Linux Devices and Hardware Projects

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 25, 2026

• Devices/Embedded

  • APNIC ☛ MikroTik as a home router

    That’s where Mikrotik L009UiGS-RM comes into play. It has enough gigabit Ethernet ports to connect all my Ethernet devices. Power over Ethernet (PoE) is a nice bonus, as I can power my access point without a plug. The router has a small form factor, so I could mount it on the wall.

  • Lars Wikman ☛ Nerves IoT framework, apparently popular with agents

    This is how I’ve randomly discovered a swedish company with 10.000 - 20.000 Nerves devices in production. I’ve worked with companies to migrate fleets of thousands of devices. We know Nerves has been put in airplane wifi, boat .. stuff, arcade machines, commercial NVRs, thermostats, building control systems, more thermostats. Probably an ultrasonic welder. We know the unknowables are out there as well since we occasionally get DMs or PRs from individuals clearly doing something industrial or commercial that we never hear about.

• Open Hardware/Modding

  • Linux Gizmos ☛ Fanless Edge box runs GNU/Linux on Rockchip RV1126B with 3-TOPS NPU

    The Forlinx FCU3101 is a fanless edge Hey Hi (AI) computing system based on Rockchip’s RV1126B/RV1126BJ processor, providing local Hey Hi (AI) inference, Ethernet, serial, and digital I/O connectivity for industrial vision, security monitoring, and data acquisition applications. The FCU3101 is built around the Rockchip RV1126B/RV1126BJ, which integrates four Arm Cortex-A53 processor cores operating at up to 1.6GHz together […]

  • Arduino ☛ Affordable robot car kit becomes an intelligent creator-chaser

    If you’re interested in robotics, a great way to get started is with an affordable kit that will let you focus on software and control, rather than frustrating and overwhelming hardware design.

  • Linux Gizmos ☛ IAR webinar to examine static and runtime analysis for AI-assisted embedded development

    IAR will host a September 15 webinar focused on the use of AI-generated code in regulated embedded development, with discussion covering static analysis, runtime checking, and CI/CD workflows used to support software verification and compliance activities.

  • CNX Software ☛ MNT Station fanless, modular open-hardware computer supports a choice of 10+ Arm CPU or FPGA modules (Crowdfunding)

    MNT Research, the Berlin-based team behind the MNT Reform, MNT Pocket Reform, Reform 2, and MNT Reform Next, has launched the MNT Station, a fanless, open-hardware modular computer designed for use as a desktop PC, home server, NAS, router, edge device, or low-power media center. The MNT Station is built around the MNT Reform mainboard ecosystem and designed for those who want to reuse an existing MNT Reform mainboard (versions 2.0, 2.5, or 3.0) as a stationary computer, as well as those building a modular Arm (or FPGA-based) desktop from scratch using the new MNT Reform Mainboard 3.0.

  • Raspberry Pi ☛ Create your own cyberdeck

    What is a cyberdeck? Is it a wearable computer, a pocket computer, a launch monitor/centre for rockets or high-altitude balloons, or a knowledge store for the zombie apocalypse? The answer is all of the above — and anything else you can think of. It’s something you create to solve a need that a conventional tablet or computer cannot fulfil, or to make something personal just for the hell of it.

  • The Verge ☛ Raspberry Pi shares its official tutorial for making a cyberdeck

    Raspberry Pi has also increased its prices multiple times this year due to rising costs for RAM and other components, which could be another reason to support this growing market of active and would-be hobbyists. The 16GB version of the Raspberry Pi 5 included in the company’s official cyberdeck guide got a $100 price hike in April, nearly as much as the board’s original $120 price.