Open hardware specialist Olimex has unveiled a new single-board computer design, the STMP1-OLinuXino, based on the STMicroelectronics, Inc.’s ST32MP1 family and boasting mainline Linux support — as well as an impressively wide operating temperature range.
Microchip Makes has announced an early access program for its PolarFire SoC family of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) — devices it is positioning as the first in the market to offer a hardened, real-time, Linux-compatible RISC-V microprocessor subsystem.
Nodle, which is competing in the TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin Startup Battlefield this week, is based on a simple premise: What if you could crowdsource the connectivity of smart sensors by offloading it to smartphones? For most sensors, built-in cell connectivity is simply not a realistic option, given how much power it would take. A few years of battery life is quite realistic for a sensor that uses Bluetooth Low Energy.
This tiny robot lets you remotely and mechanically control all the buttons, switches, and toggles anywhere in your home via app and voice.
While a majority of the smart devices and appliances currently on the market offer some form of connectivity and interaction, older versions are left stuck with manual control and without the possibility of smart home integration. Smart home technology developer Adaprox provides a solution for those devices without remote capabilities with the Fingerbot robotic actuator, which allows users to control them via voice or through the company’s app.
Pack a punch into your next project with the CircuitBrains module from Keven Neubauer.
running an interpreted language in an embedded scenario can take a little extra grunt, and that’s where the CircuitBrains module, designed by Kevin Neubauer, really shines.
He’s taken the core components required to develop with CircuitPython, and boiled them down to a diminutive module, just shy of 30mm²! This postage stamp-sized module
The CH559 is a 8051 architecture based microcontroller that has built in dual USB Hosts. This allows to interface generic Keyboards, Mice, MIDI devices and in my case gamepads. I added this chip as an add on to my ESP32 based game console to replace the SNES controllers by cheap generic ones. The communications is handled over UART which can be done by both ends in hardware. There still is some work to do but you can try it out already. Have fun!
For decades, we dreamt of a future where all of our electronics used a standardized power connector. Most of us probably didn’t expect that USB would ultimately fill that role, but we’ll take what we can get if it means a future without getting a new wall wart for every piece of tech we buy.
Which makes it all the more surprising it took so long for somebody to come up with a way to toggle USB devices off and on over the network. The Sonoff “USB Smart Adaptor”, which the company says will start shipping before the end of the year, is the logical evolution of their exceptionally popular mains voltage smart switches. The Smart Adapter is designed to go between the device and its existing power supply, allowing the user to drag any USB powered device kicking and screaming into their existing smart home setup. All for the princely sum of $6.50 USD.
Sonoff gives a few potential uses of the Smart Adapter: from controlling a string of LEDs to limiting how long a smartphone is allowed to charge for.
But really, there’s a nearly limitless number of devices which could be easily and cheaply integrated into your home automation routines thanks to this gadget.
Unfortunately, there’s a catch. Sonoff smart switches are best known, at least among the type of folks who read Hackaday, for the fact that they’re based on the eminently hackable ESP8266 microcontroller. Given the size of this product and its intended use, it would seem logical enough to assume this device also utilizes the insanely popular chip. But according to a Sonoff representative, the USB Smart Adapter won’t be using an ESP at all; leaving its hackability an open question until people can actually get their hands on them and start poking around.
So if there’s not an ESP heart beating at the core of this device, what is there? Sonoff says the chip is called the CKW04, which is apparently so new that there’s very little information available about it online.
The newly revealed Portenta H7 follows the MKR form factor, but enhanced with the Portenta family 80-pin high-density connector. This ensures scalability for a wide range of applications by simply upgrading your board to the one suiting your needs: http://bit.ly/37QCD3n
We first met the WinnerMicro W600 back in late 2018 when Seeed Studio released their Air602 WiFi Module. Three more boards from Seeed followed, along with yet another board that used the Feather form factor. But none of them really let you get your hands dirty with the W600 directly.
say “Hello” to the new W600-PICO from Wemos, which comes pre-loaded with a MicroPython firmware onboard. That makes it the first W600-based board I’ve come across that gives us full access to this rather intriguing chip.
