Memory and peripheral budget
With 16 KB of program Flash and 4 KB of SRAM, the firmware footprint needs to stay lean — think bootloader plus a single application layer, not a full RTOS with graphics stack. The 15 available I/O pins (in the 20-TSSOP) cover a handful of sensor inputs, a serial link, and a few PWM outputs. The 12-bit ADC with 12 multiplexed channels handles analog sensing without an external converter.
Active lifecycle — no near-term obsolescence
ROHS3 compliance is confirmed, so it passes EU and similar regulatory requirements.
