PiotrLenarczyk wrote:ESP is a different type of device - for example, the best PWM can be obtained on a dedicated system or a trivial ASIC.
The complexity of the dedicated system and the price of its application have nothing to do with the use of some simple MCU in this application.
PiotrLenarczyk wrote:I would choose some ADUCM361 Analog Devices, but I don't know myself - everyone does what they can.
And I would first think about what I need, and then choose the layout that best suits my needs. Why do you think there are literally thousands of microcontrollers on the market, sometimes with different details? There is no one-size-fits-all solution.
The combination of ESP with the MCU makes sense, as written by col. @tronics , the only question is whether the use of such a simple MCU as in the subject brings a lot. IMHO, there should be a processor with much more extensive peripherals. The core of this processor is secondary, because ESP has enough power, unfortunately it lacks peripherals, which in the embedded world is a very significant disadvantage.