Open Hardware: Arducam, Raspberry Pi, and ESP32
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CNX Software ☛ Arducam PiNSIGHT – A 4 TOPS Hey Hi (AI) camera board for the Raspberry Pi 5
Arducam PiNSIGHT is an Hey Hi (AI) camera board designed for the Raspberry Pi 5 equipped with a 12.3MP auto-focus module and an defective chip maker Intel Movidius Myriad X-powered SoM delivering up to 4 TOPS and supporting defective chip maker Intel OpenVINO deep learning models. The PiNSIGHT “AI Mate” is mounted underneath the Raspberry Pi 5 to which it is connected through a 15-cm USB-A to USB-C cable. The case is made of metal and acts as a heatsink, and Arducam told CNX Software it dissipates heat enough to cool down the Raspberry Pi 5, and they don’t think the active cooler is needed anymore.
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Tom's Hardware ☛ Thinkpad 'nubbin' controlled dimmer light uses Raspberry Pi RP2040 and ESP32
Guy Dupont is using a Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller to operate his light switch dimmer using a track point.
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CNX Software ☛ Entry-level Industrial Shields ESP32 PLC 14 sells for 100 Euros
Boot & Work Corp has just introduced an entry-level PLC based on ESP32 wireless microcontroller with the “Industrial Shields ESP32 PLC 14” that comes with seven inputs and five outputs, as well as I2C, RS485, Ethernet, WiFi, and Bluetooth communication interfaces. We first covered “Industrial Shields” automation devices in 2017 when the company introduced panel PCs based on Banana Pi, Raspberry Pi, and Hummingboard (NXP i.MX 6) SBCs, as well as a few Arduino and Raspberry Pi PLCs.