Chapter 7. Going Further with Trinket

This chapter rounds out your knowledge of the Trinket and its ATtiny85 microcontroller.

Microcontrollers: Smaller Versus Larger

This book demonstrates the use of the Trinket in over a dozen projects, and creative people find hundreds more uses for it every week. So should the Trinket be recommend the Trinket for all projects? Absolutely not. The Trinket is perfect where it will work effectively: in small-size, low-power projects. For projects requiring additional speed, memory, or digital pins, there are other microcontrollers to consider. Changing platforms often comes at a cost, though: the Trinket is inexpensive compared to other controllers with better hardware. For a hobbyist or manufacturer, cost ...

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