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Is there any kind of micro-processor / micro-controller that can run Blockchain light client?
An example can be Samsung ARTIK: https://www.artik.io
However, it's too big. Is there any other similar but smaller micro-controller that is able to run Blockchain light client?
P.S. 1 : For example, I do not know NODEMCU and ESP8266 are a good choice for this purpose? (example: https://hackaday.com/2018/05/02/using-blockchain-explorer-apis-on-nodemcu/)
P.S. 2 : The projects seem run a blockchain client on a micro-controller:
(1) EthEmbedded (2) Elkrem (3) EthArmbian
P.S. 3 : And also can we consider Raspberry PI as a micro-rocessor / micro-controller? Since apparently, it's possible to install Ethereum Blockchain on it. (more information: https://ethraspbian.com/)
Common CPUs like x86(-64) and ARM are usually classed as microprocessors, and of course people run clients on those. So maybe you can be more specific as to what you mean, and what constraints you are looking to satisfy - physical size, power, word size (16 vs 32 bit), address space, ?? – Nate Eldredge – 2018-08-24T13:47:32.110
Which blockchain? The requirements will depend strongly on what kind of load it is under. Bitcoin Core can run on Raspberry Pi's, but it needs some configuration and is very slow. – Pieter Wuille – 2018-08-24T15:04:16.683
@Pieter Wuille Thank you, apparently, Raspberry PI is not a micro-controller. However, for me any blockchain platform adapted for IoT is fine. – Questioner – 2018-08-24T15:43:44.837
@Nate Eldredge Thank you, for me any small micro-controller appropriate for IoT is fine. ex. I do not know
NODEMCUandESP8266are a good choice for this purpose? Thanks – Questioner – 2018-08-24T15:47:28.800@Pieter Wuille, As an example: https://hackaday.com/2018/05/02/using-blockchain-explorer-apis-on-nodemcu/
– Questioner – 2018-08-24T15:50:39.343@sas That looks like it isn't running a blockchain node at all, but just querying a central server for data. There's nothing blockchain specific about that; it's just querying an API. – Pieter Wuille – 2018-08-24T15:56:49.277
@Pieter Wuille, How about EthEmbedded ? or Elkrem ?
– Questioner – 2018-08-24T16:16:05.067Those look like they're designed for more powerful devices like RPi or Odroid. – Pieter Wuille – 2018-08-24T16:25:51.627
@Pieter Wuille , There is another project entitled. EthArmbian to run
– Questioner – 2018-08-24T16:47:42.220GethorParityEthereum clients.