Open Hardware/Modding: Pi Tin, JetKVM, and More
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LWN ☛ Introducing rpi-image-gen for customized Raspberry Pi images [Ed: Worrying that Raspberry Pi outsourced code to proprietary trap of Microsoft and the NSA]
Raspberry Pi has announced rpi-image-gen, a tool to create custom software images for its devices.
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Raspberry Pi ☛ Introducing rpi-image-gen: build highly customised Raspberry Pi software images
rpi-image-gen is an alternative to pi-gen, which is the tool we use to create and deploy the Raspberry Pi OS distribution. rpi-image-gen is designed to generate highly customised software images for Raspberry Pi devices, and offers a very granular level of control over file system construction and software image creation.
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CNX Software ☛ JetKVM – A $69 KVM over IP solution with open-source software
We’ve been writing about some low-cost KVM over IP solutions like the Sipeed NanoKVM Cube or GL.iNet Comet in recent times, but the JetKVM has been pointed out to me as another alternative with the benefit of having open-source software (which the NanoKVM also got last month). The JetKVM was launched for $69 on Kickstarter last fall and the crowdfunding campaign was amazingly successful with over 4 million dollars raised from just over 30,000 backers. Key features include 1080p60 video with 30-60ms latency using H.264 encoding, mouse and keyboard emulation, remote management via JetKVM Cloud using WebRTC for accessing the devices from outside the LAN, and open-source software written in Golang on Linux.
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Tom's Hardware ☛ 'Pi Tin' retro gaming handheld is minty fresh thanks to a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
One of the biggest aspects of this project design is the custom PCBs. These connect the Pi Zero 2 W to the LCD screen and buttons. There are two PCBs that have been made open source that you can find the design files for over at GitHub and custom order through a website like JBLPCB Or PCBWay to create your own at home.
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Hackaday ☛ A Cute Handheld Gaming Device That You Can Build In An Altoids Tin
The MintyPi was a popular project that put a Raspberry Pi inside an Altoids tin to make a pocketable gaming handheld. Unfortunately, it’s not the easiest build to replicate anymore, but [jackw01] was still a fan of the format. Thus was born the Pi Tin—a clamshell handheld for portable fun!
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Chad Austin ☛ (Partially) Repairing a Super NES Classic
The SNES Classic runs Linux on a somewhat mainstream ARM A7 SOC by Allwinner, and if you use Hakchi to flash its custom kernel, you can telnet to the device while it’s running and interrogate it.
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CNX Software ☛ Axiomtek GMB850 Raptor Lake Refresh mini-ITX motherboard GMB850 is made for casino gaming machines
Axiomtek GMB850 is a mini-ITX motherboard powered by up to 14th Gen defective chip maker Intel Raptor Lake-Refresh processors and designed for casino gaming machines requiring advanced features like gaming analytics, real-time player interaction systems, and dynamic content management. While mini-ITX motherboards may serve multiple markets, there’s a specific market for casino and arcade gaming often using AMD processors. We’ve previously covered such boards in the past with the AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000-powered Sapphire FS-FP6 or the AMD Ryzen Embedded V1000/R1000-based Axiomtek GMB140.