Thanks to our new IoT Starter Kit, the first step into the world of connected objects just got a whole lot easier for advanced secondary school and university students.
The kit contains step-by-step tutorials for 10 different projects – fun, creative experiments using real-life sensors! https://bit.ly/2tJLMfs
Designed for robotics projects where localization is required, the Ultra-WideBand Feather packs a Decawave Ltd DWM1000 module and a Microchip Makes SAM D21 into Adafruit Industries’ popular form factor: http://bit.ly/36nKfKt
“Particle is discontinuing development of Particle Mesh, our OpenThread-based mesh networking solution, and will no longer be manufacturing the associated Xenon development board. Particle will continue investing in its other ‘Gen 3′ products, the flagship cellular (Boron) and Wi-Fi (Argon) product lines.”
Read more in Zach Supalla’s well-detailed blog post: bit.ly/2RAvLSs
Rhasspy (pronounced RAH-SPEE) is an open source, fully offline voice assistant toolkit for many languages that works well with Home Assistant, Hass.io, and Node-RED.
The OtterPill combines two popular platforms into a single board: the Arduino Nano and STMicroelectronics, Inc.’s STM32. Plus it adds USB-PD support on its USB-C port.
With the nRF52840 at its heart the Feather Bluefruit Sense should also be capable of running TensorFlow Lite, allowing for at-the-edge artificial intelligence pulling live data from the new on-board sensors.
With up to 4W of power coming down the same cable as network connectivity, the PoE FeatherWing aims to make Adafruit Industries Feather deployment even easier.
Silicognition Prepares a Crowdfunder for the PoE
FeatherWing, Ethernet and 4W of Power for Feathers
With up to 4W of power coming down the same cable as network connectivity, the PoE FeatherWing aims to make Feather deployment easier.
“Adafruit provides an Ethernet FeatherWing for its popular Feather ecosystem — a valuable option for IoT and automation projects. But it has its limitations. The Feather still needs to be powered separately, and no globally unique MAC address is provided for the user, making deployment hard,” the company explains of then inspiration behind its latest design.
“What if we could fix these issues? What if there was a drop-in replacement that would not only provide Ethernet, but also power your Feather, and give you a globally unique MAC? And still be 100% compatible in size, connections and software support? Enter the PoE-FeatherWing!”
The PoE FeatherWing supports IEEE 802.3at Class 1, Mode A and Mode B Power over Ethernet (PoE) with up to 4W available to connected devices. The Ethernet connectivity itself is provided by a WIZnet W5500 Ethernet controller,
MEAN WELL Bluetooth ohjatut LED-Virtalähteet ovat nyt saatavilla!
Yksi suurimmista trendeistä teollisessa LED-valaistuksessa on sen tuominen uuteen aikaan tekemällä siitä älykästä. Tähän yksi ratkaisu on MEAN WELLin kehittämä innovatiivinen LCM-BLE LED-virtalähde sarja, joka on varustettu Bluetooth ohjauksella.
SparkFun Electronics, Inc.’s popular Arduino-compatible Pro Micro board has received something of a refresh, and the latest revision cuts the complexity by combining 5V and 3.3V operation on a single board while adding a Qwiic connector to the rear and USB Type-C to the front.
Available in two versions offering torque up to 15kg-cm, the SB Serial Servos are smarter than your average motors.
UK-based SB Components has unveiled a new open source digital servo motor family controlled over UART — the solution, it claims, to problems ranging from hardware incompatibility and confusing wiring to a lack of general-purpose input/output (GPIO) pins.
“The idea of SB Serial Servos originated to resolve the mess of wires created while using motors,” Singh explains. “With SB Serial Servos, you don’t need to remember or note down the pins cause we are only going to use receiving and transmitting pins.
Having completed field tests, the low-cost long-life BIOT is now available — though without an in-progress companion smartphone app.
Canadian electronics specialist Prosensors has launched a compact, Wi-Fi-connected, multifunction sensor capable, it claims, of running for five years on just two off-the-shelf AAA batteries.
