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Azume, a Munich-based startup, has designed the Azume One, a compact health tracker that attaches to the back of a regular wristwatch to track heart rate, sleep, stress, and daily activity without needing an additional smartwatch. The device measures 30mm in diameter, is 2.8mm thick, and weighs 5 grams. It features an optical PPG sensor and a motion sensor to track health and activity data, which it sends to an Android or iOS smartphone over Bluetooth 5.4. Other highlights include up to 48 hours of battery life, a removable nano-suction mounting system, and an included wristband for sleep tracking without wearing a watch. Azume One specifications: MCU / SoC – Not specifie…

Just a few days ago, we wrote about the ESP-SDR project, which turned an ESP32 into an SDR receiver (and now SDR transmitter), but the data was streamed over UART, which couldn’t keep up with the sample rate. Now, developer h0m3us3r has released w1700k-sdr, also an open-source project that turns a Gemtek W1700K Wi-Fi 7 router into a wideband SDR receiver. The project uses the router’s built-in MediaTek MT7996 radio to capture raw 14-bit I/Q samples at up to 320 MSps across the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz bands. The captured data is then streamed over a 10 GbE connection using the router’s Airoha AN7581 SoC to a Linux computer, where you can view the live spectrum and waterf…

Espressif Systems ESP-Mosaico is an ESP32-S31 development platform with a 480 × 480 OLED touchscreen, haptic feedback, a built-in battery, USB Type-C connectivity, and expansion I/O. It’s specifically designed for AI <-> hardware integration and targets magnetic expansion toys, motion sensing, square touch display HMI, and edge voice/multimedia applications. ESP-Mosaico specifications: CoreBoard SoC – ESP32-S31NRV16 CPU RISC-V HP (High-performance) RV32IMAFCP CPU @ 320 MHz with FPU, SIMD, etc. RISC-V LP (Low-power) MCU core Memory – 512 KB SRAM, 32 KB low-power SRAM, 16MB PSRAM Wireless 2.4 GHz WiFi 6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.4 with support for LE Audio, direction fin…

Synergy Logic SLM-RP4 industrial PLC is built around a Raspberry Pi 4 SBC and designed for industrial automation, machine control, data acquisition, and Industrial IoT (IIoT) applications. The DIN-rail mountable controller supports 24V DC input and an SPI-based backplane that connects up to eight Synergy Logic I/O modules, providing up to 128 I/O points. It also features Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.0, USB ports, two micro-HDMI outputs, and a fanless aluminum enclosure. The system runs Raspberry Pi OS with OpenPLC pre-installed for standard IEC 61131-3 logic programming. Synergy Logic SLM-RP4 specifications: SBC – Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (2GB RAM) Storage – 16GB m…

Shanghai-based RoboParty has introduced the RP1 (ROBOTO 01), an open-source humanoid robot designed for robotics research, embodied AI development, and motion-control experiments. The robot is available in two configurations: the standard RP1 with 24 active degrees of freedom (DoF) and the RP1 Pro with 30 DoF. The robot stands 1.35 meters (~4.43 feet) tall and is built around a Rockchip RK3588 processor, with the Pro model adding an Allwinner A733 processor and an NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX development computing module. Other features include in-house ROMOMO joint actuators with up to 160 N·m peak torque, interchangeable head modules, optional dexterous hands, and a 10Ah batte…

Following our coverage of a 4.3-inch ESP32-S31 display development board, a Facebook reader pointed out the GUITION JC3636F118C-I-YR1 rotary encoder with a built-in 1.8-inch touchscreen display. It appears to be an update to an earlier ESP32-S3 model, now equipped with an ESP32-S31NRV16 WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, and 802.15.4 SoC with 16MB of PSRAM. The rotary knob also includes 16MB SPI flash, a speaker, a microphone, and an optional rechargeable battery. GUITION JC3636F118C-I-YR1 specifications: SoC – ESP32-S31NRV16 CPU RISC-V HP (High-performance) RV32IMAFCP CPU @ 320 MHz with FPU, SIMD, etc. RISC-V LP (Low-power) MCU core Memory – 512 KB SRAM, 32 KB low-power SRAM, 16MB P…

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. Adafruit Metro ESP32-P4 Hydra specifications: Microcontroller – Espressif Systems ESP32-P4 (v1 chipset) CPU Dual-core 32-bit RISC-V HP (High…

