Why the 512-byte RAM matters more than the Flash count
That RAM budget is the hard constraint for this part: a modest sensor-fusion stack, a small UART buffer, and maybe one or two ADC result arrays fit. The 8 KB Flash holds a lean firmware image without a bootloader staging area — plan for factory-programmed or one-time field updates via the internal Flash routines. The 40-VFQFN exposed-pad package (6x6 mm body) needs a thermal via stitch under the pad if continuous dissipation approaches 400 mA.
No last-time-buy notice or end-of-life schedule has been published.
Package and footprint — 40-VQFN with exposed pad
The 32 available I/O lines run through the 40 pins; the remaining eight pins cover supply, ground, and the internal oscillator.
