Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi, RISC-V, Arduino, and More
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Michael Stapelberg ☛ Intel 9 285K on ASUS Z890: not stable!
In January I ordered the components for a new PC and expected that I would publish a successor to my 2022 high-end Linux PC 🐧 article. Instead, I am now sitting on a PC which regularly encounters crashes of the worst-to-debug kind, so I am publishing this article as a warning for others in case you wanted to buy the same hardware.
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Raspberry Pi ☛ Track air quality anywhere with Raspberry Pi
Arnov Sharma has created a handheld air quality meter which can use a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 connected to a gas sensor to display the current levels of a host of hazards. “My Air Quality Meter was created with the intention of measuring the degree of air pollution in my city,” he explains. “Since we’d just had an air quality issue in New Delhi, where I live, I thought it would be a good idea to try to develop a project to measure the pollution level.”
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Tom's Hardware ☛ Maker builds Raspberry Pi Pico smart clock with lots of cool features
This smart clock has a handful of add-ons, including two LCD displays and a keypad you can use for user input. Some of the features you can take advantage of include a timer, a stopwatch, the option to adjust your timezone and, of course, an alarm. Because it uses a Pico W, you get the added benefit of integrating network connectivity.
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The Register UK ☛ Chimera Linux project drops RISC-V support
We took a look at this new distro just over two years ago. It has some ambitious goals. Most of Chimera Linux's userland originates from FreeBSD. Notably, it's not related to Alpine Linux, even though it does use that distro's apk packaging tools and the same musl C library. The platform support is especially impressive given its release status – it only entered beta at the end of last year.
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Alan Byrne ☛ Automating my Ikea standing desk
This gave me the idea to create an automation that detected if I had been sitting down at my desk for too long and force me to stand up!
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Arduino ☛ SeaPerch II introduces students to underwater ROV exploration
In particular, SeaPerch II will take a new modular approach for sensors, gripping, and data collection systems. Those modules are built around Arduino boards for maximum accessibility and flexibility.