[jamesone111] bought a Transcend WifiSD card, presumably for photography, but it may just have been because he heard that they’re actually tiny Linux servers. He read a post about these cards…
Don’t forget that every recent Intel CPU contains an extra 486-based system on a chip running a stripped-down version of Minix (a predecessor of Linux), to implement the remote management engine.
Nope, it runs FreeRTOS, but it’s still cool that I can build an internet-connected smart device in a package the size of your big toe nail using open software.
Completely crazy. There are many flash devices with a controller on it, so a small computer, but that this thing has wifi is completely mind boggling.
Don’t forget that every recent Intel CPU contains an extra 486-based system on a chip running a stripped-down version of Minix (a predecessor of Linux), to implement the remote management engine.
May I present the ESP32?
https://www.espressif.com/en/products/socs/esp32
Us hobbyists have been playing with it for years. Dual core too.
Well tbf it’s just a microcontroller, it doesn’t run Linux
Nope, it runs FreeRTOS, but it’s still cool that I can build an internet-connected smart device in a package the size of your big toe nail using open software.
Yep, I go for it for almost every project I do, also because of the price. The amount of features you get for like 5 or 6 dollars is crazy.
MCUs can run Linux.
I don’t use Espriff products so no idea if it is available for the ESP32.