The BIOT sensors are now available from Prosensors’ Tindie store for $19 a unit, though a promised smartphone app for ease of setup has not yet been released; more information can be found in the company’s associated user guide.
With six inputs, isolated as three pairs, the Debounce HAT aims to make switch bounce problems a thing of the past.
Because the bounce issue is handled in hardware, there’s no need for any debounce routines in the software side — while each of the three input pairs are isolated up to 2kV AC with 2.5mm spring terminal connections accepting 22-16 AWG wires.
“Debounce HAT was born out of necessity,” Posch explains. “We were implementing a switch detection circuit to determine the state of a door lock etc. in a room, which required a debounce circuit. This prototype showed the need for a fully opto-isolated circuit to protect against ESD that could be transferred via the metal door handle by a person touching it courtesy of walking on carpet during winter time.
Deviceplane, a member of the Y Combinator Winter 2020 class is developing an open source toolset to manage, monitor and update Linux devices running at the edge,
“We solve the hard infrastructure problems that all these companies face including network conductivity, SSH access, orchestrating and deployment of remote updates, hosting, application monitoring and access and security controls. It’s 100% open source, available under an Apache License. You can either host it yourself or you can run on the hosted version,” company founder and CEO Josh Curl told TechCrunch.
Deviceplane is an open source management tool for embedded systems and edge computing. We make it easy to securely update, monitor, and access your devices.
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Olimex Seeks Comment on Its New Open Hardware Allwinner-Powered IP Camera Board Design
https://www.hackster.io/news/olimex-seeks-comment-on-its-new-open-hardware-allwinner-powered-ip-camera-board-design-5df52f533fe8
Available under the CERN Open Hardware Licence, the design is up for comments ahead of routing and initial production.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Voidbox Industries Brings Prototyping Into the Third Dimension with Hactus, the Hacker’s Cactus
What do you get when you combine two custom-made perfboards with a concrete planter? An electronic cactus, of course
https://www.hackster.io/news/voidbox-industries-brings-prototyping-into-the-third-dimension-with-hactus-the-hacker-s-cactus-a32c6c2ded51
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Open hardware specialist Olimex has unveiled a new single-board computer design, the STMP1-OLinuXino, based on the STMicroelectronics, Inc.’s ST32MP1 family and boasting mainline Linux support — as well as an impressively wide operating temperature range.
Olimex Unveils STM32MP1-Based Open Hardware STMP1-OLinuXino Single-Board Computer
https://www.hackster.io/news/olimex-unveils-stm32mp1-based-open-hardware-stmp1-olinuxino-single-board-computer-8107d1590f68?f91ceb5afe88b7ab6023892165de4033
Offering Arm Cortex-A and Cortex-M4 processors, the new board shares its layout with the earlier LIME2.
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Microchip Makes has announced an early access program for its PolarFire SoC family of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) — devices it is positioning as the first in the market to offer a hardened, real-time, Linux-compatible RISC-V microprocessor subsystem.
Microchip Opens Early Access Program for RISC-V-Powered Linux-Compatible PolarFire SoC FPGA
https://www.hackster.io/news/microchip-opens-early-access-program-for-risc-v-powered-linux-compatible-polarfire-soc-fpga-0aa207e3f80f
“The industry’s first RISC-V based SoC FPGA,” as Microchip positions it, is now available to “qualified customers.”
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Nodle, which is competing in the TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin Startup Battlefield this week, is based on a simple premise: What if you could crowdsource the connectivity of smart sensors by offloading it to smartphones? For most sensors, built-in cell connectivity is simply not a realistic option, given how much power it would take. A few years of battery life is quite realistic for a sensor that uses Bluetooth Low Energy.
https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/11/nodle-crowdsources-iot-connectivity/
https://nodle.io/nodle.io/
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This Adafruit Industries FeatherWing provides a practical platform for air quality measurements.
https://www.hackster.io/news/the-iaq-sensor-wing-makes-for-a-compact-indoor-air-quality-measurement-platform-1c0333973da9
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SiFive Launches Learn Inventor RISC-V Development Platform
https://www.hackster.io/news/sifive-launches-learn-inventor-risc-v-development-platform-0472f3d2218a
The SiFive Learn Inventor is a wireless RISC-V-based development kit inspired by the micro:bit.
