Question of the Month: What is the most important element when choosing a microcontroller to be used in a project?

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We're interested in finding out what considerations are most important to you when choosing a microcontroller. Take the poll and let us know, and please tell us why in the Comments section below!

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dougw over 1 year ago +3

It is essential that the features match the requirements. In the case that multiple microcontrollers include enough features to solve the problem, other criteria come into play. The primary overall criterion…
dougw over 1 year ago in reply to michaelkellett +3

Availability and what you have in the cupboard definitely can dominate the decision.
Gough Lui over 1 year ago +2

For our most recent project, conceived in the middle of a chip shortage - it was availability that was the primary element. If you can't buy it, especially for a project to be developed within a month…

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beacon_dave over 1 year ago

Depends heavily on the project requirements.

Some other important elements not on the above criteria list might be the quality and availability of supporting documentation, training materials, application notes, code libraries, and also if we are talking board level devices here, then board form factor and power consumption.
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beacon_dave over 1 year ago

Depends heavily on the project requirements.

Some other important elements not on the above criteria list might be the quality and availability of supporting documentation, training materials, application notes, code libraries, and also if we are talking board level devices here, then board form factor and power consumption.
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