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Open Hardware and Retro: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and More

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 06, 2023

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Gemini Articles of Interest

Project Hub highlights: There’s something for everyone!

↺ Project Hub highlights: There’s something for everyone!

> The three great projects selected in May for our Arduino Project of the Month competition are a reminder that making allows anyone to work (or play!) with technology – regardless of their goal, skill level, budget or inspiration.

Unihiker Single-Board Computer Review: Fun for Beginners, Less-so for Makers

↺ Unihiker Single-Board Computer Review: Fun for Beginners, Less-so for Makers

> Another Raspberry Pi alternative but this time the form factor is all about the screen.

Raspberry PI Pico W Weather Monitor with e-Paper

↺ Raspberry PI Pico W Weather Monitor with e-Paper

> This tutorial will show you how to create a cool Raspberry PI Pico Weather Display with an e-Paper (e-Ink) monitor showing the weather status...

The Egyptian coin box

↺ The Egyptian coin box

> I have invented a new magic trick. It involves a very thin wooden box with 5 locations for coins inside, each labelled with one of the 5 bodily senses. A spectator places a coin inside, without telling the magician where it is. The magician then makes a show of listening to the box, sniffing the box, etc., and successfully determines where the coin was placed.

A close look at the 8086 processor's bus hold circuitry

↺ A close look at the 8086 processor's bus hold circuitry

> This blog post explains in detail how the bus hold feature is implemented in the processor's logic. (Be warned that this post is a detailed look at a somewhat obscure feature.) I've also found some apparently undocumented characteristics of the 8086's hold acknowledge circuitry, designed to make signal transition faster on the shared control lines.

Amiga 4000 Restoration x2: Part 2

↺ Amiga 4000 Restoration x2: Part 2

> Both Amiga 4000s are missing covers for the bottom drive bay. There are STL files to 3D print for these readily available, so the question is, what colour?

Raspberry Pi Lightsaber Puts the Force in Your Hands

↺ Raspberry Pi Lightsaber Puts the Force in Your Hands

> The housing for the project is available for anyone to download and 3D print at home. You can find them on the project page over at the Adafruit website. In addition, you’ll need an Adafruit RP2040 Prop-Maker Feather with I2S Audio Amplifier, a push button, an LED strip, a slide switch, a speaker module and in this case, they recommend a 3.7V Lithium-Ion cylindrical battery.

Avalue launches 3.5” SBC with Hybrid design

↺ Avalue launches 3.5” SBC with Hybrid design

> Avalue launched this week a 3.5” Single Board Computer that supports both 12th Gen CPUs and Intel 13th Gen i5/i3 processors. The ECM-ADLS is also equipped with multiple peripherals including dual 2.5GbE ports and NVMe support.

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