Renesas RX74M and RX74N – 600MHz industrial MCUs with RXv3e core, embedded MRAM, 22nm process

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...

Tiny controller module has Cortex-M33, CAN FD, and Qwiic

Powering the BeagleConnect QuadESC motor-control board, the BeagleConnect Torque is an open-source controller module developed by BeagleBoard.org for robotics, industrial control, and connected sensing applications. Based on Texas Instruments’ AM13E23019 microcontroller, it features a 200 MHz Arm Cortex-M33 processor, CAN FD connectivity, and expansion interfaces for custom embedded systems. Measuring just 25.4 × 38.1 mm […]

Quad-motor control board with Cortex-M33 and TinyEngine AI

BeagleBoard.org has introduced the BeagleConnect QuadESC, an open-source four-channel brushless DC motor-control board for robotics, drones, and embedded applications. It integrates four three-phase power stages and the BeagleConnect Torque module, featuring a 200 MHz Arm Cortex-M33 processor, dedicated math acceleration, and a TinyEngine neural-network accelerator. The BeagleConnect QuadESC measures 60 × 48 mm and integrates […]

Rockchip RK3668 Targets Edge AI with 44 TOPS NPU and PCIe 5.0

Rockchip’s upcoming RK3668 is a 6nm octa-core processor featuring six Arm Cortex-A725 cores, two Cortex-A520 cores, and a Mali-G2 Pro MC4 GPU. The SoC integrates a 44 TOPS NPU, LPDDR6 memory support, and high-speed interfaces including PCIe 5.0, SATA 3.1, and 10 Gigabit Ethernet, targeting edge AI, networking, industrial automation, and multimedia systems. According to […]

Deki Engine – ESP32 gets an open source Unity-style editor and C++ 2D game engine

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...

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ZOTAC ZBOX PRO CM5-PICO – A compact Raspberry Pi CM5-based fanless industrial mini PC 

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...

Ubiquiti's $99 Vape Detector is actually pretty good

Since learning about the effects of high CO2 concentration on attention and cognitive performance—especially at levels much higher than 2000ppm—I've started monitoring CO2 and other air quality indicators in my house, at my studio, and even on the road.

I have a few other air quality monitors I'll be covering in the future, but today I wanted to focus on one I only heard about in the comments on a recent video tearing down a cheap no-name 'Air Quality Detector' from Amazon.

LILYGO T-Halow P4 – An M.2 2280 board with ESP32-P4, WiFi HaLow, and ESP32-C6

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...

Оживляем дисплей от приборной панели автобуса

Приветствую всех!

Насколько сложно запустить приборную панель от автобуса, грузовика или ещё какой-то спецтехники и вывести на неё какие-нибудь данные? Возможно ли вообще это сделать? Самое время выяснить это, попробовав провернуть всё самому.

Итак, сегодня мы попробуем запустить дисплейный блок от приборной панели старого автобуса. Разберёмся, по какому протоколу он работает и что с ним ещё можно сделать. Как водится, будет много интересного.