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minus-squareSpikesOtherDog@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoThe firmware is probably going to be the hardest part. I have heard that people who write micro code are rare and far between. That chips for modern boards need to connect to multiple buses. I’m not saying it’s impossible, but it might make a board significant larger.
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoYes, a hardware person I met through a family member said it’s hard and had they known how complex they would have chosen another dicipline
The firmware is probably going to be the hardest part. I have heard that people who write micro code are rare and far between.
That chips for modern boards need to connect to multiple buses. I’m not saying it’s impossible, but it might make a board significant larger.
Yes, a hardware person I met through a family member said it’s hard and had they known how complex they would have chosen another dicipline