Which microcontroller is best for you?
Welcome to our very first episode of The Electomaker Educator! In this video, we will explore the most common microcontrollers found in maker projects, what their advantages are, why some may not be appropriate, and which one you should consider using.
▬ Introduction ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Intro 00:00
Microcontroller vs. Microcontroller board 00:35
PIC Microcontrollers 01:56
AVR Microcontrollers 06:10
STM8 Microcontrollers 09:39
STM32 12:05
RP2040 17:57
Who wins? 20:17
What do I use? 21:00
▬ Microcontrollers featured in this video:▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Arduino Uno – R3
https://www.electromaker.io/shop/product/arduino-uno-r3
Nrf52 Dev Kit For Nrf52832 SOC
https://www.electromaker.io/shop/product/nrf52-dev-kit-for-nrf52832-soc
Startusb Pic18f2550 Prototype Board
https://www.electromaker.io/shop/product/startusb-pic18f2550-prototype-board
STM8s 8-bit MCC Discovery Kit
https://www.electromaker.io/shop/product/stm8s-8-bit-mcu-discovery-kit
Mikroe MCU Card 31 For STM32 STM32f745VG
https://www.electromaker.io/shop/product/mcu-card-31-for-stm32-stm32f745vg
Raspberry Pi Pico
https://www.electromaker.io/shop/product/raspberry-pi-pico
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Huh, the esp8266 and esp32 didn’t make it in to this video.
wait, i’m surprised you didnt mention (ESP 32 , ESP 8266 ,…)in ur video given that they are almost as popular as the arduino! ..
it’s the first time for me to learn about stm32, I could swear I thought u were talking about esp32 … i cant get around the fact that u didnt mention it in ur video…. the board has wifi, bluetooth built in with high processor power and more pins than any thing else yet, very cheap!
The Nucleo boards on STM32 have built-in ST-Links, making them easy to program. I prefer this method to the Raspberry Pi Pico boards, and I wish the Picos incorporated something similar. If you want to debug a Pico, you need another Pico to act as a programmer. I do think the Nucleo boards win on this score.
Excelent video. Thank you so much
Am I the only one who had to watch at 75% speed? This guy should do cattle auctions
This seems like a decent video content-wise, but I’ve had all of the annoying music I can take so I am bailing halfway through and will look for other similar videos.
Tensilica (esp32,esp8266,..) are also great ones for hobbies
Creative video, like it, thanks 🙂
hello electro, I hope with all my heart that you are doing wonderfully well for a while now my hard drive ssd pro intel solid drive 2500 series 240gb is no longer working..I have very important files on it..I came across a video in my research which mentioned that I could recover my files by connecting via serial port and integrating it by connecting the STM32 with the SSD board..unfortunately I can’t do it GOD thank you I came across your video so please please help me!!!!!!
Getson Xavier crying 😭😂
Wow you talk alot… I fall asleep
The microcontroller you use generally will be dependent on the angle if it’s a one off project versus making versus making 100 or 1000 microcontroller you use will change because of commercial availability
Good info but turned off due to annoying background music.
I went form 16f family to atmega. Few times have I felt more stupid for not having moved forward early. Linear memory spaces and the possibility to use multiple dedicated pointer registers… Wonder how C could work on Pic. And then, arm cortex blue pill for 2 dolars…
Doesn’t matter for me esp32 is the best.
What if someone was building a human sized robot with ai, so it had to be fast like a fast computer, and has many linear actuators or servos and multiple batteries, cameras, sensors, etc. Is there a board for something like that or do they have to create one?
I just bought some STM32C011 boards from China. They’re supposed to be low cost, cheaper and faster than many 8-bit microcontrollers.
Thank you!👍👍👍
Why is that Arduino uno cost 27.5 $ while it’s 5$ on AliExpress ?