Tomi Engdahl says:
This tiny robot lets you remotely and mechanically control all the buttons, switches, and toggles anywhere in your home via app and voice.
Control Devices Remotely with Adaprox’s Fingerbot Robotic Actuator
https://www.hackster.io/news/control-devices-remotely-with-adaprox-s-fingerbot-robotic-actuator-c11d6b274f2f
This tiny robot lets you remotely and mechanically control all the buttons, switches, and toggles anywhere in your home via app and voice.
While a majority of the smart devices and appliances currently on the market offer some form of connectivity and interaction, older versions are left stuck with manual control and without the possibility of smart home integration. Smart home technology developer Adaprox provides a solution for those devices without remote capabilities with the Fingerbot robotic actuator, which allows users to control them via voice or through the company’s app.
https://www.adaprox.com.au/
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Give Your Board Some Brains, with the CircuitBrains Module From Kevin Neubauer
https://www.hackster.io/news/give-your-board-some-brains-with-the-circuitbrains-module-from-kevin-neubauer-5f3a6e034af6
Pack a punch into your next project with the CircuitBrains module from Keven Neubauer.
running an interpreted language in an embedded scenario can take a little extra grunt, and that’s where the CircuitBrains module, designed by Kevin Neubauer, really shines.
He’s taken the core components required to develop with CircuitPython, and boiled them down to a diminutive module, just shy of 30mm²! This postage stamp-sized module
Tomi Engdahl says:
Get a Clue About the World with Adafruit’s New Board, the Clue
https://www.hackster.io/news/get-a-clue-about-the-world-with-adafruit-s-new-board-the-clue-7901884a7a28
The Clue packs seven sensor types into a micro:bit-compatible form factor. Here are some details from Adafruit’s preview of the new board
Tomi Engdahl says:
What a year for hardware!
Raspberry Pi 4… Arduino Nano 33… Adafruit EdgeBadge… SparkFun Artemis… NVIDIA Jetson Nano… Teensy 4… the list goes on and on.
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Omer Kilic Unveils Open Hardware CC2652R SimpleLink-Powered Compact RF Dev Board: The Zig-a-Zig-Ah!
https://www.hackster.io/news/omer-kilic-unveils-open-hardware-cc2652r-simplelink-powered-compact-rf-dev-board-the-zig-a-zig-ah-bab0fdb52f13
Stick-format board ideal for Thread, Zigbee, Bluetooth 5 Low Energy, IEEE 802.15.4g, 6LoWPAN and proprietary protocol development.
Tomi Engdahl says:
EASE Is an EtherCAT-Equipped Arduino Shield
EsmaCAT’s shield features EtherCAT communication capabilities to connect to the larger Arduino ecosystem.
https://www.hackster.io/news/ease-is-an-ethercat-equipped-arduino-shield-fd6713d57282
Tomi Engdahl says:
Cheap USB Host Microcontroller [CH559, ESP32, HID]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po3FBdY0GS4
The CH559 is a 8051 architecture based microcontroller that has built in dual USB Hosts. This allows to interface generic Keyboards, Mice, MIDI devices and in my case gamepads. I added this chip as an add on to my ESP32 based game console to replace the SNES controllers by cheap generic ones. The communications is handled over UART which can be done by both ends in hardware. There still is some work to do but you can try it out already. Have fun!
Tomi Engdahl says:
WCH(Jiangsu Qin Heng) CH559L
https://lcsc.com/product-detail/WCH_WCH-Jiangsu-Qin-Heng-CH559L_C150548.html
Tomi Engdahl says:
Today at CES, Arduino launched the new Portenta H7 module designed for industrial and Internet of Things applications.
https://www.hackster.io/news/the-new-arduino-portenta-5ae687010500
Tomi Engdahl says:
New Part Day: Sonoff USB Smart Adaptor Taps A New WiFi Chip
https://hackaday.com/2019/12/26/new-part-day-sonoff-usb-smart-adaptor-taps-a-new-wifi-chip/
For decades, we dreamt of a future where all of our electronics used a standardized power connector. Most of us probably didn’t expect that USB would ultimately fill that role, but we’ll take what we can get if it means a future without getting a new wall wart for every piece of tech we buy.
