Author: Debashis Das
Banana Pi BPI-M2 Ultra – An Allwinner A40i-Powered SBC with SATA, WiFi, and Enhanced Media Performance
The Banana Pi BPI-M2 Ultra is an Allwinner A40i, Cortex-A7-based SBC which supports a wide -40°C to +85°C industrial temperature range. The SoC was first released in 2018, but the Banana Pi BPI-M2 Ultra is the first board to utilize this SoC. However, using an industrial-grade SoC...
Continue ReadingArduCam PiNSIGHT is An AI Camera Board for the New Raspberry Pi 5
Arducam PiNSIGHT is a 12.3MP auto-focus enabled AI camera board designed to work with the new Raspberry Pi 5 module. It features a Luxonis OAK-SoM, enabling it to run local computer vision algorithms with a processing power of 4 TOPS. The PiNSIGHT AI Mate is mounted beneath the...
Continue ReadingArduCam KingKong – An RPi CM4-Based AI Edge Camera That Combines OAK-SoM
Arducam has recently announced the ArduCam KingKong a Raspberry Pi CM4-based Smart Edge AI camera based on Luxonis OAK-SoM all housed in a compact metal casee. This camera module is similar to the Raspberry Pi 5-powered Arducam PiINSIGHT camera which we've written about in a previous...
Continue ReadingVaaman is an RK3399-Powered SBC with Efinix Trion T120 FPGA
The Vaaman is an RK3399-powered SBC that also includes an Efinix Trion T120 FPGA onboard. The RK3399 SoC can be used for powerful yet energy-efficient computing where as the Efinix Trion T120 FPGA can be used for customizable hardware acceleration. The board is powered by a Rockchip...
Continue ReadingFrom Idea to Chip Design in Minutes – With Tiny Tapeout 6 You Can Design your Custom Silicon for Just $300
With Tiny Tapeout 6, you can design your custom ICs, get them fabricated, and then receive them on a development board, all for only $300. Matthew Venn has announced the launch of Tiny Tapeout 6, an educational program designed to assist beginners with their chip design. Participants...
Continue ReadingPiEEG A Raspberry Pi Shield for Measuring Biosignals like ECG, EMG, and EEG, Available for Just $350
PiEEG is an 8-channel, open-source shield for Raspberry Pi, designed to easily measure EEG, EMG, and ECG biosignals. It's user-friendly and compatible with various electrodes, making it easy to explore complex biosignals without needing specialized equipment. Researchers at Heriot-Watt...
Continue ReadingChoosing the Right Diode – Types and Uses Explained for Beginners
From small LED drivers to rectifiers to Switch Mode Power Supplies (SMPS), the diode is a key component in each of those everyday appliances. They are also used in charging LED indicators and reverse polarity protection circuits in router chargers and many more; diodes are used...
Continue ReadingAnalog Discovery Pro ADP2230 – USB Oscilloscope with Waveform Generator, Logic Analyzer, and Variable Power Supply Available for $749.00
The ADP2230 has 16 digital input/output channels that work with 3.3 V CMOS, can sample up to 125 MS/s, and buffer up to 128 MS per channel. It also includes an analog output channel with a 15 MHz bandwidth and 14-bit resolution, capable of producing standard, modulated, and custom...
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