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Open Hardware/Modding: Flipper One Devices, Raspberry Pi, and More
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CNX Software ☛ OpenTrailPaper transforms LILYGO T5 E-Paper S3 Pro devkit into a DIY e‑paper bike computer
OpenTrailPaper is an open-source, DIY e-paper bike computer project comprised of firmware for the ESP32-S3-based T5 E-Paper S3 Pro devkit and Android and iOS companion apps for maps, routes, and settings. It shows ride data and offline maps, follows standard GPX (GPS Exchange Format) routes, records FIT (Flexible and Interoperable Data Transfer used in Garmin devices) files, and connects to Bluetooth (and soon ANT/ANT+) heart rate, power, and cadence sensors.
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Geeky Gadgets ☛ Flipper OS Brings Atomic Updates to Flipper One Devices
Flipper OS is a dedicated operating system created for the Flipper One, a device designed to handle tasks ranging from network analysis to software development. According to Flipper R&D, the system prioritizes modularity and customization, incorporating features like system profiles and sandboxing to tailor functionality for specific use cases.
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Tom's Hardware ☛ ‘World’s first fully transparent video game console’ is on its way to Kickstarter — Arduview handheld’s shell, PCB, and display are all transparent
The first units of the ‘world’s first fully transparent video game console’ are shipping to founders, and now the Arduview project is on its way to Kickstarter.
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Raspberry Pi ☛ Configure early boot splash screens for SPI and I2C based displays
Earlier this year, M5Stack revealed a tiny CM0-based computer they were launching on Kickstarter. One of their goals was to display a splash screen as early as they possibly could, but achieving this required running U-Boot as an entirely additional boot step. Since Thomas Griffiths was joining us for the summer, we thought it would be a great idea for him to work on a firmware extension that would allow such SPI/I2C-based displays to be configured very early in the boot sequence, pulling the splash screen up in just a couple of seconds.
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Hackaday ☛ Voicebox FX Is A Blueprint For CircuitPython I2S Audio
The Voicebox FX uses an I2S microphone, an I2S amplifier, and an RP2350 microcontroller to record and play sound as well as offer a variety of effects controlled by physical inputs. It’s all wrapped up in a slick 3D printed case, and while it’s a fantastic reference design, it looks like a fun toy in its own right.
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Hackaday ☛ If At First You Don’t Succeed…
… at least document what failed and give the failure analysis a good effort. And then later on, you can “try, try again” or let someone else carry on with the work; they’ll have a good basis to start from.
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Hackaday ☛ There’s Whole Computer Inside This Mouse
With the battery compartment removed, the phone guts fit with shocking ease in the once-wireless mouse. Of course that’s not a great thermal environment, but that’s what the brass is for. It acts as a heat spreader, which is about as much thermal management as the phone had from the get-go, so it should work well enough. It seems to in the video, certainly. If thermal throttling is a concern, while it’d be hard to fit in a mouse, there’s no beating liquid cooling.