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kristoff <kristoff@skypro.be> writes:
> Only NXP makes cortex-M MCUs in DIP packate: the LPC1114 and the
> LPC810. The latter is a DIP8 package like the ATtiny-series.

Yes I know about those but they're not really comparable.

> maple mini...  You can buy clones from then from the wellknown Chinese
> webshops for a couple of euros / dollars, 

That's interesting and worth keeping in mind.  I'd seen the maple mini
before but didn't know about these clones.

> and it is actually a cortex M3 running at 72 Mhz, so quite
> powerfull.

In reality the AVR is more than powerful enough for most of the things
they are used for: monitor a few pushbuttons, turn a light on and off,
etc.  High computational power has its uses but I'm also interested in
micropower devices where the cpu runs at a few khz, just enough to run
an RTC and a few gpio inputs.