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Re:I like the RP2040 by 0x457 on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @01:42PM (#40649256)
> Worse, is when the datasheet makes this difficult to discern,

That's why I like RP2040 so much. Datasheet is amazing and clear, even for someone like me who hasn't spent too much time in embedded world.

There is a special, much shorter document just for hardware design that makes designing a board that uses RP2040 even easier.

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Re:I like the RP2040 by 15155 on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @07:23PM (#40652811)
The RP2040 has one of the shortest datasheets of any MCU.

Look at any Nordic part or NXP part to see what a datasheet is supposed to look like. 3000+ pages with register documentation and behavioral examples.

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Re:I like the RP2040 by 0x457 on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @07:33PM (#40652891)
To be fair, RP2040 also has the least features compared to those.

I’m not talking size of documentation, but it’s “bio-availability”.

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