jgalt212 2 days ago

I won't rest until the average microcontroller in an optical mouse is more powerful than a Cray 1.

  • qooiii2 2 days ago

    A lot of touchscreens meet that requirement. Turns out it's often cheaper to solve problems with algorithms than avoid them by design.

  • 1oooqooq 2 days ago

    try as you may, but that mouse will never work as a lounge center piece.

  • kdndnrndn 2 days ago

    I'm not aware of any optical mouse using a general purpose MCU, to my knowledge they are all using ASICs

    • bigfatkitten a day ago

      There are millions, if not tens of millions of USB and PS/2 keyboards and mice out there powered by Cypress MCUs with 8051 cores.

    • sweetcocomoose 2 days ago

      Nordic dominates the market for keyboards and mice. Programmable MCUs with BLE radios are required for any wireless devices.

    • Rohansi 2 days ago

      Some gaming mice do for running RGB lights, macros, or whatever.