Which makes it all the more surprising it took so long for somebody to come up with a way to toggle USB devices off and on over the network. The Sonoff “USB Smart Adaptor”, which the company says will start shipping before the end of the year, is the logical evolution of their exceptionally popular mains voltage smart switches. The Smart Adapter is designed to go between the device and its existing power supply, allowing the user to drag any USB powered device kicking and screaming into their existing smart home setup. All for the princely sum of $6.50 USD.
Sonoff gives a few potential uses of the Smart Adapter: from controlling a string of LEDs to limiting how long a smartphone is allowed to charge for.
But really, there’s a nearly limitless number of devices which could be easily and cheaply integrated into your home automation routines thanks to this gadget.
Unfortunately, there’s a catch. Sonoff smart switches are best known, at least among the type of folks who read Hackaday, for the fact that they’re based on the eminently hackable ESP8266 microcontroller. Given the size of this product and its intended use, it would seem logical enough to assume this device also utilizes the insanely popular chip. But according to a Sonoff representative, the USB Smart Adapter won’t be using an ESP at all; leaving its hackability an open question until people can actually get their hands on them and start poking around.
So if there’s not an ESP heart beating at the core of this device, what is there? Sonoff says the chip is called the CKW04, which is apparently so new that there’s very little information available about it online.
SONOFF Micro – 5V Wireless USB Smart Adaptor
Model: M0802010006
https://www.itead.cc/sonoff-micro-5v-usb-smart-adaptor.html
APP Remote Control – makes ordinary USB devices into smart
Tomi Engdahl says:
The newly revealed Portenta H7 follows the MKR form factor, but enhanced with the Portenta family 80-pin high-density connector. This ensures scalability for a wide range of applications by simply upgrading your board to the one suiting your needs: http://bit.ly/37QCD3n
Tomi Engdahl says:
Launching in three flavors, Silicon Labs’ latest Wireless Gecko Series 2 parts boast plenty of features at a low power draw.
Silicon Labs Unveils BG22 Bluetooth 5.2 SoCs, Boasts of 10-Year Battery Life From a Button Cell
https://www.hackster.io/news/silicon-labs-unveils-bg22-bluetooth-5-2-socs-boasts-of-10-year-battery-life-from-a-button-cell-df2852097c34
Launching in three flavors, Silicon Labs’ latest Wireless Gecko Series 2 parts boast plenty of features at a low power draw.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Coming pre-loaded with MicroPython, the price of Wemos’ W600-PICO could be one of the first viable competitors to the nearly ubiquitous ESP8266.
A W600-Based Board Running MicroPython for Only $2?
https://www.hackster.io/news/a-w600-based-board-running-micropython-for-only-2-bf4b3561f2ee
We first met the WinnerMicro W600 back in late 2018 when Seeed Studio released their Air602 WiFi Module. Three more boards from Seeed followed, along with yet another board that used the Feather form factor. But none of them really let you get your hands dirty with the W600 directly.
say “Hello” to the new W600-PICO from Wemos, which comes pre-loaded with a MicroPython firmware onboard. That makes it the first W600-based board I’ve come across that gives us full access to this rather intriguing chip.
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/4000314757449.html?trace=wwwdetail2mobilesitedetail
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The Snekboard is an open source board that allows you to build CircuitPython-controlled robots using LEGO Power Functions motors and switches.
https://www.hackster.io/news/program-lego-robots-in-python-with-snekboard-92eae95f9114
Tomi Engdahl says:
Gustavo Reynaga’s adapter brings Adafruit Industries Feather compatibility to the Arduino Nano family. http://bit.ly/2uh1GxN
Tomi Engdahl says:
W600-PICO V1.0.0 – wifi board based W600 1MB FLASH MicroPython
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000314757449.html
Tomi Engdahl says:
Thanks to our new IoT Starter Kit, the first step into the world of connected objects just got a whole lot easier for advanced secondary school and university students.
