Advantech SOM-6820 COM Express module is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Arm SoC

Advantech SOM-6820 is a COM Express Type 6 Compact Computer-on-Module powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite SoC with up to twelve 64-bit Arm Oryon cores, instead of an x86 processor from Intel or AMD, more commonly found on COM Express modules. The COM also features up to 64GB LPDDR5 memory, two MIPI CSI camera connectors, an RTL8153B USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet controller, and a TPM 2.0 security chip. All I/Os are exposed through two standard 220-pin B2B connectors, including DisplayPort and LVDS/eDP interfaces for up to four 4K displays, up to four SATA III for storage, twelve USB 3.0/2.0...

Mongoose Wizard builds professional embedded device dashboards for microcontrollers like ESP32, STM32, NXP, RPi and others (Sponsored)

Cesanta Software introduced Mongoose Wizard – a no-code visual tool that enables embedded developers to effortlessly build a professionally looking device dashboard (WebUI) and REST API without writing any frontend code, transforming the microcontroller (MCU) board into a browser-accessible web dashboard for control, monitoring, and updates. Whether for prototyping or building production devices, integrating a web dashboard into firmware gives end users intuitive and powerful control. Designed for use in Industrial, Automotive, Smart home, or any Internet of Things product (machinery, devices, appliances, etc.) that benefits from a browser-based interface. Mongoose Wizard utilises the Mongoose Library, an open source network...

Soldering Workshop in Mathematics and Science High School (PMG) in Pazardzhik

We were invited to the Mathematics and Science High School (PMG) in Pazardzhik to run a workshop on soldering the RVPC — the EUR-1 RISC-V retro computer — and to introduce the students to the ways programming was done years ago. The workshop took place on Saturday, November 29, 2025. The organizers had told us […]

How to Apply For the Great Scott Gadgets Free Stuff Program

Great Scott Gadgets is committed to supporting the open source community. One way we give back to the community is by giving away Free Stuff! If you or your community organization would like Free Stuff from Great Scott Gadgets, please fill out our Free Stuff Application to the best of your ability.

Our team judges applications based on community impact and clarity of project description, so please be detailed. Please know that this program is focused on supporting communities and requires your project be open source. We send hardware out to people looking to spread education, support community projects, or contribute...

Raspberry Pi 5 1GB launched for $45, most other Pi 4/5 models get a price increase

Last October, Raspberry Pi had to increase the price of its CM4/CM5 Compute Modules due to DDR4 supply constraints. Now the company has had to do the same for the Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 single board computers, and launched the Raspberry Pi 5 1GB for people wanting a lower cost option. They could not get the traditional $35 price tag, and the new low-cost Pi 5 sells for $45. Here’s what the old and new prices are. $145 for a Raspberry Pi 5 16GB starts to be really stiff, especially since that’s only the board we are talking about...

reComputer Mini J501 Provides Jetson AGX Orin Connectivity in a Reduced Footprint

The reComputer Mini J501 is Seeed Studio’s upcoming carrier board for NVIDIA’s Jetson AGX Orin module. Its 110mm × 110mm design offers a compact platform for robotics while retaining the connectivity needed for perception and control. The board supports the Jetson AGX Orin module, which integrates an Arm-based CPU cluster, Ampere GPU architecture, and dedicated […]

Name that Ware, November 2025

The Ware for November 2025 is shown below.

This one is hopefully a bit easier to guess compared to last month’s ware! Pictured is just one board of a two board set, but the second board is a bit too much of a dead give-away so it’s been omitted. Thanks to Sam for thinking on her feet and snatching this board so that it could be donated to the contest!

Winner, Name that Ware October 2025

Last month’s ware is an ADAS1010, described on the Analog devices website as a “15 Lead ECG Vital Signs Monitor Module with Respiration, Temperature and Blood Pressure Measurement”. It advertises a “robust, with electromagnetic interference (EMI), shock, and vibration resistant packaging”.

This is one of the more over-engineered solutions I’ve seen. I’m guessing that the middle layer of the three-layer stack is probably hollowed out, such that the surrounding boards create a Faraday cage. This would allow sensitive ECG front-end circuitry to be placed inside a shielded “container” that also doubles as a connector between the front and back boards.

This one...

Dual-Radio T-Lora Dual Supports LoRa at 150–960 MHz and 2.4 GHz

LILYGO has introduced the T-Lora Dual LR, a compact board that integrates an ESP32-S3R8 microcontroller with two LR1121 transceivers, combining Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE, and LoRa across sub-GHz and 2.4 GHz bands. The module uses the ESP32-S3R8 as its main processor. It features a dual-core LX7 architecture and includes integrated wireless connectivity for Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n […]

Кустарные вакуумные триоды Клода Паяра. Часть 3. Установка ТВЧ

Продолжим обзор оборудования французского коллеги-энтузиаста Клода Пайяра, с его самодельным кустарным мини-производством триода ТМ [1] — первого серийного высоковакуумного прибора 1920-х годов, с невысокими (относительно прежних «ионных» газонаполненных ламп), но так нужными пользователю, стабильными параметрами. В части №1 мы познакомились с самим Клодом и его огневым оснащением, в части №2 рассмотрели простую технологическую мини-печь для отжига стеклянных деталей и аппарат для контактной сварки. Здесь же, мы взглянем на его установку ТВЧ — её создание и настройку.