Intel Atom C3758R-powered Nexcom DFA 1163 uCPE supports 10GbE, WiFi 6, 4G LTE, 5G, and NTN connectivity

NEXCOM DFA 1163 Series is a 5G FWA desktop uCPE (universal Customer Premise Equipment) family powered by an Intel Atom C3758R “Denverton” processor, featuring 10GbE, 2.5GbE, GbE, WiFi 6, 4G LTE, and 5G cellular connectivity, as well as NTN satellite communication. It’s designed for remote and infrastructure-light environments requiring enterprise-grade uptime and compute power without traditional fixed-line networks. The DFA 1163A supports 5G R16 FR1, while the DFA 1163Q module integrates 5G R16 FR1 and FR2-NSA support. The DFA 1163M is an older model introduced in 2023 with TSN support. Nexcom DFA 1163 specifications: SoC – Intel Atom C3758R Denverton...

ArmSoM RK3588 AI Module7 Launches as Jetson Nano-Compatible Edge Platform

First unveiled a year ago, ArmSoM has finally launched the RK3588 AI Module7 (AIM7) on Crowd Supply. The open hardware compute module is designed as a Jetson Nano–compatible alternative, targeting edge computing, vision systems, and embedded AI projects. The module is powered by the Rockchip RK3588, an octa-core processor combining four Cortex-A76 performance cores at […]

Genesis IoT Discovery Lab is a modular ESP32-S3-based wire-free prototyping platform (Crowdfunding)

Developed by Axiometa in Lithuania, the Genesis IoT Discovery Lab is a modular Wi-Fi-enabled prototyping platform built around the ESP32-S3 and a standardized module with AX22 connectors, designed to replace messy breadboards with a structured, plug-and-play system. Designed to simplify hardware development and education, this prototyping module features eight universal AX22 ports, a USB OTG Type-C port, a battery module with charging, and support for over 50 sensors and peripherals. Modules include sensors, buttons, motors, LEDs, relays, and displays, all secured with robust connectors. With open-source hardware and various expansion add-ons, it’s suitable for education, IoT prototyping, and fast hardware...

From Mobility to Mowing: Hacking Surplus Medical Equipment for an Autonomous Lawnmower

Imagine an autonomous lawnmower, precisely navigating your yard with no human intervention. Now, imagine its heart and soul is a repurposed electric wheelchair. This is the premise of a fascinating project where a Jazzy Select Mobility Scooter Wheelchair is transformed into an autonomous mower. By hacking its control system, Brent is leveraging the scooter’s robust drive motors and motor controller for a completely different purpose.

The core of this project involves reverse-engineering the wheelchair’s control system. The key is its three-pin interface, which consists of a 24V battery line, a ground, and a...

Intel N97/Core i3-N305 fanless mini PC exposes a GPIO header and two COM ports

Maxtang SXC-ALN30 is a fanless, embedded mini PC powered by an Intel Processor N97 or Core i3-N305 Alder Lake-N processor and exposes a GPIO header and two RS232/RS485 COM ports for business applications requiring a scanner, a PoS (Point-of-Sale), a cash register, or even medical equipment. The mini PC supports single-channel DDR4 SO-DIMM memory and M.2 NVMe or SATA storage. It offers three HDMI 2.0 video outputs suitable for digital signage, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, six USB ports, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a 4-pin connector to connect an external power button. Maxtang SXC-ALN30 specifications: Alder Lake N-series SoC (one...

Icepi Zero – A Lattice ECP5 FPGA board in Raspberry Pi Zero form factor (Crowdfunding)

The Icepi Zero is a compact Lattice ECP5 FPGA open-source hardware development board following the Raspberry Pi Zero form factor, and equipped with a microSD card slot, three USB-C ports, a GPDI mini connector for video output, and a 40-pin GPIO header. I was confused at first, since Debashis wrote about the Pico2-ice board a few days ago, but it’s a different design with an RP2350B MCU and a Lattice ICE40U5K FPGA with 5.3K LUTs. Made by Icy Electronics, the Icepi Zero is a pure FPGA board with 24K LUTs, 32MB SRAM, and 16MB QSPI flash that can be used...

Jellyfin on macOS for a quick self-hosted media library

Jellyfin on macOS for a quick self-hosted media library

I forgot to bring my portable Pi media server running Jellyfin on a family trip, but had a small selection of my ripped movie and TV show library on my portable SSD.

One dreaded part of choosing a movie or show to watch after a rainy afternoon and all other avenues of entertainment are exhausted is having the kids (especially the youngest, who can't read yet) choose a movie without the 'movie shelf' showing the movie posters/cover artwork.

So... without the Pi,...

A NeoPixel Driver using AVR Hardware [2]

My previous article described a driver for NeoPixel (WS2812) LED displays using the SPI peripheral on an AVR processor in conjunction with a Timer/Counter and the Configurable Custom Logic (CCL).

This article shows how to go one step further, and eliminate most of the interconnections between the pins on that circuit by taking advantage of an additional feature of recent AVR processors, the Event System:

NeoPixel Driver using the hardware peripherals and Event System in an AVR128DA28.

The article A NeoPixel Driver using AVR Hardware [1] described a program for AVR processors that created the stream of pulses needed by the NeoPixel protocol,...

Применение дешевых NFC меток NTAG213/215/216 работающих по стандарту ISO/IEC 14443A для дома и других сфер применения

Рассматриваются современные NFC метки NTAG213, NTAG215 и NTAG216 разработанные компанией NXP Semiconductors, работающие по стандарту ISO/IEC 14443-A. Эти метки очень популярны благодаря своей доступности, универсальности и совместимости с большинством NFC-считывателей, включая смартфоны. Фактор дешевизны и доступности определяет массовое распространение этих NFC-меток. Что такое NFC NFC или Near Field Communication – это технология «связи ближнего действия». Она позволяет пользователям обмениваться информацией, просто поднося устройства друг к другу на расстояние до 10 см. По сути NFC это частный случай RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) — механизма радиочастотного обмена данными, хранящимися в так называемых транспондерах или метках, который основан на стандартах ISO/IEC 18092 NFC...

UTOOTO: 8 Aug ‒ 5 Oct 2025

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UTOOTO is an interactive instalation by Yuri Suzuki in which visitors colaboratively build a sonic architecture. Each participant composes their own smal structure, forming communication devices that speak through sound rather than words.

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