Open Hardware: PiVPN, LLMStick, and More
-
CNX Software ☛ Xcrhom T4S WiFi outdoor smart socket features power meter function, Tasmota open-source firmware
ESPHome is the favorite open-source firmware of Smart Home devices, but Tasmota is another option that’s been available for many years. We’ve just seen fewer products based on Tasmota (previously Sonoff-Tasmota) in recent years, but it recently showed up on a credit card-sized quad relay board, and I’ve just come across Maker Go’s Xcrhom T4S WiFi Outdoor Smart Socket that also ships with Tasmota firmware and sells on AliExpress for $24.88 shipped.
-
Linux Handbook ☛ Self-host Your Own VPN Using PiVPN
Get the control of your network and traffic. Self host a VPN on your Raspberry Pi or Debian server.
-
CNX Software ☛ LLMStick – An Hey Hi (AI) and LLM USB device based on Raspberry Pi Zero W and optimized llama.cpp
Youtuber and tech enthusiast Binh Pham has recently built a portable plug-and-play Hey Hi (AI) and LLM device housed in a USB stick called the LLMStick and built around a Raspberry Pi Zero W. This device portrays the concept of a local plug-and-play LLM which you can use without the internet.
-
Hackaday ☛ Pico Gets A Speed Bump
The release notes for the 2.1.1 Raspberry Pi Pico SDK have a late holiday present: The RP2040 chip is now certified to run at 200 MHz if you use at least 1.15V as the supply voltage.