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Big Mess O Wires published a detailed failure analysis of 70 QA-failing Floppy Emu boards, breaking down root causes: damaged clock crystals (42 boards), fragile Xilinx CPLD chips (6), unprogrammed microcontrollers (5), and assorted soldering/assembly issues.
This project implements a distributed pipeline inference engine that runs a 0.5B BitNet language model on a cluster of seven ESP32S3 microcontrollers using 1.58-bit quantization and SPI daisy-chain communication.
This paper presents an Edge AI system for binary sleep-wake classification on resource-constrained devices, combining inertial sensing and visual pose classification to achieve high accuracy in dynamic environments.
This paper introduces a streamlined pipeline for training and deploying machine learning models on the WeBe Band wearable device, focusing on system-level automation and hardware-aware optimization to enable rapid iteration and on-device evaluation for edge AI applications.
The author describes running Pixelflut, a collaborative pixel art project, on a 2010 TP-Link Archer C7 router using OpenWRT and cross-compiling Rust code, detailing the technical challenges and setup process.
Espressif has released the ESP32-S31 microcontroller with advanced features like gigabit Ethernet, USB 2.0, and Linux support, making it increasingly comparable to Raspberry Pi for embedded applications.
This article describes a GitHub repository with example applications and tools for GeaStack, a framework for building native apps in TypeScript and CSS that target web, embedded systems, and GeaOS.
The author discusses an unexpected memory value issue encountered while debugging the key management unit in Nordic's nRF54L series, explaining how debugger interactions with internal SoC components can cause such problems.
The author predicts that 'jev' will see widespread adoption in low-latency, real-time embedded scenarios like IoT, AIoT, smart homes, and industrial control within six months.
A curated GitHub repository providing resources for the Rockchip RK3588 SoC, including development boards, communities, system images, kernels, NPU/AI tools, and more.
SDCC is a Small Device C Compiler, a development tool for programming small and embedded systems in the C language.
The author details the troubleshooting process for mysterious failures in Floppy Emu microcontroller boards, investigating potential causes like bad chips or assembly defects.
LispBM is an open-source concurrent Lisp implementation designed for microcontrollers, featuring message passing and WebAssembly support for online testing.
C++26 standardizes trivial infinite loops as well-defined behavior, eliminating undefined behavior that previously allowed compilers to optimize them away, which was problematic in embedded and kernel applications.
A developer recounts building a real-time GPS-driven moving map display in the early 1990s on a 25MHz 486-SX computer using the Hipparchus library for efficient integer math, achieving performance that surpassed consumer GPS devices for a decade.
Swift 6.4 is released with improvements for cross-platform build, interoperability, browser performance, and embedded support, along with code simplifications.
This handbook teaches developers about embedded systems firmware basics, covering hardware, software, memory management, and tools for creating intelligent devices.
FRANK 386 is an i386 PC emulator for the RP2350 microcontroller, featuring VGA/HDMI output, SD card storage, and support for operating systems like DOS and Windows 95.
JetKVM Mini is a compact, affordable KVM device starting at $33 per unit, available in Ethernet and wireless models, designed for easy remote access and control of computers with video capture and USB functionality.
Ben reverse engineered the Egret GT e-scooter, discovered hidden features via Bluetooth and CAN bus, and wrote custom firmware in Rust for the display unit.