I think RP2xxx is best for screens and GUIs. So a game console and similar.
PIO looks like it's good for a lot of digital interfaces as well. I know DVI and VGA have been proven on PIO for example and there's probably all kinds of 80s and 90s chips that need emulators or replacements that RP2xxx would be good for.
So there is definitely a niche for RP2xxx chips. But it's not in power control, motor control or the like. And since it's not quite strong enough for Linux, it's a hassle to run Web Communications (wget/curl) off of it either.
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But traditionally, game consoles were an MPU market not a microcontroller market. And if I were making a modern hobby game console, Linux capabilities would be on the top of my list to make everything more convenient. And it's really not that expensive these days to reach into proper Linux / DDR2 / NAND Flash.
I think RP2xxx is best for screens and GUIs. So a game console and similar.
PIO looks like it's good for a lot of digital interfaces as well. I know DVI and VGA have been proven on PIO for example and there's probably all kinds of 80s and 90s chips that need emulators or replacements that RP2xxx would be good for.
So there is definitely a niche for RP2xxx chips. But it's not in power control, motor control or the like. And since it's not quite strong enough for Linux, it's a hassle to run Web Communications (wget/curl) off of it either.
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But traditionally, game consoles were an MPU market not a microcontroller market. And if I were making a modern hobby game console, Linux capabilities would be on the top of my list to make everything more convenient. And it's really not that expensive these days to reach into proper Linux / DDR2 / NAND Flash.