Open Hardware: Arduino, SparkFun, Raspberry Pi, and More
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Arduino ☛ Radioactively generated music with the Arduino GIGA R1 WiFi and Ableton Live
You’ve seen movies and TV shows with Geiger counters: handheld devices that click when they detect radiation — the faster the clicks, the stronger the radiation. Those clicks are actually the result of inert gas briefly made conductive by bursts of energy released by ionizing radiation particles entering the sealed Geiger–Müller tube.
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Linux Gizmos ☛ SparkFun, Digi International Launch XBee Tools for Cellular IoT Integration
SparkFun has partnered with Digi International to launch a new line of development boards, merging the Digi XBee module with SparkFun’s Qwiic connect ecosystem. Additionally, they have introduced a comprehensive kit aimed at both hobbyists and professional developers for integrating cellular IoT technology into their projects.
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Linux Gizmos ☛ Rust Embedded Working Group Announces Embedded-HAL v1.0
The Rust Embedded Working Group has announced a significant milestone with the release of embedded-hal version 1.0, marking a new chapter in the Rust embedded ecosystem. This release, alongside companion crates like embedded-hal-bus, embedded-hal-async, and embedded-hal-nb, represents a culmination of efforts since 2020 to stabilize and refine the embedded-hal traits.
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Linux Gizmos ☛ RP2040-Based Board Featuring 6 High-Power Module Slots with up to 15A Continuous Delivery
The Pimoroni Yukon, powered by the Raspberry Pi RP2040 chip, is a high-power, versatile board specifically designed for robotics and other applications that demand control over actuators like motors, servos, steppers, and speakers. This board is tailored to cater to various advanced functionalities in a user-friendly package.
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peppe8o ☛ SunFounder PiDog: Raspberry PI Robot Dog Kit for Beginners
In this tutorial, I will show you the SunFounder PiDog, a Raspberry PI-based robot dog.
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Cyble Inc ☛ Beyond Convenience: Can You Trust Your Smart Home?
This isn’t a scene from a dystopian sci-fi thriller, but a potential reality in the age of smart homes. While these interconnected devices promise convenience and luxury, they also introduce a new frontier of vulnerabilities: smart home cybersecurity risks.
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Tom's Hardware ☛ Raspberry Pi powers tiny retro TV with audio support
Tiny TVs have become a popular project choice for the Raspberry Pi community. Today, we’ve got another cool little TV project to share, but this one is slightly different. While most others we’ve covered in the past—like the iconic Simpsons TV—just loop videos, this one created by Fantasticmrdavid has audio support and can output sound for the videos it plays.