Author: Tope Oluyemi

Over the past few years, we have seen companies unveil their Alexa Connect Kit (ACK) for smart homes, like the STM32GO71. However, ESpressif has announced its forthcoming Alexa Connect Kit (ACK) module known as ESP32-PICO-V3-ZERO. The ESP32-PICO-V3-ZERO enables an easy way for customers...

OpenCV has announced their AI Kit called OAK on Kickstarter. It is an MIT-licensed open-source software and Myriad X-based hardware solution for computer vision at any scale. OAK incorporates the OAK API software and two different types of hardware namely OAK-1, a, and OAK-D. The...

We have seen people make many simple reflow ovens, comprising of an old toaster oven, a Solid State Relay (SSR), a thermocouple, and a microcontroller to get it functioning. Hobbyists and makers have been converting old toaster ovens into PCB reflow machines in other to save money,...

Hand soldering is a very important skill to have in every electronics maker’s skill set. Soldering is pretty easy and can be a fun activity. With enough practice, it is an easy skill to pick up. These days, components are becoming smaller and more compact. This could increase the...

Gerber Viewer Software for Windows is a software that enables you to open and view Gerber files (GRB files) through the help of their extensive toolset. Some of this software are Gerber editor software also and allows you to view and make changes to Gerber PCB designs. The Gerber file...

In May, Arduino released a guide on how you can create a UPDI programmer for under $10. Now Dlloydev has posted a guide on Github how to make an Arduino Nano HV UPDI programmer. The Nano HV UPDI programmer will enable you to use the additional configuration settings for the UPDI pin...

In the past, we have seen some Rockchip boards from Radxa, like the Rock pi N10(RK3399Pro) and the Rock PiS powered by the RK3308 Cortex-A35 processor. Now, Radxa has launched a Rock Pi E SBC, which is a Rockchip RK3328 based SBC. It is equipped with a 64bits quad core processor, USB...

PolarFire SoC Icicle Kit is an affordable development tool for Microchip’s PolarFireSoC, a low-power FPGA fused or integrated with a hardened quad-core 64-bit RISC-V microprocessor subsystem. The Icicle tool is the first development panel for the significant Polarfire SoC, which is...