This study presents a novel approach by implementing an active memristor in a hyperchaotic discrete system, based on a cubic map, which is implemented by using two different microcontrollers. The key contributions of this work are threefold. The use of two microcontrollers with improved characteristics, such as speed and memory, for faster and more accurate computations significantly improves upon previous systems. Also, for the first time, an active memristor is used in a discrete-time system, which is implemented by using a microcontroller. Furthermore, the system is compared with two different types of microcontrollers regarding the execution time and the quality of the produced bifurcation diagrams. The proposed memristive cubic map uses computationally efficient polynomial functions, which are well suited to microcontroller-based systems, in contrast to more resource-intensive trigonometric and exponential functions. Bifurcation diagrams and a Lyapunov exponent analysis from simulating the system in Mathematica revealed hyperchaotic behavior, along with other significant dynamical phenomena, such as regular orbits, chaotic trajectories, and transitions to chaos through mechanisms like period doubling and crisis phenomena. Experimental verification confirmed the consistency of the results across microcontroller platforms, underscoring the practicality and potential applications of active memristor-based chaotic systems.
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