US Airspace on a Toothbrush CPU

(faa.caseyhandmer.com)

3 points | by ronfriedhaber 6 hours ago ago

2 comments

  • Kevin_Flynn 5 hours ago ago

    "Every 5 seconds, one full-airspace conflict detection and resolution solve runs on an emulated ESP32-C3"

    Its not on a toothbrush CPU.

    • ronfriedhaber 2 hours ago ago

      It is?

      > "ESP32-C3, the chip in a Wi-Fi toothbrush"

      "ESP32-C3 is a single-core Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5 (LE) microcontroller SoC, based on the open-source RISC-V architecture. It strikes the right balance of power, I/O capabilities and security, thus offering the optimal cost-effective solution for connected devices. The availability of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5 (LE) connectivity not only makes the device's configuration easy, but it also facilitates a variety of use-cases based on dual connectivity."

      One can argue an emulation entails even worse perf.