Axera AX8860P is a new 16-core Cortex-A55 SoC with up to 128 TOPS/256 TOPS (FP4) NPU, 256-bit LPDDR5/5X memory, and PCIe 5.0 connectivity, aiming to power desktop AI solutions competing with NVIDIA DGX Spark at a fraction of the cost. Dr. Qiu Xiaoxin, founder and CEO of Axera, unveiled the new AX8860/AX8860P processor a few days ago at the China International Industrial Fair, along with upcoming products from Sipeed and Radxa. Axera AX8860P key features and specifications: CPU – 16x Arm Cortex-A55 processor AI – Up to 256 TOPS VPU – 64-channel decode, 16-channel encode Memory – Up to 128GB 256-bit LPDDR5x with 273GB/s bandwidth Interconnect – PCIe 5.0 + AXLink (C2C) casca…

BeagleBoard.org has introduced the BeagleConnect QuadESC, an open-source 4-channel BLDC motor controller/carrier board built around the BeagleConnect Torque SoM. The SoM features TI’s 200 MHz AM13E23019 Arm Cortex-M33 microcontroller with a trigonometric math unit (TMU) and a TinyEngine neural-network accelerator for edge AI applications. The QuadESC carrier board supports four three-phase BLDC motor outputs, twelve current and twelve voltage sensing channels, four temperature sensors, and battery voltage monitoring. It also includes an eight-pin flight controller connector with DShot, telemetry, and current reporting signals, along with SWD debugging, a buzzer connector,…

Renesas has introduced the RX74M and RX74N, two new 32-bit RX family MCUs built on a 22nm process with embedded MRAM. Both MCUs integrate a 600MHz RXv3e core and are designed for industrial automation, motor control, robotics, and energy management applications. The MCUs feature up to 1MB of code MRAM, 1.5MB SRAM, and 256KB of zero-wait-state local RAM for real-time processing. The RX74M adds an integrated EtherCAT slave controller, dual Gigabit Ethernet MACs with TSN support, and an Ethernet switch for industrial networking, while the RX74N offers a single Gigabit Ethernet interface for general industrial applications. Other features include CAN FD, USB 2.0, I3C, high-re…

ZOTAC ZBOX PRO CM5-PICO is a compact fanless industrial mini PC built around the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 (CM5) with up to 16 GB LPDDR4x memory, optional WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0 wireless connectivity. The mini PC measures 114.8 x 76 x 31.3 mm and features two 4K HDMI outputs, Gigabit Ethernet, and M.2 expansion for NVMe storage or AI accelerators, along with an internal 40-pin GPIO header, camera interfaces, and a wide 5V to 20V DC input for industrial automation, digital signage, and IoT gateway applications. All I/O ports are placed on a single side to simplify cable management and stacking. ZOTAC ZBOX PRO CM5-PICO specifications: SoM – Raspberry Pi Compute Module…

LILYGO T-Display K230 is a handheld dev kit based on Canaan’s Kendryte K230 dual-core 64-bit RISC-V processor. The kit features a 4.1-inch AMOLED touchscreen and supports an optional detachable keyboard with battery and optional nRF9151 cellular and GNSS connectivity. The device also comes with 1GB LPDDR4 RAM, a 2MP camera, HDMI output, Ethernet, WiFi 4, and either an SX1262 or LR2021 LoRa transceiver. These features make this kit suitable for remote monitoring, wireless communication, and other embedded applications. LILYGO T-Display K230 Kit specifications: SoC – Kendryte K230 CPU 64-bit RISC-V processor @ 1.6GHz with RISC-V Vector Extension 1.0, FPU 64-bit RISC-V proce…

M5Stack has released the PaperDIY series, an updated version of its 2020 M5Paper ESP32 development kit, featuring an ESP32-S3 MCU and a 4.7-inch e-paper display with 16 levels of gray. It comes in two versions: the PaperDIY Complete Kit, which ships factory-assembled in a 3D-printed enclosure, and the PaperDIY Assembly Kit, which is designed to be integrated into custom projects. Both boards also include a microSD card slot for extended storage, a built-in 140mAh battery, and a custom M5PM1 low-power management chip. M5Stack PaperDIY specifications: Core module – Espressif Systems ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N16R8 SoC – ESP32-S3 CPU – Dual-core LX7 processor with up to 240MHz Memory…

Orange Pi O1 is a new single board computer (SBC) based on the somewhat older SOPHGO BM1688 octa-core Cortex-A53 SoC with a built-in 16 TOPS AI accelerator/TPU, and support for decoding up to sixteen 1080p30 video streams, or encoding ten. The board comes with 8GB or 16GB memory, supports M.2 NVMe, eMMC module, SPI flash, SATA III, or microSD card storage, and offers HDMI and MIPI DSI display interfaces, two MIPI CSI camera connectors, dual GbE, WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, and optional 4G/5G cellular connectivity, as well as a few USB ports, audio interfaces, and a 26-pin GPIO header for expansion. Orange Pi O1 specifications: SoC – SOPHGO BM1688 CPU 8-core Arm Cortex-A53 pr…

