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Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, BeaglePlay, and More
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CNX Software ☛ Rockchip RK3576-powered SMARC 2.2 system-on-module and development board target Edge Hey Hi (AI) applications
MYIR MYC-JR3576 is a SMARC 2.2 system-on-module (SoM) powered by a Rockchip RK3576/RK3576J octa-core Cortex-A72/A53 SoC with a 6 TOPS NPU designed for Edge Hey Hi (AI) applications. It features up to 8GB LPDDR5, up to 64GB eMMC flash, an optional WiFI 6E and Bluetooth 5.4 module, and exposes all I/Os through a 314-pin MXM connector as defined in the SMARC 2.2 standard. The company says it’s the socketed counterpart to its LGA-packaged MYC-LR3576 (43 x 45 mm) module introduced in 2024, so the same processor is now available in both solder-down and standard form factors from MYiR.
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Raspberry Pi Weekly Issue #544 - Throwback to your favourite retro games with our new book
It’s a Raspberry Pi Pico Halloween! Open up for ghastly project ideas… Howdy, Raspberry Pi Press has been cooking with gas recently, with yet another new book hitting the shelves this week. The Raspberry Pi Guide to Retro Gaming is a definitive guide on how to play your favourite games of yesteryear on a Raspberry Pi. It's the perfect gift for any nerd whose birth year begins with '19'. Speaking of Raspberry Pi Press, the latest issue of Raspberry Pi Official Magazine emerged just yesterday.
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Tom's Hardware ☛ Modder turns NES into a Windows-like desktop with original hardware
Throaty Mumbo turns his NES into a Windows-like desktop using an FPGA cartridge emulating an old defective chip maker Intel CPU, complete with a CD drive and internet capabilities, all without tearing the NES apart.
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CNX Software ☛ Adafruit Metro ESP32-P4 Hydra – An Arduino UNO-shaped ESP32-P4 + ESP32-C6 board with WiFi 6, MIPI interfaces
Adafruit has launched the Metro ESP32-P4 Hydra, an Arduino UNO-shaped development board with ESP32-P4, 16MB PSRAM, and 16MB NOR flash, and an ESP32-C6 for WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.3 LE, Thread, and Zigbee connectivity. Other features include Raspberry Pi-compatible MIPI DSI and CSI interfaces, a USB 2.0 High-Speed host port, a microSD card slot, and Arduino UNO expansion headers. The board also includes a STEMMA QT connector, LiPo battery charging, and multiple power input options, making it suitable for HMI, camera, and IoT applications.
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Linux.org ☛ Getting Started with the BeaglePlay SBC on Debian
The BeagleBoard company has many Single Board Computer (SBC) and the BeaglePlay is one of them. Released in 2023 were both the BeaglePlay and the BeagleV-Ahead. The Play board is an ARM processor while the Ahead board is RISC-V.
In this article, I will cover the BeaglePlay SBC.
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UGREEN HomeAgent HA100 – A NAS, Smart Home Hub and Local Hey Hi (AI) Assistant in One
The UGREEN HomeAgent HA100 is quite a bit more than your typical NAS. It’s a personal cloud server, smart home hub, home security system and even a local Hey Hi (AI) assistant, all packed into a single device.
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Raspberry Pi ☛ Emulate Apple II on Raspberry Pi
The Apple II was not the first personal or home computer, but it was part of the iconic ‘trinity’ of computers that came out in 1977: Apple II, Commodore PET, and TRS-80. The Apple II wasn’t as capable a gaming computer as some of the other 8-bit systems of the era, but it was designed with games in mind. In designing the Apple II, Steve Wozniak took inspiration from his work on the Breakout arcade game during his time at Atari. It’s why the Apple II has colour graphics, support for paddle controllers, and even audio.
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Olimex ☛ ESP32-C6-DevKit-Lipo becomes a Matter light: a step-by-step guide
Matter is the smart-home standard that Apple Home, Google Home, Amazon Alexa and SmartThings all speak. It lets one device work across platforms without being locked into a single vendor’s ecosystem. We wanted to show how easy it is to start developing Matter devices on open source hardware, so we wrote a complete, tested guide for the ESP32-C6-DevKit-Lipo.