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<blockquote data-quote="Per SÃ¸vik" data-source="post: 115064" data-attributes="member: 1285">Re: X32 Discussion[ATTACH]153090[/ATTACH]No, I assume the connector on the bottom is the connection to the main board, and there seems to be no other connectors. Although the processor has built in lcd and touchscreen support and lots of other stuff, unless there are connectors on the other side of the pcb, I guess only parts of the capabilities are utilized. A picture of the flip-side would of course confirm a lot, including how much of the package is actually connected. It seems funny to include a processor with certain capabilities and only using a fraction, but it is a matter of price, if it is cheaper than other chips with the needed capabilities, then it makes total sense to be wasteful, I just don&#039;t know, simply speculating.Update: Deepthroat came through with another image, of the underside of the board with more contacts, so it looks like this cpu/mcu performs more tasks than I initially assumed, but I will leave it to Robert to provide the insight, see post above.[ATTACH]153091[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Per SÃ¸vik, post: 115064, member: 1285"] Re: X32 Discussion [ATTACH=CONFIG]153090.vB5-legacyid=9257[/ATTACH] No, I assume the connector on the bottom is the connection to the main board, and there seems to be no other connectors. Although the processor has built in lcd and touchscreen support and lots of other stuff, unless there are connectors on the other side of the pcb, I guess only parts of the capabilities are utilized. A picture of the flip-side would of course confirm a lot, including how much of the package is actually connected. It seems funny to include a processor with certain capabilities and only using a fraction, but it is a matter of price, if it is cheaper than other chips with the needed capabilities, then it makes total sense to be wasteful, I just don't know, simply speculating. Update: Deepthroat came through with another image, of the underside of the board with more contacts, so it looks like this cpu/mcu performs more tasks than I initially assumed, but I will leave it to Robert to provide the insight, see post above. [ATTACH=CONFIG]153091.vB5-legacyid=9258[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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