The article says: "The Pizzicato digital radio transmitter consists of an integrated circuit outputting a single stream of bits, and an antenna ".
That doesn't sound like 'Purely from Microprocessor Tech' to me. It sounds like a strap-on peripheral chip, which is not at all 'Purely microprocessor.'
That's a bit harsh and fails to see the significance.
From the article: "There are no analog circuits, no filters, no chokes, none of the traditional circuitry and components expected in a radio transmitter."
If it can be built as an peripheral chip, it can also be built onto the same silicon as a microprocessor.
It doesn't say it is a microprocessor, but done with "microprocessor tech" which seems to imply they mean it can be made in the same way a microprocessor can.
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B.S. Alert (Score:5, Insightful)
No actual info in article, just hype and buzzwords.
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You mean like IoT? I cringe when I see that lol.
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The article says: "The Pizzicato digital radio transmitter consists of an integrated circuit outputting a single stream of bits, and an antenna ".
That doesn't sound like 'Purely from Microprocessor Tech' to me. It sounds like a strap-on peripheral chip, which is not at all 'Purely microprocessor.'
Re:B.S. Alert (Score:1)
That's a bit harsh and fails to see the significance.
From the article: "There are no analog circuits, no filters, no chokes, none of the traditional circuitry and components expected in a radio transmitter."
If it can be built as an peripheral chip, it can also be built onto the same silicon as a microprocessor.
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Right. Then it's a peripheral chip embedded onto the same die as a microprocessor. And still not a microprocessor.
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