Feed SparkFun Electronics [copy] http://www.sparkfun.com/feeds/news has loading error: cURL error 22: The requested URL returned error: 405
Waveshare RP2350-Matrix board features 8×8 WS2812 RGB LED matrix, 6-axis IMU, Dout pin for more LEDs
Waveshare’s RP2350-Matrix is a Raspberry Pi RP2350A-powered LED matrix board featuring 64 RGB LEDs (8×8 RGB matrix), a built-in 6-axis IMU, and a Dout pin in case the user needs even more LEDs. The RP2350-Matrix also includes 25 GPIOs along with 12 PIO state machines for custom peripheral support, an on-chip temperature sensor, accurate hardware timers, and support for low-power sleep and dormant modes. It comes with a USB Type-C port for power and programming via USB 1.1 device/host, and an onboard 800mA LDO regulator for stable power delivery. These features make this board suitable for motion sensing and visual...
How Startups Can Cut Cloud Costs Without Sacrificing Performance (Sponsored)
Cloud costs can quickly grow faster than a startup’s growth, but with the right strategy, small teams can control expenses without compromising performance. Oversized or idle resources quietly drain budgets, and for startups, every unnecessary expense is money not invested in product, customers, or development. Over time, this quiet drain slows progress. The solution is to manage infrastructure with intention: right-size resources, automate scaling, and monitor usage closely. With the right approach, startups can keep cloud spending under control while maintaining the performance, scalability, and reliability needed to deliver an intense experience for their users. The Startup Cloud Cost Challenge...
Forlinx FET3506J-C is an ultra-small (40 x 29mm) Rockchip RK3506J SoM with board-to-board connectors
Forlinx Embedded FET3506J-C is an ultra-small system-on-module (SoM) based on Rockchip RK3506J triple-core Cortex-A7 SoC measuring just 40 x 29mm, and equipped with up to 512MB DDR3, and 256MB NAND flash, or 8GB eMMC flash. I first thought I had already written about it, but the Forlinx FET3506J-S module introduced last March has a different design. It measures 44 x 35mm and exposes all I/Os through castellated holes, while the FET3506J-C features two 80-pin board-to-board (B2B) connectors instead. The company also provides the OK3506J-C single board computer for evaluation, but considering the module is inserted into the carrier board, as...
Pi Zero-sized Radxa Cubie A7Z SBC features Allwinner A733 Cortex-A76/A55 SoC, up to 16GB RAM, WiFi 6
Radxa Cubie A7Z is the little brother of the Cubie A7A SBC, still based on a powerful Allwinner A733 octa-core Arm Cortex-A76/A55 SoC, but offered in a more compact form factor inspired by the Raspberry Pi Zero. The compact single board computer also comes with up to 16GB RAM, a microSD card slot, optional UFS flash, micro HDMI and USB-C DisplayPort video output, a WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.x wireless module, a 4-lane MIPI CSI camera connector, a PCIe Gen3 FPC connector (at first for Pi Zero-sized board), and a 40-pin GPIO header. Radxa Cubie A7Z specifications: SoC – Allwinner...
Thin mini-ITX industrial motherboard features Intel Core Ultra 5 225H or Ultra 7 255H Arrow Lake-H SoC
Jetway MTX-ARH1 is a thin Mini-ITX industrial motherboard powered by either an Intel Core Ultra 5 225H or Ultra 7 225H “Arrow Lake-H” SoC, and is a direct upgrade over the Meteor Lake-H-based MTX-MTH1. The new board also features faster 6400MHz DDR5 memory and conditional 8K display support. Other features mostly stay the same: up to 96GB DDR5 memory, quad display output, triple 2.5GbE networking via Intel I226 controllers, dual M.2 M-Key sockets, an M.2 B-Key with nano-SIM for 4G/5G, an M.2 E-Key with CNVi for WiFi/Bluetooth, plus a PCIe Gen5 x8 slot and SATA with RAID 0/1. There’s also...
ALLPCB offers one dollar PCB prototyping with free shipping (Sponsored)
For hobbyists, small businesses, and engineers in Europe and the United States, prototyping printed circuit boards (PCBs) is a critical step in turning innovative ideas into reality. However, one significant barrier often stands in the way: high shipping costs. These expenses can quickly inflate the total cost of small-scale PCB orders, making prototyping less accessible for individuals and startups with limited budgets. Few PCB manufacturers offer significant discounts on small-scale orders, and shipping fees can sometimes rival or even exceed the cost of the PCBs themselves, discouraging experimentation and innovation. To address this issue, ALLPCB, a leading PCB manufacturing and...
NXP IW623 SoC supports 2×2 tri-band Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth LE audio
NXP has recently launched the IW623, a Tri-band Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth LE Audio SoC, which can be considered as the 4th member of the IW62x family, as back in 2020, NXP launched the IW620, with Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 connectivity. After that, in January 2022, they released the IW612 tri-radio SoC, adding 802.15.4 support for Matter-enabled smart home gateways, and later in September 2025, they launched the IW693 Wi-Fi 6E SoC with concurrent dual-Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for industrial IoT and automotive markets. The IW623 Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth SoC also includes features like 2×2 MU-MIMO, OFDMA, Target Wake Time...
Kickstarter Features Xerxes Pi: A Compact Compute Module Carrier for Home Labs
Kickstarter is currently featuring the Xerxes Pi, a compact compute module carrier developed by Rapid Analysis in Australia. Designed for home lab and small business rack environments, the project aims to provide an affordable, well-documented platform for clustered computing, container hosting, and open source server workloads. Measuring 120 × 40 mm, one third the size […]
Centron CT1832 Real.Pi – A Realtek RTD1619B SBC based on Raspberry Pi 3 Model B form factor
Centron Design’s CT1832 Real.Pi is a RealTek RTD1619B SBC that mainly follows the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B form factor and is designed for AIoT applications, vehicle-mounted central control, entertainment/game equipment, and digital signage. It follows the RTD1619B-powered XpressReal T3 SBC based on a smaller form factor, which was introduced a few weeks ago by Fyde Innovations, with support for the Chromium-based FydeOS operating system. The CT1832 Real.Pi board is equipped with 4GB RAM, 16GB eMMC flash, an HDMI 2.0 port, a Gigabit Ethernet port with optional PoE, optional dual-band WiFi and Bluetooth 4.2 module, a 16-pin PCIe x1 connector,...
Tiny Linux-Based Industrial Module Built on RK3506J SoC
The FET3506J-C is a compact embedded module from Forlinx based on the Rockchip RK3506J. It is designed for long-term industrial use in automation, transportation, energy, and communication systems. The module runs Linux 6.1 and supports low power operation, a small footprint, and extended temperature ranges. Unlike the earlier FET3506J-S, which uses castellated edge pins and […]