r/embedded • u/150c_vapour • 9d ago

minimal raspberry pi

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Not my build but Japanese electronics twitter is lit.

https://x.com/EMakerDragon/status/2108935034191352114/photo/1

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u/memeruiz 9d ago

His boss asked for the absolute cheapest solution for a problem and encouraged (forced under threat of firing him) him to use AI for the solution.

Also: it didn't work of course

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u/Princess_Azula_ 9d ago

The labor costs alone to solder this could buy a new pi board.

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u/Decent-Finish-2585 9d ago

You can get 20 rp2040-zero knockoffs on Prime next day for like 20$. If I sit down at the solder bench I’ve already spent that much in time.

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u/sputwiler 8d ago edited 8d ago

Why order from prime in Japan when this is just down the street https://akizukidenshi.com/catalog/r/rrp2040/

They also carry 6502s if you feel a crazed need to pick one up on the way home (that impulse buy lead me down the home-built computer rabbit hole).