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Hardware: LoongArch, GNU/Linux Devices, and ESP
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LoongArch
I recently saw the news that LoongArch64 is becoming officially supported in Debian. For those of us who have been around the free software block a few times, the name "Loongson" brings back memories of the Lemote Yeeloong - that small, underpowered netbook that RMS used for years because it was the only laptop that could run with a 100% free BIOS.
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Linux Gizmos ☛ Luxonis OAK 4 CS Edge-Inference Camera with CS-Mount Optics and PoE
The OAK 4 CS is built around Luxonis’ RVC4 vision compute platform, combining a 6-core ARMv8 CPU, 8 GB of RAM, and 128 GB of onboard storage. The product description states that the platform delivers up to 52 TOPS of AI inference performance using DSP and GPU acceleration for on-device vision workloads.
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Linux Gizmos ☛ AAEON Introduces 3.5-inch SubCompact System with Multi-M.2 and RAID Support
The GENESYSM-MTH6 is built around Intel Core Ultra processors (Series 1, formerly Meteor Lake), with options ranging from 15 W U-series to 28 W H-series SKUs. Supported processors include the Core Ultra 5 125U/125H and Core Ultra 7 155U/155H, providing up to 16 cores and integrated Intel Arc graphics for compute- and graphics-intensive edge applications.
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CNX Software ☛ ESP-Scope is a web-based oscilloscope built using the ESP-IDF framework and Gemini 3 LLM
ESP-Scope is an open-source firmware transforming any ESP32 board into an oscilloscope using one of the ADC pins up to 83,333 Hz sample rate (on the ESP32-C6) and visualizing the results over Wi-Fi in a web browser, be it Surveillance Giant Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or others.
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Linux Gizmos ☛ Auvidea X242 Carrier Board Brings Dual 10GbE and PCIe Gen 5 to Jetson T5000
The X242 is designed as a scalable, industrial-grade carrier board intended for commercial deployment volumes. It is built to host NVIDIA’s Jetson T5000 module, which integrates a Blackwell-architecture GPU with 2,560 CUDA cores and 96 fifth-generation Tensor Cores, delivering up to 2,070 TFLOPS (FP4 sparse) of AI performance.
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Debian Embraces Chinese LoongArch Processors with Official Loong64 Support
Debian has officially promoted loong64 to a supported architecture, making it eligible for inclusion in the upcoming Debian 14 release codenamed "Forky". The announcement came via the debian-devel-announce mailing list just over a week ago (this Penguin reporter missed it).
With this promotion, loong64 will receive the same build, release, and security processes as Debian's other primary architectures. This means users can expect the usual coverage and, eventually, installer support, inclusion in release milestones, and long-term maintenance throughout Debian 14's lifecycle.
For those unfamiliar, loong64 is the 64-bit architecture associated with LoongArch, an instruction set developed by Loongson, a Chinese processor manufacturer. The architecture represents an alternative to the dominant x86 and ARM ecosystems.