Author: Debashis Das
Mixtile Zigbee and Z-Wave 2-in-1 mPCIe Interface Cost Only $19.90
The Mixtile Zigbbee & Z-Wave Interface card is designed to provide Zigbee & Z-Wave capabilities to IoT gateways and other devices. The module has an M.2 connector and can be integrated with the Home Assistant and other similar dev platforms. The module is relatively inexpensive...
Continue ReadingApple’s Embedded Swift Programming Language Now Supports ESP32-C6, nRF52840, RP2040 and other MCUs
Apple has recently released a beta version of Embedded Swift programming language that is said to work with ESP32-C6, Pi RP2040, STM32F7, and nRF52840 microcontrollers. Additionally, the company has also developed example codes for matter protocol based on ESP-IDF and ESP-Matter SDKs...
Continue ReadingJieLi Tech AC6329C4 is Another low cost MCU but with Bluetooth 5.0 Support
JieLi Technology AC6329C4 is a 35 cents MCU that also has support for Bluetooth 5.0, it also has several I/Os, ADC, PWM, and other features. The MCU is very similar to the CH32V003 MCU in terms of cost but the main difference is that the CH32V003 does not have Bluetooth support but the...
Continue ReadingWaveshare PCIe-Based 5G HAT for Raspberry Pi 5 is Compatible with SIMCOM and Quectel Modules
Waveshare PCIe-Based 5G HAT+ for Raspberry Pi 5 enables high-speed 5G/4G/3G networking for the Pi. It supports multiple SIMCom/Quectel 5G modules such as Quectel RM502Q-AE and is compatible with both Raspberry Pi OS and OpenWRT. The HAT features a Type-C port for connecting to...
Continue ReadingESP32-Based FluidNC TMC2209 CNC Controller runs FluidNC open-source firmware
FluidNC TMC2209 Pen/Laser CNC Controller is an ESP32-based 2-axis CNC controller with FluidNC firmware. This CNC controller is designed for machines that use stepper motors on 2 axes. These include pen drawing machines, laser cutters/engravers, sand plotters, etc. It also has an RC...
Continue ReadingArduino ESP32 Core 3.0.0 Released, but PlatformIO Support Still in Question
Espressif Systems has now released a stable version of ESP32 Arduino Core 3.0.0 with support for ESP32-C6 and ESP32-H2 MCUs based on the ESP-IDF 5.1.4 framework. As usual, you can now use this latest version of IDF in your Arduino IDE, but at the time of writing it's unclear whether...
Continue ReadingRPGA Feather is an RP2040 and iCE40 FPGA Powered Dev Board in A Adafruit Feather From Factor
RPGA Feather by Oak Development Technologies is an RP2040 and iCE40FPGA-powered development board in an Adafruit Feather form factor. The board is tiny and features an MCP73831 1S LiPo charger, a USB 2.0 Type-C connector for power and programming, and an RGB LED driven by the...
Continue ReadingMekotronics R57 is A Rockchip RK3576 Powred fanless mini PC with dual GbE Ethernet and 6 TOPS AI Power
Mekotronics R57 is a fanless AI mini-PC powered by a Rockchip RK3576 octa-core Cortex-A72/A53 SoC SoC. Other than that it has dual GbE Ethernet, 6 TOPS NPU RS232, RS485, and digital inputs and outputs, and in terms of RAM and Storage it includes up to 4GB LPDDR5, a 32GB eMMC...
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