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December 23, 2024December 23, 2024 by Tomisin Olujinmi - No Comments

Sensy32 Board is an ESP32-S3 sensor platform with up to six sensors for environmental monitoring in IoT applications

The Sensy32 Board is a compact sensor platform powered by Espressif’s flagship ESP32-S3 WiFi and Bluetooth microcontroller. The development board brings different monitoring devices together on the same PCB for easier integration into IoT ecosystems. It is a multipurpose device with several sensors bundled to measure and monitor ultraviolet light intensity, altitude, pressure, orientation, humidity, temperature, motion, and human presence. It includes a 9-degree-of-freedom inertial measurement unit (IMU) for 3D space orientation, while the built-in MEMS microphone can be used for audio input in voice detection and noise measurement applications. The onboard ESP32-S3 microcontroller powers the array of features and also offers Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity. The Sensy32 ESP32-S3 sensor platform also integrates an LCD screen for immediate feedback and real-time monitoring. We have covered other ESP32-based environment sensors such as the Qsen-07 multi-sensor board, AirGradient ONE, MoreSense MS-06, and Studio LUFF’s Air Quality Sensor. Sensy32 specifications: MCU […]

December 20, 2024December 20, 2024 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 2 Comments

WeAct RP2350A_V20 is a cheap Raspberry Pi RP2350 board with up to 16MB flash

WeAct RP2350A_V20 may be the world’s cheapest Raspberry Pi RP2350 board around with a design similar to the official Raspberry Pi Pico 2, but featuring a black PCB, a Reset button, a USB-C port and offered with either 4MB or 16MB flash. WeAct is selling its RP2350 board for $3.47 (4MB) and $4.46 (16MB) respectively before shipping and potential taxes are taken into account. WeAct RP2350A_V20 specifications: SoC – Raspberry Pi RP2350A CPU Dual-core Arm Cortex-M33 @ 150 MHz with Arm Trustzone, Secure boot OR Dual-core RISC-V Hazard3 @ 150 MHz Up to two cores can be used in any combination Memory – 520 KB on-chip SRAM Package – QFN-60 Storage – 4 MB or 16MB on-board QSPI flash USB – USB Type-C 1.1 host/device connector for power and programming Expansion – 2x 20-pin headers 26x GPIO 2x UART 2x SPI controllers 2x I2C controllers 16x PWM channels 3x ADC […]

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 8 Comments

$249 NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit targets generative AI applications at the edge

NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super Development Kit

NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit is an upgrade to the Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit with 1.7 times more generative AI performance, a 70% increase in performance to 67 INT8 TOPS, and about half the price, making it a great development platform for generative AI at the edge, mostly robotics. We’ve seen several AI boxes and boards in the last year capable of offline generative AI applications like the Firefly AIO-1684XQ motherboard or Radxa Fogwise Airbox which I reviewed with Llama3, Stable diffusion, Imgsearch, etc… A product like the Fogwise Airbox delivers up to 32 TOPS (INT8) and sells for around $330 which was very competitive then (June 2024). However, the Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit will certainly disrupt the market with over twice the performance, a lower price, and a larger developer community. NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super specifications: NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB Module CPU […]

December 17, 2024 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

Nuvoton NuMicro MA35D1 SoM and SBC target industrial control, edge IoT gateway, and HMI applications

Forlinx OK-MA35-S21 SBC for Numicro MA35D1 SoM

Forlinx Embedded OK-MA35-S21 SBC is based on the company’s FET-MA35-S2 SoM powered by a Nuvoton Numicro MA35D1 Arm Cortex-A35/M4F microprocessor, and offered with up to 1GB RAM and an 8GB eMMC flash. Designed for applications such as charging piles, HMI, industrial control, medical equipment, new energy, edge gateways, smart buildings, and smart agriculture, the MA35D1 SoM supports dual Gigabit Ethernet, CAN FD, up to 17x UART, 16x analog input, etc.. and the SBC further integrates RS485 and RS232 terminal blocks, WiFi and Bluetooth, and optional 4G LTE connectivity Forlinx FET-MA35-S2 SoM Specifications: SoC – Nuvoton NuMicro MA35D1 CPU 2x Arm Cortex-A35 cores at up to 800 MHz Arm Cortex-M4 processor core at up to 180 MHz GPU – 2D Graphic Engine (GFX) VPU – H.264 video decoder up to 1920×1080 @ 45 Hz; JPEG Image Decoder System Memory – 512MB/1GB DDR3L Storage – 8GB eMMC flash Carrier board interfaces – […]

