Open Hardware/Modding: Steam Brick, RISC, and More
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CNX Software ☛ STM32H7-powered open-source hardware 3D printer mainboard supports up to 6 stepper drivers
Designed by Boltz R&D, the SmartPrintCoreH7x 3D printer mainboard is an open-source mainboard built around an STM32H7 microcontroller and designed to work with 3D printers from Creality, Anet, and Voron. It supports up to 6 stepper drivers (5 standard drivers plus 1 dedicated driver) and can be expanded further using the “SmartPrintCore Extravaganza” module for additional stepper drivers. Key features of this motherboard include a jumper-less setup, automatic power source switching, and support for both 12V and 24V power supplies.
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CNX Software ☛ Seeed Studio 2-Channel Wi-Fi AC Relay Review – An ESPHome smart switch with power meter function
We have received the Seeed Studio 2-Channel Wi-Fi AC Relay for review. It is an IoT/Smart Home device featuring a 2-channel relay (wet contact) that operates over a WiFi network, and provides an alternative to SONOFF Smart switches like the SONOFF R2 Dual.
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Tom's Hardware ☛ HiFive Premier P550 Review: High RISC
Touted as ‘The Highest Performance RISC-V CPU Development Board in the World’, the HiFive Premier P550 aims to be the development board of choice for RISC developers.
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Tom's Hardware ☛ Modder creates the Steam Brick — a stripped-down Steam Deck with only a power button and a USB
Someone has stripped down one of the popular Steam Deck handhelds into a minimal form factor and dubbed the result the Steam Brick.
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Hackaday ☛ Steam Brick Makes Your Steam Deck Headless
Handhelds are designed to be portable, but what if you need something smaller than OEM? The Steam Brick pulls basically everything off of a Steam Deck to make it as portable as possible.