Open Hardware and Linux Mobile

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 06, 2026

• Open Hardware/Modding

  • CNX Software ☛ Antmicro releases open-source hardware Thunderbolt to dual 10GbE adapter

    Antmicro has just released an open-source hardware Thunderbolt to (dual) 10GbE adapter that serves as a reference design for a high-speed Ethernet accessory, further customizable for smart terminals, Point of Sale systems, smart cameras, IoT gateways, and more. The company has a history of releasing open-source hardware designs, and we previously covered a baseboard for Quectel SA800U-WF System-on-Module (Qualcomm Snapdragon 845) and an AMD Xilinx Kintex-7 K410T FPGA development board, both designed in KiCad. The Thunderbolt to 10GbE adapter adds to the list.

  • Linux Gizmos ☛ Comu Fits a 144MHz CH32V203 RISC-V Board Inside a USB-A Port

    Tindie recently listed Comu, a compact development board built around the WCH CH32V203 RISC-V microcontroller. Measuring 13 × 9.4mm, the board fits inside a USB-A port and combines programmable touch controls, LEDs, USB device support, and access to several GPIO signals.

  • Linux Gizmos ☛ NXP FRDM i.MX 95 Pro Pairs Six Cortex-A55 Cores with 8 eTOPS AI Acceleration

    NXP has released the FRDM i.MX 95 Pro, a development board designed for evaluating the company’s i.MX 95 applications processor in edge AI, industrial networking, robotics, vision processing, and advanced HMI applications.

  • Linux Gizmos ☛ Raspberry Pi 4 3GB Variant Reaches More Distributors Following April Introduction

    Raspberry Pi introduced a new 3GB version of the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B in April, positioning it between the existing 2GB and 4GB configurations. Four months after the announcement, the model is appearing through additional distributors, including TME, PiShop.us, and Waveshare.

  • Christopher Mitchell ☛ Train Simulator Controller: July 2026 Progress Roundup

    For over three years, I have been building a physical train simulator in my apartment, modeled on the UK Class 80x (Class 800/801/802/805/810) passenger train. I’ve been trying to replicate the instruments and controls in the real cab as closely as possible, in many cases managing to acquire real components, and in others building my own replicas. I’ve gone down rabbit holes of design, from a custom CAN bus transceiver board and a variety of daughterboards to tie the simulator together, to the actual panels on which all of the constrols and instruments are mounted. I usually wait until I complete a component or step before I write a blog post, but over the last half-year, I’ve instead made forward progress on several different aspects of the project. Therefore, this blog post is a status update on these many aspects, each of which will hopefully earn its own dedicated blog post when it is completed.

• Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications

  • Eesti Rahvusringhääling ☛ Telecom companies will begin replacing Mobile‑ID users' SIM cards

    Estonian Information System Authority (RIA) announced that mobile operators will begin gradually replacing SIM cards that support the service because of updates to the EU electronic identity and trust services regulation, eIDAS. To continue using the service, the card must be replaced before May 19 next year.

  • Adafruit ☛ Experimental Linux support for the Fairphone 6 wide camera

    nondescriptpointer discusses the Fairphone 6 is an interesting target for mainline Linux and postmarketOS.