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ARIES MSRZG3E OSM-compliant SiP with Renesas RZ/G3E MPU targets industrial HMI and Edge AI
ARIES Embedded MSRZG3E is an OSM-compliant system-in-package (SiP) built around the Renesas RZ/G3E MPU, designed for HMI, industrial, medical, and edge AI applications. The Renesas RZ/G3E SoC integrates a quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 CPU, a Cortex-M33 real-time core, and an Ethos-U55 NPU delivering up to 512 GOPS for AI power. Other features include PCIe Gen3, USB 3.2, dual Gigabit LAN, plus CAN FD, UART, I2C, SPI, and ADC. Multimedia support includes dual displays, MIPI-CSI camera input, and H.264/H.265 video codec. The SiP ships with 512 MB to 8 GB LPDDR4 RAM and 4 GB to 64 GB eMMC flash, with commercial...
Name that Ware September 2025
The Ware for September 2025 is shown below.
Thanks to Michael Dwyer for submitting this ware! I originally contemplated only showing the digital board to make the ware more challenging, but the analog part is so chaotically gorgeous I had to share it out of the aesthetic appreciation.
Despite the size and complexity of the system, there is no CPU. There was a day and age where it was fairly common to design systems without one. In many cases, a ROM-based FSM was more economical, offering better performance and consistent timing. This gave them an edge over MCUs when the flexibility afforded...
Winner, Name that Ware August 2025
The Ware for August 2025 is the Superboard II from an Ohio Scientific Challenger 1P. Congrats to Tibor Bartos for naming it. Email me for your prize!
Fogwise AIRbox Q900 – $599 Qualcomm IQ-9075 AI Box delivers up to 200 TOPS of AI performance
Fogwise AIRBox Q900 AI box is an upgrade to the Fogwise Airbox powered by a Qualcomm IQ-9075 SoC with up to 200 TOPS (sparse) of AI performance, 36GB RAM, and 128GB UFS storage. Radxa says its new AI micro-server competes directly against the NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 16GB, offering cheaper overall system cost, similar performance, and higher efficiency. Other benefits include Cortex-R52 real-time cores, 2.5GbE networking, and separate GPU, NPU, and DSP. Fogwise AIRBox Q900 specifications: SoC – Qualcomm DragonWing IQ-9075 CPU Octa-core Kryo Gen 6 (Cortex-A78C-based) application cores @ up to 2.36 GHz Quad-ore Cortex-R52 real-time cores @ up...
How to Install LM Studio – Step-by-Step Guide (2025)
LM Studio is a free, open-source desktop application that lets you download, run, and experiment with large language models (LLMs) entirely offline on your Linux machine. Unlike cloud-based AI services, LM Studio gives you complete control over your data—nothing leaves your computer. It supports hundreds of models from Hugging Face and other repositories, including Llama, […]
How to Install Logseq – Step-by-Step Guide (2025)
Logseq is a free, open-source knowledge management and note-taking tool that uses bullet journaling principles and bi-directional linking to help you build a networked thought system. Unlike traditional note-taking apps, Logseq connects ideas across notes, making it ideal for researchers, writers, and developers who need to organize complex information. It stores notes locally in markdown […]
How to Install Frog – Step-by-Step Guide (2025)
Frog is a free, open-source OCR tool that extracts text from screenshots, images, and QR codes. It runs offline on your Linux desktop, making it essential for capturing text from PDFs, videos, or any visual content you can’t copy-paste. Why Should You Install Frog? Frog solves the frustrating problem of text locked in images: Extract […]
textmode.js – Library for dynamic ASCII art + text graphics with real-time rendering
A free, lightweight, and framework-agnostic creative-coding library for real‑time ASCII and textmode graphics in the browser.
Subscribe to our feed+ and get full content posts, jobs, events, and books via RSS.How to Install Buzz – Step-by-Step Guide (2025)
Buzz is a free, open-source audio transcription tool that brings OpenAI’s Whisper models to your Linux desktop. It runs completely offline, ensuring your files never leave your machine—crucial for privacy. Buzz processes everything locally using AI models trained on diverse languages and accents, supporting batch transcription, real-time recording, and multiple output formats. Why Install Buzz […]
How to Install Upscayl – Step-by-Step Guide (2025)
Upscayl is a free, open-source AI image upscaler that runs entirely offline on your Linux machine. It offers batch processing, multiple AI models (including RealESRGAN), and preserves image quality without cloud dependencies or subscription fees. However, installing it correctly requires specific dependencies and configuration steps that vary by distribution. Why Install Upscayl on Linux? Upscayl […]