday February 27, 2022 @05:36PM (#30493455)

Is there a 8051-based microcontroller with the usual FLASH memory and with tools to program it like a PLC?

Hardware should be programmed like PLCs, we are just overcomplicating most hardware stuff by throwing OO & FP at it.

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Re:Global chip shortage may soon turn into an oversupply crisis by codebje on Sunday February 27, 2022 @10:24PM (#30496026)

Squillions of them. Microchip, Silicon Labs, Infineon, and Maxim all produce such µCs, like the Silicon Labs EFM8BB - up to 50MHz, a small handful of kb of program space, a smaller on-die RAM, off you go. Or pick a more specialised IC like the Cypress FX2LP family of USB controllers - they embed an 8051 core so you can apply firmware using cheap, widely available tools.

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