… The first step is to select the board’s manufacturer, and the platinum vendors, who sponsor the Armbian project, come first. I went with Radxa. We’re now shown a list of boards from the manufacturer, again listed by level of support with four levels: Platinum, Standard, Community, WIP. …
… More information about the device can be found in the online user manual and on the Home Assistant community forums . …
… The device includes a 0.96-inch IPS color display that can show key travel information, key press counts, or custom images and text, and the first line of the screen can be personalized with user text. …
… As a side note, we just wrote about the Clawdmeter project, an ESP32-S3-powered Claude Code token usage monitor, which may seem similar at first. …
… While it’s the first time we cover an ESP32-S3 PLC from Erqos, this type of ESP32-based IIoT controller has been around for years from companies such as TECHBASE , NORVI/Iconic Devices , and Industrial Shields . …
… It also supports solar-first operation no dedicated charging IC and dynamic power gating of peripherals, enabling around 9–10 months of operation on a small battery supplemented by solar power. …
… Previously, we have written about other industrial Rockchip RK3506J hardware platforms such as Banana Pi BPI-Forge1 SBC , ArmSoM CM1 SoM , or Forlinx FET3506J-S system-on-module , but it’s the first time we’ve covered an RK3506J IoT gateway or complete system based on Rockchip’s tri-core SoC. …
… Manufacturing and assembly will take place in Normandy, France, with the first units expected to ship in December 2026. …
… The pre-loaded firmware can track human presence and recognize over 10 specific hand gestures, including: Call, First, Like, Mute, OK, One, Palm, Peace, Stop, and Three. …
… In the first part of the review, I’ll start by listing specifications, an unboxing of all three packages, a teardown of the graphics dock, and a first try of the xPlay and Mind Graphics 2 with the mini PC. …