New Part Day: X1501 Makes For A Tiny And Open Linux SoM

The SoM on an evaluation board, with two LEDs shining, one USB-C cable connected for power and another plugged into the OTG port

Ever wanted to run Linux in an exceptionally small footprint? Then [Reimu NotMoe] from [SudoMaker] has something for you! She’s found an unbelievably small Linux-able chip in BGA, and designed …read more Continue reading New Part Day: X1501 Makes For A Tiny And Open Linux SoM

Heroic Efforts Give Smallest ARM MCU a Breakout, Open Debugger

The BGA chip in question flipped onto a piecce of breadboard, all its pins broken out with magnet wire.

In today’s episode of Diminutive Device Technology Overview, [Sprite_TM] is at it again – this time conquering the HC32L110. A few weeks ago, we have highlighted the small ARM Cortex …read more Continue reading Heroic Efforts Give Smallest ARM MCU a Breakout, Open Debugger

New Part Day: Smallest ARM MCU Uproots Competition, Needs Research

The teeny tiny MCU mentioned in the article, merely a blimp on a giant devboard

We’ve been contacted by [Cedric], telling us about the smallest MCU he’s ever seen – Huada HC32L110. For those of us into miniature products, this Cortex-M0+ package packs a punch …read more Continue reading New Part Day: Smallest ARM MCU Uproots Competition, Needs Research

New Part Day: Hackboard 2, an x86 Single-Board Computer

From the old Gumstix boards to everyone’s favorite Raspberry Pi, common single-board computers (SBCs) have traditionally had at least one thing in common: an ARM processor. But that’s not to say hackers and makers haven’t been interested in an SBC with a proper x86 processor. Which is why the $99 …read more

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Espressif Leaks ESP32-C3: A WiFi SoC That’s RISC-V and is ESP8266 Pin-Compatible

Six years on from the emergence of the Espressif ESP8266 we might believe that the focus had shifted to the newer dual-core ESP32. But here comes a twist in the form of the newly-revealed ESP32-C3. It’s a WiFi SoC that despite its ESP32 name contains a RISC-V core in place …read more

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New Raspberry Pi 4 Compute Module: So long SO-DIMM, Hello PCIe!

The brand new Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) was just released! Surprised? Nope, and we’re not either — the Raspberry Pi Foundation had hinted that it was going to release a compute module for the 4-series for a long while.

The form factor got a total overhaul, but there’s …read more

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