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The Waveshare ESP32-S3 1.69-inch touch display is a development board that uses an ESP32-S3 as the main controller. The board features a 240×280 touchscreen LCD that supports 262K colors and is ...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/17/esp32-s3-1-69-inch-touch-display-features-6-axis-imu-rtc-uart/

SONOFF Zigbee Bridge Ultra, also known as ZBBridge-U, is a Zigbee 3.0 gateway and Matter Bridge powered by a 1.5 GHz Rockchip RV1109 dual-core processor and equipped with Silicon Labs EFR32MG21 m...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/17/sonoff-zigbee-bridge-ultra-zbbridge-u-zigbee-3-0-gateway-and-matter-bridge-supports-up-to-256-sub-devices/

HackBat is an open-source hardware pen-testing device designed for hackers and makers and equipped with a Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller, an ESP8266 WiFi module, a sub-GHz RF transceiver, NF...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/16/hackbat-diy-open-source-hardware-flipper-zero-alternative-features-raspberry-pi-rp2040-mcu-esp8266-wifi-module-rf-transceiver/

The Car Base Board from Applying Microcontroller Solutions is a modular platform for building robot car projects powered by the WeAct Studio Black Pill development board. The Black Pill board is ...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/16/build-robot-car-car-base-board-stm32f411-black-pill-board/

Jean-Luc noted the MemryX MX3 edge AI accelerator module while covering the DeGirum ORCA M.2 and USB Edge AI accelerators last month, so today, we’ll have a look at this AI chip and correspondi...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/16/memryx-mx3-edge-ai-accelerator-delivers-up-to-5-tops-is-offered-in-die-package-and-m-2-and-mpcie-modules/

Designed specifically for the Raspberry Pi 5 SBC, the 52Pi W01 U2500 HAT offers support for M.2 M-key NVMe SSDs (2230, 2242, 2260, and 2280) along with a 2.5GbE (2.5 Gbps Ethernet port) using a R...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/16/52pi-w01-u2500-hat-2-5gbe-nvme-ssd-raspberry-pi-5/

Several companies have unveiled SMARC 2.1 compliant system-on-modules powered by the NXP i.MX 95 AI SoC, and today we’ll look at the ADLINK LEC-IMX95 and iWave Systems iW-RainboW-G61M and relat...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/15/nxp-i-mx-95-smarc-2-1-system-on-modules-adlink-lec-imx95-and-iwave-iw-rainbow-g61m/

Machdyne’s Blaustahl is a USB storage device equipped with a Raspberry Pi RP2040 MCU and 8KB of FRAM with a potential lifespan of over 200 years and designed for long-term storage of text up to...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/15/blaustahl-usb-storage-device-8kb-fram-200-years-data-retention/

GEEKOM A8 is an AI mini PC based on the powerful AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS (or Ryzen 7 8845HS) AI processor with AMD Radeon 780M Graphics, up to 64GB DDR5 memory, up to 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD support for up t...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/15/geekom-a8-amd-ryzen-9-8945hs-ai-mini-pc-review-specs-unboxing-teardown-first-boot/

PiEEG has launched the ardEEG shield specially designed for the Arduino UNO R4 WiFi and capable of measuring biosignals such as those used in electroencephalography (EEG), electromyography (EMG),...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/15/ardeeg-shield-works-with-arduino-uno-r4-wifi-for-biosignals-measurement/

Arduino Education’s Arduino Alvik is a 3-wheel educational robot that was initially unveiled at the Bett 2024 show in London and designed to teach robotics, programming, and other STEAM subject...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/14/arduino-alvik-is-a-3-wheel-robot-designed-for-steam-education/

The official Raspberry Pi M.2 HAT+ is finally out for $12. The add-on board allows users to connect M.2 M-key peripherals, mainly NVMe SSDs, but also AI accelerators, to their Raspberry Pi 5 leve...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/14/official-raspberry-pi-m-2-hat-launched-for-12/

SparkFun has announced the M7E Hecto, a ‘simultaneous’ RFID reader in a compact form factor and high-performance capabilities. The RFID reader is powered by Jadak’s Hecto module (M7E-HECTO)...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/14/sparkfun-m7e-hecto-simultaneous-rfid-reader-usb-c-up-to-5m-range/

Rockchip RK2118G and RK2118M smart audio microcontrollers based on a dual-core Star-SE Armv8-M processor, an NPU for smart AI audio processor, three DSPs, 1024KB SRAM, optional DDR memory in pack...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/14/rockchip-rk2118g-rk2118m-dual-core-star-se-armv8-m-microcontrollers-target-smart-audio-applications/

Last December, we wrote about the Rockchip RK3566-powered Radxa Zero 3W WiFi 6 SBC and noted that the Radxa Zero 3E with gigabit Ethernet and optional PoE supports would be coming soon with about...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/14/radxa-zero-3e-sbc-offers-gigabit-ethernet-and-poe-in-raspberry-pi-zero-2-w-form-factor/

