Project-piCo is an Open-Sourced Raspberry Pi Pico with a USB Type-C Port


https://www.electronics-lab.com/project-pico-is-an-open-sourced-raspberry-pi-pico-with-a-usb-type-c-port/

Sam Hocevar’s Project-piCo is an open-source Raspberry Pi Pico board with a USB Type-C port. In a Reddit post, Hocevar explains I really wanted a Type-C connector on my Pico H, and I wanted it even more when I found out that the device was released less than 5 years ago and it still had […]

Olimex releases the ESP32-C3-DevKit-LiPo board featuring a low-power RISC-V processor core


https://www.electronics-lab.com/olimex-releases-the-esp32-c3-devkit-lipo-board-featuring-a-low-power-risc-v-processor-core/

Olimex has launched a new ESP32-C3-DevKit-LiPo board built around Espressif’s ESP32-C3 RISC-V processor chip. The development board offers rich wireless connectivity with support for Wi-Fi 4 and Bluetooth 5.0, along with some input/output ports– USB and JTAG. On the development board is the RISC-V-based system-on-chip, ESP32-C3, a low-power processor clocked at up to a frequency […]

Compact Raspberry Pi 3 Mini Features High Computing Capabilities


https://www.electronics-lab.com/compact-raspberry-pi-3-mini-features-high-computing-capabilities/

Raspberry Pi SBCs are among the most popular development boards on the market today. Raspberry Pi is available in a variety of flavors, including the Raspberry Pi 2, 3, and 4, as well as the Raspberry Pi Zero boards. Initially, the Raspberry Pi 3 Board was housed in the TPCast-VR, a wireless Adapter for HTC […]

Open Source DC-SCM Compatible BMC Hardware Platform


https://www.electronics-lab.com/open-source-dc-scm-compatible-bmc-hardware-platform/

The popularity of Open source software has brought about impressive successes in the SaaS space, where useful products can be rapidly created from open source components. We see cloud providers and users looking at building their servers using open source hardware as well. This is where Antmicro steps in. Antmicro has been supporting companies like […]

SiFive Linux PC and Dev Board with Open Source RISC-V Processors


https://www.electronics-lab.com/sifive-linux-pc-and-dev-board-with-open-source-risc-v-processors/

SiFive published the news that it is creating a platform for Linux-based personal computers based on RISC-V processors to use them in PCs. This could be the move in the right direction to make to create Linux-based PCs that use royalty-free processors. At the moment, these development PCs are early alternatives targeted at hobbyists and […]

µGame 10 – A Tiny Game Console Unit to Learn Python Programming


https://www.electronics-lab.com/%c2%b5game-10-tiny-game-console-unit-learn-python-programming/

If you want to have fun by playing games and also learn about Python Programming language, the µGame console kit might be your best bet. There are some game consoles out there in the market, like Pokitto, Okitto, and others. These game consoles give the ability to play several games and even build your own […]

Cinque, Combining RISC-V With Arduino


https://www.electronics-lab.com/cinque-combining-risc-v-arduino/

After announcing “HiFive1” at the end of 2016, SiFive is introducing its second RISC-V based development board “The Arduino Cinque“. It is the first Arduino board that is featuring RISC-V instruction set architecture. Arduino Cinque is running SiFive’s Freedom E310, one of the fastest and powerful microcontrollers in the hardware market. It also includes built-in Wi-Fi […]

ERASynth, An Arduino-Compatible RF Signal Generator


https://www.electronics-lab.com/erasynth-arduino-compatible-rf-signal-generator/

A young startup based in Istanbul has launched a crowdfunding campaign to bring its RF Signal Generator “ERASynth” into mass production. ERA Instruments is specializing in creating solutions in the areas of analysis, modelling, design and development of Communcation, RADAR and SIGINT systems. ERASynth is a portable analog signal generator that generates RF frequencies from 250 kHz to […]

Helios4 – The World’s 1st Open Source NAS


https://www.electronics-lab.com/helios4-worlds-1st-open-source-nas/

Build your own PrivateCloud: Store music & movies, share photo albums with friends, protect your files and never fear losing data again. Helios4 is a Network Attached Storage or NAS – a smart box with up to 4 hard drives designed to store Family Photos, Music playlists, and Movie collections by connecting to your Home […]

ZeroPhone, A Raspberry Pi-Based Open Source Smartphone


https://www.electronics-lab.com/zerophone-a-raspberry-pi-based-open-source-smartphone/

Raspberry Pi is one of the most helpful innovations in the hardware industry. It has helped beginners and children learn programming and allowed the makers to develop powerful and cheap DIY projects. “ZeroPhone” is a new DIY smartphone that is built based on Raspberry Pi and cost about only $50. ZeroPhone is an open source, Linux-powered smartphone, […]