• Rekall Incorporated@piefed.socialOPM
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      4 months ago

      This page from STMicroelectronics suggests a microwave microcontroller would have about 40 KB of RAM and 256 KB of flash storage.

      I am assuming this is for a relatively mainstream microwave without a bloated interface and ads.

      Although it seems there are mutiple microcontrollers for different components.

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      I don’t get the thing with microwaves, at least where I live, all cheap microwaves have mechanical timers, electronic microwaves are a premium product and cost more.

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        It seems like I saw a couple bottom end underpowered microwaves that are still mechanical, but most here are electronic. Certainly any with useful power (1100-1200w@120v) are electronic. Anything larger that on a single plate are electronic. I don’t know idpf that means I’m looking at premium products, but almost all here are.

        So I have all these buttons I almost never use, all these useless programs. I have to admit the “auto-defrost” program on my current one works really well, but aside from that, I mostly use “+30s”

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          4 months ago

          I find that 700w is enough, I can do anything on it from heating tea to making pizzas and lasagnas.

          All microwave food packages says to heat at 700w anyway.