Dev boards

http://m.thevarguy.com/open-source-application-software-companies/open-source-hardware-what-it-means-and-why-it-matters →

http://www.cnx-software.com/2016/07/12/sifive-introduces-freedom-u500-and-e500-open-source-risc-v-socs/ Will there be market demand for this? →

https://www.sitepoint.com/powering-raspberry-pi-projects-with-php/ Run PHP on Raspberry Pi and use it to access GPIO. →

http://www.open-electronics.org/mypi-industrial-grade-raspberry-pi-on-kickstarter/?utm_content=buffer06096&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer This looks interesting. Industrial grade Raspberry Pi 3 type board. →

https://opensource.com/life/16/7/top-10-Raspberry-Pi-boards?sc_cid=701600000011jJaAAI Nice list of Raspberry Pi add-ons. →

Expressif has released a new WiFi chip. It is not that interesting ESP32 that I have written about earlier, and should be available soon. The new ESP8285 went into mass production in March. Hackaday article describes it as ESP8266-Killer, but I I think that this kind of headline is clickbaiting. What could possible make it →

Last year BBC introduced Micro:bit development board  Intended to allow children to get creative with technology. The Micro:bit is one of the cornerstones of the BBC’s “Make it Digital” campaign. With Micro:bit BBC tries to get a million preteens into embedded development world as Micro:bit will be given to every 11 or 12 year old child →

http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/05/chinese-arm-vendor-left-developer-backdoor-in-kernel-for-android-pi-devices/ Allwinner’s ARM chips are popular in cheap tablets and dev boards. It seems that the Linux kernel supplied by chipmaker has a serious security backdoor in it. →

http://www.geek.com/chips/zeroborg-board-aims-for-simple-awesome-raspberry-pi-robots-1649013/ Posted from WordPress for Android →

Raspberry Pi 3 to sport Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE – first photos emerge A Raspberry Pi 3 with onboard Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) support has emerged today. The Model B Raspberry Pi 3 will be the first in the family of tiny cheap-and-cheerful ARM-powered computers to feature builtin wireless networking. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/26/raspberry_pi_3/ Posted from →