Linux Devices and Open Hardware
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Kontron presents Thin mITX motherboard for 12th/13th Intel CoreTM CPUs
The K3831-H Thin mITX is the latest Kontron’s motherboard powered by Intel Core i9/i7/i5/i3 and Intel Pentium/Celeron processor series. Some of the key features on this product are its DDR5 memory support, dual GbE ports and multiple display interfaces.
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TI’s Launchpads feature Wireless MCUs
Texas Instruments recently launched two development kits based on the CC2340R5 and the CC1314R10 wireless microcontrollers. These Launchpads support protocols such as Bluetooth 5 Low Energy, Sub-1 GHz, Wi-SUN, etc.
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System76 Is Making Cases for Building Do-It-Yourself Computers
System76, the Colorado-based pre-installed Linux computer company, continues to expand its offerings beyond ready-to-use laptops, desktops, and servers. On Thursday, the company announced that for the do-it-yourselfer it’s released Nebula, a line of PC cases (or chassis) for those who like to make their own computers from scratch.
Although the company continues to introduce new computers at a rapid pace, during the last couple of years the company has also been releasing related products, which runs the gamut from software to hardware.
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Importing EAGLE Projects Into KiCad 7, And How To Fix Them
Migrating a PCB design from one CAD software package to another is no one’s favorite task. It almost never works cleanly. Often there are missing schematic symbols, scrambled PCB footprints, and plenty of other problems. Thankfully [shabaz] shows how to import EAGLE projects into KiCad 7 and fix the most common problems one is likely to encounter in the process. Frankly, the information couldn’t come at a better time.
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Fujitsu Proprietary Keyboard Goes PS/2 With A Pico
One of our favorite retro-computing YouTubers, [Clint] from LGR, found himself a very interesting Fujitsu keyboard while thrift store shopping. It was a beautiful unit, but confusing, as this keyboard comes with an 8-pin DIN connector. A 5-pin DIN plug or 6-pin Mini-DIN would be easy to work with, but what was this odd connection? Turns out the Fujitsu N860-2500-T111 came with an Olympus CV-100 Video Processor, which was designed for medical imaging, potentially among other uses. And as often happened with old specialized hardware, the keyboard used a proprietary protocol for sending keystrokes.
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An ESP32 Dev Board As A Framework Laptop Module
The Framework laptop will no doubt already have caught the eye of more than one Hackaday reader, as a machine designed for upgrade and expansion by its users. One of its key features is a system of expansion modules. The modules are USB-C devices in a form factor that slides into the expansion bays on the Framework Laptop. Framework encourages the development of new modules, which is something [Spacehuhn] has taken on with an ESP32-S3 development board.