Emulators on microcontrollers
Barebones Note: what is a microcontroller?
Barebones Response: A microcontroller (MCU) is a small, self-contained computer on a single chip, integrating a processor, memory, and programmable input/output (I/O) peripherals, designed for specific tasks in embedded systems, unlike general-purpose CPUs in PCs. They power countless devices, from home appliances (microwaves, TVs) and office machines (printers) to cars and IoT gadgets, by executing dedicated code for monitoring sensors, controlling motors, and managing functions. Microcontrollers are efficient for real-time control due to their focus on single tasks, making them essential for automation, robotics, and interactive electronics. (I don't think you can play Atari games on a printer though.)
STMicroelectronics
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Barebones Note: what is the STM32
Barebones Response: STM32 refers to a popular family of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) and microprocessors (MPUs) from STMicroelectronics, built around ARM Cortex-M processors, offering high performance, low power, diverse peripherals (ADC, SPI, USB), and ease of development, with scalable series (like F0, F4, L, H7) for cost-sensitive to high-end applications, supported by extensive tools like STM32Cube and Nucleo boards.
STM32
[edit | edit source]- CHIP-8 STM32 - CHIP-8 interpreter.
- CHIP-8 STM32 - CHIP-8 interpreter.
- STM32 SNES Emulator - [[SNES emulator.
- STM32 NeS - NES emulator.
- ZXSTM - ZX Spectrum emulator.
- STM32Gameboy - Game Boy emulator.
Espressif Systems
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Barebones Note: what is the ESP series?
Barebones Response: The ESP series microcontrollers, developed by Espressif Systems, are popular, low-cost system-on-chip (SoC) devices primarily known for integrating Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. They are widely used in Internet of Things (IoT) applications due to their versatility, performance, and energy efficiency.
ESP8266
[edit | edit source]- ESPboy - CHIP-8 interpreter.
- Tamagotchi - Tamagotchi Emulator.
ESP32
[edit | edit source]- Anemoia-ESP32 – A performant NES emulator for the ESP32.
- arduino-esp32 – Arduino core.
- BasiliskII ESP32 – BasiliskII Macintosh 68k emulator ported to ESP32-P4 / M5Stack Tab5 - Run classic Mac OS on embedded hardware.
- Caprice ESP32 – A port of the Caprice32 Amstrad CPC emulator.
- Cardputer Game Station – A multi-system emulator launcher for the M5Stack Cardputer (NES, GB/GBC, SMS, GG).
- ESP32-NESEMU – Port of Nofrendo, NES emulator.
- esp 8bit – Atari 8-bit emulator, port of Nofrendo (NES emulator), port of SMSPlus (Sega Master System emulator).
- esp31-smsemu – Sega Master System emulator.
- esp32-javatari – Port of Javatari, Atari 2600 emulator.
- esp32-gameboy – Game Boy emulator.
- esp32_mac – Game Boy emulator.
- Espeon – A Macintosh Plus emulator running on the Waveshare ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-2.8B board.
- esplay – Port of Nofrendo (NES emulator), GNUBoy (Game Boy (Color) emulator), SMSPlusGX (SMS and GG and ColecoVision emulator).
- Galagino – A Galaga, Pac-Man and Donkey Kong arcade emulator.
- retroEsp32 – Port of ODROID-GO.
- Tamagotchi – Tamagotchi emulator.
- TinyChip8 – CHIP-8 interpreter.
- tinyCPC – Amstrad CPC emulator.
- TinyZXSpectrum – ZX spectrum emulator.
- ZX-ESPectrum-IDF – ZX spectrum emulator.