Seeed Studio has introduced the XIAO IPS touch display series, a family of six compact development boards built around the XIAO ESP32-S3 Plus or XIAO nRF52840 Plus MCU, with 0.96-inch, 1.14-inch, and 1.47-inch IPS color displays. All six boards include a 6-axis IMU, a PDM digital microphone, user buttons, and LiPo battery support. The larger 1.47-inch version adds capacitive touch and a microSD card slot, whereas the 1.14-inch model includes a Grove I2C connector for connecting external sensors. The ESP32-S3 versions support Wi-Fi and Bluetooth LE connectivity, while the nRF52840 models focus on lower-power Bluetooth LE applications. The boards are designed for portable d…

HPMicro has introduced the HPM5100 series, a family of 32-bit RISC-V mixed-signal MCUs, starting with the HPM5151 parts. It features a 400 MHz RISC-V processor, 416 KB SRAM, 1 MB flash, four 16-bit ADCs, four operational amplifiers, and four analog comparators. It also includes a high-speed USB 2.0 OTG interface with an integrated PHY, CAN FD, multiple UART/SPI/I2C interfaces, and 32 PWM channels for motor control. The chip supports hardware floating-point operations and DSP instructions, while the integrated analog peripherals reduce the need for external ADCs and signal-conditioning circuits. HPMicro HPM5100 specifications: MCU core – Single-core 32-bit RISC-V processor…

GL.iNet Mango 2 (GL-MG1300) mini dual-band WiFi 5 travel router is built around the MediaTek MT7621A dual-core processor. It is designed to share hotel WiFi, wired Ethernet, or mobile internet connections with multiple devices. The router measures just 89 x 63 x 15mm and weighs 100 grams. It supports WiFi speeds of up to 400 Mbps on the 2.4 GHz band and 866 Mbps on the 5 GHz band, along with WireGuard VPN speeds of up to 184 Mbps and OpenVPN speeds of up to 95 Mbps with DCO. Other features include dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, USB 3.0, USB-C power, and others. GL.iNet Mango 2 (GL-MG1300) specifications: Processor – Mediatek MT7621A dual core MIPS 1004Kc processor @ 880Mhz…

Earlier this month, we saw how the humble ESP32-S3 could be turned into an SDR transmitter and receiver; then we saw developer h0m3us3r release the w1700k-sdr project, which turns a Gemtek W1700K Wi-Fi 7 router into a wideband SDR receiver. The LR2021-SDR open-source project by Samuel Reynolds (SAMS0N1TE) follows the same principle and turns the Semtech LR2021 LoRa transceiver into a software-defined radio (SDR) capable of receiving signals from 100 MHz to 2.74 GHz. Using an undocumented command in the chip’s ROM, this project exposes raw 16-bit I/Q samples, allowing software to decode P25 Phase 1 digital voice, POCSAG pager messages, and analog FM signals without an exte…

The LattePanda Sigma 2 is a compact single board server/computer powered by an Intel Core Ultra X7 358H Panther Lake-H processor with Intel Arc B390 graphics and a 50 TOPS NPU delivering up to 180 TOPS of combined performance for local AI workloads. The board features up to 64GB of LPDDR5X-8533 RAM, three M.2 M-Key slots, one M.2 E-Key slot, and an OCuLink port for storage, wireless, and accelerator expansion, as well as two Thunderbolt 4 ports, dual 10GbE, USB 3.2 Gen 2 and USB 2.0 ports, and HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 2.1, and eDP 1.5 display interfaces. Key Specifications SoC – Intel Core Ultra X7 Processor 358H CPU – 16-core (4P + 8E + 4LPE) @ 1.9/1.5/1.5 GHz (base frequen…

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 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. MYC-JR3576 – Rockchip RK3576 SMARC 2.2 module MYIR MYC-JR3576 specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3576 (c…

Deki Engine is an open-source modular C++ engine with a Unity-style visual editor for embedded devices, currently optimized for ESP32 platforms such as LilyGO T-Deck Plus, T-Display S3 AMOLED, and soon Elecrow CrowPanel Advanced 7″ ESP32-P4. The editor is available for Windows and Linux with a compiler for the 2D graphics engine, and everything is released under an Apache 2.0 license on GitHub. The project also works on desktop through SDL3, which may be convenient during development. Some of the highlights of the Deki Engine project: Workflow Build scenes visually (sprites, text, particles, tilemaps, state machines, tweens) Pick a board in the editor’s Build panel Flash …