The kit contains step-by-step tutorials for 10 different projects – fun, creative experiments using real-life sensors! https://bit.ly/2tJLMfs
Tomi Engdahl says:
Designed for robotics projects where localization is required, the Ultra-WideBand Feather packs a Decawave Ltd DWM1000 module and a Microchip Makes SAM D21 into Adafruit Industries’ popular form factor: http://bit.ly/36nKfKt
Tomi Engdahl says:
“Particle is discontinuing development of Particle Mesh, our OpenThread-based mesh networking solution, and will no longer be manufacturing the associated Xenon development board. Particle will continue investing in its other ‘Gen 3′ products, the flagship cellular (Boron) and Wi-Fi (Argon) product lines.”
Read more in Zach Supalla’s well-detailed blog post: bit.ly/2RAvLSs
Tomi Engdahl says:
Rhasspy (pronounced RAH-SPEE) is an open source, fully offline voice assistant toolkit for many languages that works well with Home Assistant, Hass.io, and Node-RED.
https://rhasspy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Atto Is a Mini Arduino-Compatible USB Dev Board
BnBe’s ATmega32U4-based dev board is not much larger than a microSD card and includes native USB support.
https://www.hackster.io/news/atto-is-a-mini-arduino-compatible-usb-dev-board-e51da892ee2c
Tomi Engdahl says:
“The chip delivers a good migration path from Arduino-based prototypes to production systems without the need to develop a complex circuit board.”
https://www.electronicdesign.com/industrial-automation/article/21121852/arduino-for-the-pros
Tomi Engdahl says:
The OtterPill combines two popular platforms into a single board: the Arduino Nano and STMicroelectronics, Inc.’s STM32. Plus it adds USB-PD support on its USB-C port.
https://www.hackster.io/news/otterpill-is-a-nano-compatible-stm32-board-with-usb-pd-87ad875e4100
https://github.com/Jan–Henrik/OtterPill/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Adafruit Industries’ new CLUE board packs a bunch of sensors into a micro:bit-compatible form factor. Now only $29.95 during its alpha release!
Get a Clue About the World with Adafruit’s New Board, the Clue
The Clue packs a bunch of sensors into a micro:bit-compatible form factor.
https://www.hackster.io/news/get-a-clue-about-the-world-with-adafruit-s-new-board-the-clue-7901884a7a28
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.adafruit.com/product/4500
Adafruit CLUE – nRF52840 Express with Bluetooth LE – ALPHA
Tomi Engdahl says:
Adafruit Industries’ upcoming CircuitPython BLE board boasts on-board microphone, accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, humidity, pressure, and even gesture sensor.
Adafruit Teases nRF52840-Based Feather Bluefruit Sense Board with Numerous On-Board Sensors
https://www.hackster.io/news/adafruit-teases-nrf52840-based-feather-bluefruit-sense-board-with-numerous-on-board-sensors-43eb041ccd9c
The new CircuitPython board boasts a microphone, accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, humidity, pressure, and even gesture sensor.
Tomi Engdahl says:
With the nRF52840 at its heart the Feather Bluefruit Sense should also be capable of running TensorFlow Lite, allowing for at-the-edge artificial intelligence pulling live data from the new on-board sensors.
TensorFlow on the Nordic nRF52840
Running TensorFlow Lite for Micro-controllers on the nRF52840
https://www.hackster.io/news/tensorflow-on-the-nordic-nrf52840-ed9f03326a23
Tomi Engdahl says:
A first look at Arduino’s new Portenta H7 module with the Portenta Carrier: bit.ly/37NtkRt
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With up to 4W of power coming down the same cable as network connectivity, the PoE FeatherWing aims to make Adafruit Industries Feather deployment even easier.
Silicognition Prepares a Crowdfunder for the PoE
FeatherWing, Ethernet and 4W of Power for Feathers
https://www.hackster.io/news/silicognition-prepares-a-crowdfunder-for-the-poe-featherwing-ethernet-and-4w-of-power-for-feathers-41f34dc71247
With up to 4W of power coming down the same cable as network connectivity, the PoE FeatherWing aims to make Feather deployment easier.