The Waveshare Thermal Imaging Camera module comes in two variants, namely the Thermal-45/90 Camera Raspberry Pi HAT and Thermal-45/90 USB Camera. The main difference between the two is that the H...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/14/waveshare-thermal-imaging-camera-module-raspberry-pi-hat-or-usb-c-model-80x62-resolution-dual-fov-options-45-90/

The AURGA viewer is an HDMI and USB dongle with WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity that plugs into any system with HDMI output and can convert any smartphone, tablet, or laptop with a touchscreen di...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/13/aurga-viewer-convert-tablet-smartphone-into-a-touchscreen-display-for-pc-motherboard/

We have covered announcements about early NXP i.MX 93-based system-on-modules such as the ADLINK OSM-IMX93 and Ka-Ro Electronics’ QS93, as well as products integrating the higher-end NXP i.MX 9...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/13/nxp-i-mx-93-based-system-on-modules-launched-by-myir-variscite-and-compulab/

Linus Torvalds has just announced the release of Linux 6.9 on LKML: So Thorsten is still reporting a few regression fixes that haven’t made it to me yet, but none of them look big or worrisome ...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/13/linux-6-9-release-main-changes-arm-risc-v-and-mips-architectures/

The Waveshare ESP32-S3-Matrix is a microcontroller development board designed for AIoT applications, featuring a larger 8×8 RGB LED matrix (64 LEDs) compared to the 5×5 RGB LED matrix (25 LEDs)...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/13/esp32-s3-matrix-board-features-64-leds-20-gpio-pins-9-axis-attitude-sensor-for-robotics-and-motion-control-applications/

Oak Development Technologies has recently announced Lattice FeatherWing – An iCE40-based development board designed to be controlled by Adafruit Feather. Previously we wrote about the IcyBlue F...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/13/lattice-featherwing-ice40-add-on-fpga-board-for-adafruit-feather/

Today, We will review the Cytron Maker Uno RP2040 development board combining the Arduino UNO form factor with the Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller that makes it programmable with the Arduino ...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/12/maker-uno-rp2040-review-arduino-ide-micro-servo-soil-moisture-sensor-ultrasonic-sensor-i2c-oled/

I’ve just received a kit comprised of an ODROID-H4+ SBC along with a Type 3 enclosure taking up to four 2.5-inch SATA drives and related accessories for review. I’ll start with an unboxing, f...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/11/odroid-h4-plus-kit-review-part-1-unboxing-h4-type-3-case-assembly-and-first-boot/

Banana Pi BPI-F3 single board computer (SBC) is powered by the same SpacemiIT K1 octa-core 64-bit RISC-V SoC with 2TOP AI accelerator found in the upcoming Muse Book RISC-V laptop. The board come...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/10/banana-pi-bpi-f3-sbc-spacemit-k1-octa-core-risc-v-ai-soc/

XGO-Rider is a two-wheel self-balancing robot with an ESP32 controller for motor and servo control, USB-C charging, etc… and a choice between a Raspberry Pi CM4 module or a BBC Micro:bit board ...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/10/xgo-rider-2-wheel-self-balancing-robot-esp32-controller-raspberry-pi-cm4-or-bbc-microbit/

SONOFF Micro Zibgee USB Smart adapter, or SONOFF ZBMicro for shorts, is a Zigbee 3.0 USB adaptor to remotely control USB devices via your smartphone app or home automation solution based on Home ...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/10/sonoff-zbmicro-zigbee-usb-smart-adapter-adds-any-usb-device-to-your-smart-home-setup/

Sipeed MaixCAM is an AI camera based on SOPHGO SG2002 RISC-V (and Arm, and 8051) SoC with a 1 TOPS NPU that takes up to 5MP camera modules and comes with a 2.3-inch color touchscreen display. The...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/10/sipeed-maixcam-risc-v-ai-camera-devkit-5mp-camera-2-3-inch-display-gpio/

WCH CH32V006 RISC-V microcontroller is an upgrade to the 10-cent CH32V003 microcontroller with more I/Os, up to four times the memory, storage, a wider supply voltage range, the addition of a Tou...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/09/wch-ch32v006-risc-v-microcontroller-adds-more-i-os-memory-and-storage-compared-to-ch32v003/

Ludwik Leibler a Polish-born French physicist and his team from the Laboratoire Matière Molle et Chimie at ESPCI ParisTech created a new class of plastics known as “vitrimers” and material r...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/09/recyclable-pcb-made-from-vitrimers/

QEMU 9.0 open-source emulator just came out the other day, and it brings on board major updates and improvements to Arm, RISC-V, HPPA, LoongArch, and s390x emulation. But the most notable updates...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/09/qemu-9-0-released-raspberry-pi-4-loongarch-kvm-acceleration/

Openterface Mini-KVM compact, open-source hardware KVM-over-USB device with HDMI and audio inputs which connects over a USB-C port to the host computer. We’ve seen quite a few low-cost KVM-over...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/09/openterface-mini-kvm-affordable-kvm-over-usb-device/

Raspberry Pi Connect software, currently in beta, aims to make remote access to the Raspberry Pi boards even easier and more secure by using a web browser and minimal configuration needed. It’s...

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/08/raspberry-pi-connect-software-makes-remote-access-to-raspberry-pi-boards-easier/