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YuzukiNeko – A Linux-capable Allwinner F101 RISC-V SBC with Raspberry Pi Pico form factor
Published: September 7, 2026 17:01
YuzukiHD has made another open-source hardware Linux SBC. YuzukiNeko is a Raspberry Pi Pico-sized single board computer powered by a new Allwinner F101 RISC-V SoC. The Allwinner F101 processor features a single 1.008 GHz C907 RISC-V core, 8MB or 16 MB…
Reverse Engineering Without CAD Data: How MetroY Ultra Turns Physical Parts into Digital Designs (Sponsored)
Published: September 7, 2026 10:00
When the Part Exists, but the Data Doesn’t Reverse engineering often starts with a physical part but no reliable digital data. In restoration and customization, manual measurement can provide basic dimensions, but it becomes limiting when complex curves,…
XIAO SAMD21 Plus and RP2350 Plus USB-C boards get additional GPIO pins, integrated Li-ion battery management
Published: September 7, 2026 01:07
Seeed Studio has expanded its XIAO Plus Series introduced in 2025, with the XIAO SAMD21 Plus and XIAO RP2350 Plus USB-C boards adding several GPIOs and integrated Li-ion battery management to the XIAO (SAMD21) and XIAO RP2040, launched in 2020 and 2021,…
ACEMAGIC Kron Mini K5 Review – Part 2: A $400 Intel Core 3 304 Wildcat Lake mini PC tested with Windows 11 Pro
Published: September 6, 2026 07:34
After checking out the hardware of the ACEMAGIC Kron Mini K5 with an unboxing and a teardown in the first part of the review, we’ve now had time to test the Intel Core 3 304 Wildcat Lake mini PC in more depth with Windows 11 Pro. So in this article, we’ll…
OpenTrailPaper transforms LILYGO T5 E-Paper S3 Pro devkit into a DIY e‑paper bike computer
Published: September 5, 2026 08:01
OpenTrailPaper is an open-source, DIY e-paper bike computer project comprised of firmware for the ESP32-S3-based T5 E-Paper S3 Pro devkit and Android and iOS companion apps for maps, routes, and settings. It shows ride data and offline maps, follows…
ArduinoCore-Zephyr 1.0.0 adds support for Arduino VENTUNO Q, updates to Zephyr 4.4.1, and more
Published: September 4, 2026 10:27
Arduino has just announced the release of ArduinoCore-Zephyr version 1.0.0, with new hardware support, including the VENTUNO Q SBC, an updated Zephyr 4.4.1 base, support for the Nicla Vision camera, and various fixes and improvements. Arduino first…
Petoi Quaddle – A mini robot dog for physical AI experimentation (Crowdfunding)
Published: September 4, 2026 08:03
If you are not into ducks, but still would like to play around with physical AI, the Petio Quaddle is a mini robot dog equipped with 4 servos controlling its legs and is designed to help people learn robotics, coding, AI, and 3D printing. The robot is…
TinyGo 0.42 adds support for 87 Puya PY32 MCU variants and two EmbedFire boards
Published: September 4, 2026 04:33
CNXSoft: This is a guest post by Pavel Burgr, who recently added Puya PY32 MCU support to TinyGo 0.42, the latest version of the Go compiler for microcontrollers. We first covered TinyGo in 2019, and the project is still going strong with 17.7k stars, 1.1k…
Amlogic A311Y3 Cortex-A78/A55 Edge AI system-on-module delivers up to 8 TOPS
Published: September 3, 2026 13:46
Boardcon CM311Y3 system-on-module (SoM) is powered by an Amlogic A311Y3 octa-core Cortex-A78/A55 SoC with an 8 TOPS NPU and targets 4K video surveillance systems, AI edge computing devices, interactive terminals, enterprise thin clients, and autonomous…
Artery AT32F406 and AT32F408 Cortex-M4F MCUs feature optional high-speed USB OTG PHY
Published: September 3, 2026 09:40
Artery Technology AT32F406 and AT32F408 are two new Arm Cortex-M4F MCUs running at up to 216 MHz, with the F408 adding USB OTG High-Speed and an integrated PHY for industrial automation, IoT, USB accessories, and gaming peripherals. The AT32F406/F408…
TickrCast – An ESP32-S3 HUB75 LED ticker display with server-side rendering and OTA (Crowdfunding)
Published: September 3, 2026 08:02
Layered Ventures LLC has launched the TickrCast, an expandable HUB75 LED ticker display built around an ESP32-S3. The TickrCast ships as a full consumer product designed to display live esports data, traditional sports scores, social media metrics, and…
DIY ESP32-P4 weather station & air quality monitor connects to LoRa and ESP-NOW sensors, various weather APIs
Published: September 3, 2026 04:55
Harald Kreuzer has built an ESP32-P4 weather station and air quality monitor that features a 10.1-inch dashboard display and a built-in Sensirion SEN66 sensor for particulate matter, CO2, VOC, and NOX, and connects to wireless LoRa and ESP-NOW sensors. The…
LightMake L4 3D printer features four independent heads for simultaneous or multi-color printing (Crowdfunding)
Published: September 2, 2026 10:55
The LightMake L4 is a desktop 3D printer with four independent printing heads for high-throughput multi-color, multi-material, and batch production. It uses four independently controlled printheads and linear-motor motion instead of conventional belts,…
GPIBee (UsbGpib V3) USB-to-GPIB adapter gains Ethernet (PoE), but launches as closed-source hardware
Published: September 2, 2026 10:13
Last December, we wrote about XyphroLabs’s UsbGpib open-source hardware, affordable, and portable USB-to-GPIB adapter designed for legacy GPIB/IEEE-488 instruments and offering modern hardware and software. At the time, the UsbGpib V3 was also in the works…
Circuit Valley CHC5 – A modular USB, HDMI, and Ethernet camera system (Crowdfunding)
Published: September 2, 2026 07:25
Circuit Valley’s CHC5 is a modular camera system based on a Core board powered by an AMD/Xilinx Zynq-7020 SoC FPGA, a range of interface boards with USB, HDMI, or Ethernet (PoE), various sensor boards, and a metal enclosure. The solution can be customized…
Qualcomm introduces Dragonwing Q-2390 and IQ-2390 for consumer and industrial AIoT applications
Published: September 1, 2026 14:24
Qualcomm has announced the Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-2390 and IQ-2390 quad-core Cortex-A78/A55 processors for AIoT consumer, commercial and industrial applications. The Dragonwing Q-2390 processor is designed for commercial and consumer devices, notably for…
Makera Z1 Desktop CNC Review – Smart milling, 4-axis module, and 5W laser engraving
Published: September 1, 2026 10:51
The Makera Z1 Desktop CNC is a desktop CNC machine designed for milling and engraving work that requires precision. The fully enclosed machine features an aluminum structure, offers a 200 × 200 × 100 mm work volume, and is suitable for wood, plastic,…
ArmSoM Sige6 Allwinner A733 SBC features up to 128GB soldered-on eMMC flash, 16GB LPDDR5
Published: September 1, 2026 06:41
ArmSoM Sige6 is yet another SBC powered by the Allwinner A733 octa-core SoC, offered in a credit card form factor with up to 128GB soldered-on eMMC flash and up to 16GB LPDDR5. The single board computer features a microSD card slot and an M.2 M-key PCIe…