“Adafruit provides an Ethernet FeatherWing for its popular Feather ecosystem — a valuable option for IoT and automation projects. But it has its limitations. The Feather still needs to be powered separately, and no globally unique MAC address is provided for the user, making deployment hard,” the company explains of then inspiration behind its latest design.
“What if we could fix these issues? What if there was a drop-in replacement that would not only provide Ethernet, but also power your Feather, and give you a globally unique MAC? And still be 100% compatible in size, connections and software support? Enter the PoE-FeatherWing!”
The PoE FeatherWing supports IEEE 802.3at Class 1, Mode A and Mode B Power over Ethernet (PoE) with up to 4W available to connected devices. The Ethernet connectivity itself is provided by a WIZnet W5500 Ethernet controller,
https://www.crowdsupply.com/silicognition
Tomi Engdahl says:
Edge IoT Launches MKR Module Add-on Board for the Raspberry Pi
Not to be confused with Arduino’s MKR family, Edge IoT’s MKR Module is the successor to its popular Pi-oT Raspberry Pi add-on.
https://www.hackster.io/news/edge-iot-launches-mkr-module-add-on-board-for-the-raspberry-pi-e7348513a4b1
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.yeint.fi/teollisuustuotteeet/meanwell-lcm-sarja?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=maksullinenLCM
MEAN WELL Bluetooth ohjatut LED-Virtalähteet ovat nyt saatavilla!
Yksi suurimmista trendeistä teollisessa LED-valaistuksessa on sen tuominen uuteen aikaan tekemällä siitä älykästä. Tähän yksi ratkaisu on MEAN WELLin kehittämä innovatiivinen LCM-BLE LED-virtalähde sarja, joka on varustettu Bluetooth ohjauksella.
Tomi Engdahl says:
SparkFun Electronics, Inc.’s popular Arduino-compatible Pro Micro board has received something of a refresh, and the latest revision cuts the complexity by combining 5V and 3.3V operation on a single board while adding a Qwiic connector to the rear and USB Type-C to the front.
SparkFun Updates Pro Micro Board, Creates the Qwiic Pro Micro with USB Type-C
https://www.hackster.io/news/sparkfun-updates-pro-micro-board-creates-the-qwiic-pro-micro-with-usb-type-c-8c9c76c072e3
Now with castellated edges for surface mounting, a Qwiic connector, and no need to choose between 3.3V and 5V, the Pro Micro has grown up.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Arm’s new Cortex-M55 and Ethos-U55 neural co-processor combine, the company claims, to boost machine learning performance by 480x.
Arm Takes Aim at Low-Power Edge AI with New Cortex-M55 and Ethos-U55 Core IP
https://www.hackster.io/news/arm-takes-aim-at-low-power-edge-ai-with-new-cortex-m55-and-ethos-u55-core-ip-522278149c72
Arm’s new Cortex-M55 and Ethos-U55 neural co-processor combine, the company claims, to boost machine learning performance by 480x.
Tomi Engdahl says:
The World’s Lowest Cost Arm Cortex-M0+ Development Board
Pure Engineering launches the STM32G031 Core Module on GroupGets.
https://www.hackster.io/news/the-world-s-lowest-cost-arm-cortex-m0-development-board-525506c329b1
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SB Components Unveils the SB Serial Servo Family of UART-Connected, Full-Feedback Motors
https://www.hackster.io/news/sb-components-unveils-the-sb-serial-servo-family-of-uart-connected-full-feedback-motors-0d81a11b5dc6
Available in two versions offering torque up to 15kg-cm, the SB Serial Servos are smarter than your average motors.
UK-based SB Components has unveiled a new open source digital servo motor family controlled over UART — the solution, it claims, to problems ranging from hardware incompatibility and confusing wiring to a lack of general-purpose input/output (GPIO) pins.