December 17, 2024December 16, 2024 by Debashis Das - No Comments

Raspberry Pi CM5 gets carrier boards with built-in PoE/PoE+

Waveshare Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 IO Board With PoE Feature

Waveshare has recently launched CM5-PoE-BASE-A, a compact development and evaluation board that supports all variants of the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 (CM5). While searching for more information about this product I came across Modulo5 IO PoE+, another development board from Pineboards also designed for the RPi CM5 module. Pineboards’ Modulo5 IO PoE+ offers a premium UK-manufactured PoE+ module capable of delivering 25W continuous power, with support for NVMe storage and compatibility with the Raspberry Pi 5 Active Cooler. On the other hand, Waveshare’s CM5 PoE Base Board features a Gigabit Ethernet port featuring 802.3af/at PoE compliance, peripheral options include dual HDMI, USB 3.2 ports, and NVMe support. Both boards feature specifications similar to the official Raspberry Pi CM5 IO board with the main difference being built-in PoE/PoE+ support, along with some cosmetic changes. While the Raspberry Pi CM5 IO board does come with a 4-pin PoE connector, it requires […]

December 16, 2024December 16, 2024 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 2 Comments

Pico W5 is a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W alternative with RP2350 MCU, dual-band WiFi 4, 8MB flash

The Pico W5 is a Raspberry Pi RP2350 development board providing an alternative to the official Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W with dual-band (2.4GHz/5GHz) WiFi 4 and Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity through a B&T BW16 wireless module. Besides dual-band WiFi, there are a few other small changes compared to the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W, including a USB Type-C connector, a larger 8MB flash, and a Reset button. As far as I know, it’s the first RP2350 board with 5GHz WiFi, as other RP2350 boards with WiFi, such as the Challenger+ RP2350 WiFi6/BLE5 and Pimoroni Pico Plus 2 W, only support 2.4GHz WiFi. Pico W5 specifications: SoC – Raspberry Pi RP2350 CPU Dual-core Arm Cortex-M33 @ 150 MHz with Arm Trustzone, Secure boot and Dual-core RISC-V Hazard3 @ 150 MHz Only two cores can be used at any given time Memory – 520 KB on-chip SRAM Security 8KB of anti-fuse OTP […]

December 16, 2024December 16, 2024 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

Olimex ESP32-P4-DevKit offers Ethernet, USB JTAG, MIPI DSI and CSI interfaces

Olimex ESP32-P4-DevKit is a compact development board powered by a 400 MHz ESP32-P4 general-purpose dual-core RISC-V microcontroller with a 10/100Mbps Ethernet RJ45 connector, a USB-C Serial/JTAG connector, MIPI DSI/CSI connectors for a display and a camera, GPIO headers and UEXT connector, Boot and Reset buttons, and a few LEDs. In some ways, it offers similar to the Waveshare ESP32-P4-NANO board we covered last month, but in a different form factor, and it lacks WiFi 6 connectivity and a USB Type-A connector. It’s also much more compact and cheaper than the official ESP32-P4-Function-EV-Board launched this summer, but again, with fewer features. Olimex ESP32-P4-Devkit: Microcontroller – ESP32-P4 MCU Dual-core RISC-V microcontroller @ 400 MHz with AI instructions extension and single-precision FPU Single-RISC-V LP (Low-power) MCU core @ up to 40 MHz GPU – 2D Pixel Processing Accelerator (PPA) VPU – H.264 and JPEG codecs support Memory – 768 KB HP L2MEM, 32 […]

December 14, 2024December 13, 2024 by Tomisin Olujinmi - 1 Comment

4D Systems Raspberry Pi RP2350 display modules come in touch and non-touch options for embedded applications

4D Systems, an Australian company specializing in intelligent display solutions, has released Raspberry Pi RP2350-powered display modules with touch and non-touch options. The display modules are available in eight different sizes from 2.4-inch to 9.0-inch and different resolutions from 240×320 up to 800×480 pixels. They are “Powered by Raspberry Pi”-certified and leverage the Raspberry Pi RP2350’s dual-core architecture and security features for “secure, professional-grade applications that require modern UI”. 4D Systems is well-known for its high-quality displays designed for developers looking to create sophisticated user interfaces in embedded systems. There are four touch panel options for each gen4-RP2350 display module: non-touch, resistive touch, capacitive touch, and capacitive touch with a cover lens bezel (CLB). The gen4-RP2350 series also features a 30-pin FPC/ZIF socket to fit a 0.5mm pitch FFC for connecting a motherboard or accessory board. We have already covered Waveshare’s RP2350-LCD-1.28 display module but the gen4-RP2350 display modules are […]