I tried the Cheapest Arduino Alternative (that Nobody heard of)

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In this video we will be having a look at another Arduino Microcontroller alternative: the Holtek Microcontrollers from Taiwan. These are some of the cheapest microcontrollers you can get and they offer lots of useful features. So how easy are they to program and would I recommend using them? Let's find out!

Useful Websites for Holtek Programming:
https://www.instructables.com/Getting-Started-With-Holtek-Microcontrollers/
https://www.holtek.com/webapi/116711/HT66F002_0025_003_004v230.pdf
https://www.holtek.com/webapi/116711/HT66F0176v131.pdf
https://www.holtek.com/WebAPI/Holtek_e-Link_for_8-bit_MCU_OCDS_User_s_Guide_En.pdf/84d53516-918f-4b14-a087-5c47381cfe3a
https://www.holtek.com/WebAPI/UploadFiles/Documents/Media/HoltekDataMigration/188787/Holtek_e-Link_QA_Ver103_EN.pdf
https://cika.com/soporte/Information/Holtek/Microcontrollers/8-bit/DevTools/HT-IDE3000_ProgrammersGuideClanguage.pdf
https://www.bestmodulescorp.com/dev16nsop002.html
https://www.holtek.com/webapi/116745/an0446e.pdf

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0:00 I need a CHEAP uC!
1:40 Intro
2:30 What features do we need?
3:42 HT66F002 Feature Overview
4:17 How to Program it?
5:15 Output Feature Blink
7:07 Input Feature
7:48 PWM Feature
9:04 ADC Feature
10:07 Sleep Mode (Low Power)
10:45 I2C Problem!
11:53 Verdict