“The idea of SB Serial Servos originated to resolve the mess of wires created while using motors,” Singh explains. “With SB Serial Servos, you don’t need to remember or note down the pins cause we are only going to use receiving and transmitting pins.
https://github.com/sbcshop
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Microchip Releases AVR-BLE and PIC-BLE Wireless Development Boards
https://www.hackster.io/news/microchip-releases-avr-ble-and-pic-ble-wireless-development-boards-e9856fb3f158
The two boards offer low power, an ATECC608A CryptoAuthentication co-processor, and an RN4870 BLE module.
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Prosensors’ BIOT Multifunction Sensor Offers Up to Five Years’ Operation From Two AAA Batteries
https://www.hackster.io/news/prosensors-biot-multifunction-sensor-offers-up-to-five-years-operation-from-two-aaa-batteries-ba32f0a861b1
Having completed field tests, the low-cost long-life BIOT is now available — though without an in-progress companion smartphone app.
Canadian electronics specialist Prosensors has launched a compact, Wi-Fi-connected, multifunction sensor capable, it claims, of running for five years on just two off-the-shelf AAA batteries.
The BIOT sensors are now available from Prosensors’ Tindie store for $19 a unit, though a promised smartphone app for ease of setup has not yet been released; more information can be found in the company’s associated user guide.
https://www.tindie.com/products/prosensors/biot/
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With six inputs, isolated as three pairs, the Debounce HAT aims to make switch bounce problems a thing of the past.
Nyantronics’ Six-Input Raspberry Pi-Compatible Debounce HAT Prepares for Crowdfunding Launch
https://www.hackster.io/news/nyantronics-six-input-raspberry-pi-compatible-debounce-hat-prepares-for-crowdfunding-launch-3da338571054
With six inputs, isolated as three pairs, the Debounce HAT aims to make switch bounce problems a thing of the past.
Because the bounce issue is handled in hardware, there’s no need for any debounce routines in the software side — while each of the three input pairs are isolated up to 2kV AC with 2.5mm spring terminal connections accepting 22-16 AWG wires.
“Debounce HAT was born out of necessity,” Posch explains. “We were implementing a switch detection circuit to determine the state of a door lock etc. in a room, which required a debounce circuit. This prototype showed the need for a fully opto-isolated circuit to protect against ESD that could be transferred via the metal door handle by a person touching it courtesy of walking on carpet during winter time.
http://www.nyantronics.com/debounce_hat.php
https://github.com/MayaPosch/DebounceHat
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https://hopethishelp.com/top-hardware-platforms-modules-for-iot/
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Arduino IoT Cloud Gets a New Dashboard with Historical Data Import, Greater Customization, and More
Updated functionality means it’s now possible to experiment with existing dashboards and create new ones without losing historical data.
https://www.hackster.io/news/arduino-iot-cloud-gets-a-new-dashboard-with-historical-data-import-greater-customization-and-more-318bf66b0013
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Deviceplane wants to bring over-the-air updates to Linux edge devices
https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/24/deviceplane-wants-to-bring-over-the-air-updates-to-linux-edge-devices/
Deviceplane, a member of the Y Combinator Winter 2020 class is developing an open source toolset to manage, monitor and update Linux devices running at the edge,
“We solve the hard infrastructure problems that all these companies face including network conductivity, SSH access, orchestrating and deployment of remote updates, hosting, application monitoring and access and security controls. It’s 100% open source, available under an Apache License. You can either host it yourself or you can run on the hosted version,” company founder and CEO Josh Curl told TechCrunch.
https://deviceplane.com/
Deviceplane is an open source management tool for embedded systems and edge computing. We make it easy to securely update, monitor, and access your devices.
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Microsoft’s Azure Sphere, its Linux-based microcontroller plus cloud service, hits general availability
https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-azure-sphere-its-linux-based-microcontroller-plus-cloud-service-hits-general-availability/
Microsoft is making its Azure Sphere secure IoT service generally available after several years of testing and previews
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Electrosmith’s Daisy Brings the STM32 to Bear on the World of Electronic Music, STEM Education
https://www.hackster.io/news/electrosmith-s-daisy-brings-the-stm32-to-bear-on-the-world-of-electronic-music-stem-education-0fa1c2c4269d
The Feather-like Daisy packs 64MB of RAM and 8MB of flash, offering a lot of power for a very low price to electronic musicians.