LILYGO T-Halow P4 is a compact M.2 development board that combines an ESP32-P4 MCU, an ESP32-C6 wireless co-processor, and a Taixin TX-AH WiFi HaLow module for long-range wireless connectivity. The board measures just 80 x 22mm (M.2 2280) and uses an M.2 B-key connector to expose GPIO pins and other interfaces for integration into custom carrier boards. It also supports MIPI CSI cameras and MIPI DSI displays, along with hardware H.264 video encoding at up to 1080p30, making it suitable for compact IoT gateways, remote cameras, and industrial monitoring applications. LILYGO T-Halow P4 specifications: SoC – Espressif Systems ESP32-P4NRW32X CPU Dual-core RISC-V @ 400 MHz wi…

After a successful campaign for Xerxes Pi back in 2025, Rapid Analysis has returned with a Xerxes Home Lab ecosystem that includes the Xerxes Pi 2026 and Xerxes Nano carrier board. The upgrade includes M.2 NVMe storage support on the bottom of the board, an I2S Qwiic connector for digital audio, and added debug and boot jumper pins for easier headless deployment. Designed for home labs, edge AI developers, and small businesses, the Xerxes Pi 2026 supports Raspberry Pi CM4/CM5 and other CM modules, Gigabit Ethernet, optional PoE+, and CSI/HDMI expansion. The larger Xerxes Nano supports NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano and Turing RK1 modules, adding M.2 PCIe, OCuLink, and SPI/UART c…

Picotronix is a modular oscilloscope, logic analyzer, and frequency meter from Sydney-based Thort Werx Pty Ltd, based on two Raspberry Pi Pico 2 units, more exactly a Pico 2 used as a signal processor and a Pico 2 W used to drive the display and for wireless connectivity. The solution is comprised of the Picotronix Main Module with an integrated LCD and three expansion ports, used to connect picoPods plug-in expansion modules to add high-speed ADCs, mixed-logic family logic state analysis, a waveform generator, analog conditioning, and more. Picotronix key features and specifications: Main Module Two-channel digital storage oscilloscope 8-channel logic analyzer, expandabl…

BIOSTAR BIWCL-PAT is a 3.5-inch industrial SBC built around the Intel Core Series 3 “Wildcat Lake” SoC family, ranging from the Core 3 304 to the Core 7 360. The board supports up to 64GB DDR5-6400 memory, three independent displays, and dual 2.5GbE networking. It also features three M.2 slots for NVMe storage, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, and 4G/5G cellular connectivity, along with USB 3.2 ports, four serial interfaces, and an 8-bit digital I/O header. The compact 148 x 102mm form factor makes it suitable for industrial automation, edge computing, AIoT, human-machine interfaces (HMI), and POS/kiosk applications. BIOSTAR BIWCL-PAT specifications: Wildcat Lake SoC (one or the other) I…

Bitmerse Romu is a tiny (15.5 x 12 mm), almost minimal Raspberry Pi RP2354A USB board with a USB 2.0 interface on one side of the PCB, and the dual Cortex-M33/RISC-V MCU on the other side, connected to a few debugging/programming pads, buttons, and an RGB LED. It doesn’t come with any GPIO, and it’s mostly designed for USB applications such as a security key for passwordless login, a USB MIDI controller, a macro pad, or a custom HID device. You can plug it directly into a spare USB Type-A port of your computer/host without any cables, breadboard, or adapters required. Romu specifications: SoC – Raspberry Pi RP2354A CPU Dual-core Arm Cortex-M33 @ 150 MHz with Arm Trustzone…

The Raytron SE5 1280 is a high-resolution uncooled infrared module designed for integration into OEM thermal imaging systems. Based on a 1280 × 1024 uncooled VOx infrared detector with a 12 μm pixel pitch, the module delivers more than 1.3 million infrared pixels in a compact form factor measuring no more than 29 × 29 × 15.7 mm and weighing less than 26 g. 1280 × 1024 VOx Detector for High-Resolution Thermal Imaging At the core of the SE5 1280 is a 1280 × 1024 uncooled VOx infrared detector with a 12 μm pixel pitch, operating in the 8–14 μm long-wave infrared (LWIR) band. With more than 1.3 million infrared pixels, the detector provides a substantially higher spatial reso…

Linus Torvalds announced the release of Linux 7.3 on LKML last Sunday: It’s Sunday afternoon, and this week I somehow kept my wits together long enough to keep track of the day of the week, so the release isn’t randomly delayed. Will wonders never cease? Anyway, nothing very special seems to have happened this last week, so as expected the final 7.3 is out, and thus tomorrow the merge window for 7.4 opens. Except I’m on my annual family vacation, so instead of merging anything first thing in the morning, I’ll spend most of the day on a boat and under water. I’ll get back to merging in the afternoon, but I expect my schedule to be a bit unusual for a while. I hope I can st…

Linux kernel 7.2 adds broad core, Rust, and hardware-support updates, with Collabora contributing 102 patches across graphics, media, virtualization, networking, power management, and SoC enablement. View the full article