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GNU/Linux Devices and Open Hardware
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Devices/Embedded
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Linux Gizmos ☛ Palm-sized Mini PC NAS offers four M.2 bays and dual 2.5GbE ports
The device is powered by the Intel Processor N150, a quad-core CPU within the Alder Lake-N family. The processor reaches a boost frequency of up to 3.6 GHz and is paired with onboard LPDDR5 memory, with 12GB included in the standard configuration and support for up to 16GB.
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Linux Gizmos ☛ PSoC Edge E84-Based Handheld Runs RT-Thread for Local Machine Learning
The core of the system is the Infineon PSoC Edge E84, which combines a 400 MHz Arm Cortex-M55 processor with Helium DSP extensions and a 200 MHz Cortex-M33 core. Machine learning workloads are supported by an Arm Ethos-U55 micro NPU alongside Infineon’s ultra-low-power NNLite accelerator.
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Linux Gizmos ☛ Toradex Introduces Coin-Sized Modules Powered with NXP i.MX 93 and i.MX 91 Processors
The new lineup includes the OSM iMX93, OSM iMX91, Lino iMX93, and Lino iMX91. These modules are powered by NXP’s i.MX 93 and i.MX 91 processors respectively, offering scalable compute options for different tiers of application complexity.
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Open Hardware/Modding
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Andrew Hutchings ☛ Reviving an Amiga 600: From Dead Video to a Clean Boot
This may look sparse in this diagram, but all these components are very close together on the PCB. C612 is the electrolytic. Long story short, replacing this got the machine to boot DiagROM! But the boot time was longer than expected. There was still an issue.
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Hackaday ☛ Wavebird Controller Soars Once More With Open Source Adapter
After scouring the second-hand shops and the endless pages of eBay for original video game hardware, a pattern emerges. The size of the accessory matters. If a relatively big controller originally came with a tiny wireless dongle, after twenty years, only the controller will survive. It’s almost as if these game controllers used to be owned by a bunch of irresponsible children who lose things (wink). Such is the case today when searching for a Nintendo Wavebird controller, and [James] published a wireless receiver design to make sure that the original hardware can be resurrected.
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Olimex ☛ New Open Source Hardware board with ESP32-C6 WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5 LE, Zigbee, Thread / Matter and LiPo UPS
ESP32-C6-Devkit-Lipo have two USB-C connectors – one with Debug UART for programming with automatic handshaking and boot mode enter, and one with JTAG for programming and debugging.
Other board features are: [...]
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