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I for one is always looking for low cost chips with CAN and I guess lower than the price for Texas Instruments MSPM0G3505 and MSPM0G3506 it will not be.

https://www.ti.com/microcontrollers-mcus-processors/arm-based-microcontrollers/arm-cortex-m0-mcus/products.html#p2192=CAN

I which ST also followed this trend. They have similar low cost but not with CAN afaik.

In an ideal smart home, the explosion of cheap WiFi and Bluetooth chips has allowed hundreds of small wireless devices to control the switches, lights, and everything else required for a “sma…

Source: A Smart Home That CAN Do It All | Hackaday

• 345 max size frames /second (219 bytes payload). ~30 ms per frame.
• ~ 640kbps encrypted with AES128.

A standard VSCP frame has payload that is much lower so we talk 10 ms per frame.

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Other droplets

https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2019/02/new-periodic-table-classifies-droplet-motions

Just a local file firmware update on an Droplet Alpha node. There are two ways to update firmware. From a web server or by uploading a file from the local disk.

Beta and Gamma nodes can be updated over the Droplet protocol. No wifi involved.

These services are available for all Espressif SoCs supporting the Matter protocol, and reduce manufacturing complexities while also safeguarding CSA standards.

Source: Espressif Launches Certificate Generation and Pre-provisioning Services for Matter-Compatible Devices | Espressif Systems