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

STM32 Family

Developer	STMicroelectronics

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

• 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

ESP32/ESP8266

Developer	Espressif Systems

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

• ESPboy - CHIP-8 interpreter.
• Tamagotchi - Tamagotchi Emulator.

ESP32

• TinyChip8 - CHIP-8 interpreter.
• esp32-gameboy - Game Boy emulator.
• Espeon- Game Boy emulator.
• esp31-smsemu - Sega Master System emulator.
• arduino-esp32
• esplay - Port of Nofrendo (NES emulator), GNUBoy (Game Boy (Color) emulator), SMSPlusGX (SMS and GG and ColecoVision emulator).
• 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)
• esp32-javatari - Port of Javatari, Atari 2600 emulator.
• retroEsp32 - Port of ODROID-GO.
• ZX-ESPectrum-IDF - ZX spectrum emulator.
• tinyCPC - Amstrad CPC emulator.
• Caprice ESP32
• TinyZXSpectrum ZX spectrum emulator.
• Tamagotchi Tamagotchi emulator.

Texas Instruments

TM4C

• TIVA8 - [[|CHIP-8 interpreters|CHIP-8]] interpreter for TM4C123.

See also

Emulators on other systems(edit)

• Calculators: Casio • NumWorks • TI • HP
• Handheld computers: Pandora • DragonBox Pyra • PocketChip
• Mobile: Android • iOS • iPadOS • MRE • Java • LineageOS • GrapheneOS
• Microcontrollers: STM32 • ESP8266 • ESP32 • TM4C
• Home computers: Commodore 64 • VIC-20 • BBC Micro • Tandy Color Computer 2 • Dragon 32/64 • Coleco Adam • ZX Spectrum • Cambridge Z88 • Atari 8-bit • Atari ST • PC-8800 • PC-9800
• Other: Rockbox • watchOS • visionOS • tvOS • webOS • iPod • UEFI • browsers • RetroFW • Arduino • PocketSprite • PICO-8 • TIC-80
• Operating systems:
  • Modern: Windows • Linux • macOS • Windows on ARM • Raspberry Pi • BSD
  • Legacy (Microsoft): DOS • Windows 3.x • Windows 9x • Enterprise Windows NT• Windows XP • Windows 7
  • Legacy (other): IRIX • BeOS • Towns OS • Classic Mac OS • NeXTSTEP • OS/2 • TempleOS • SunsOS
  • Legacy mobile (Microsoft): Windows CE • Pocket PC • Windows Mobile • Windows Phone • Windows RT
  • Legacy mobile (other): MeeGo • Palm OS • Symbian • EPOC • Blackberry OS • MediOS • Zaurus
  • Other: Amiga • AROS • RISC OS • QNX • KaiOS • KolibriOS • MorphOS • Haiku • Maemo • ToaruOS • Solaris • ZealOS • Redox • Fiwix • Minix3 • Sortix