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Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W

Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W

THEREโ€™S A NEW RASPBERRY PI ! But wait, thereโ€™s already more than a dozen models of Pi to choose from. What makes this one interesting? Itโ€™s a souped up model Zero W: The new Zero 2 W. As a Pi Zero model, itโ€™s under half the size of the common Pi (model A or B), […]

A Chip Is Born: RP2040-Based Boards Go From 0 to 60+ With Impressive Speed

A Chip Is Born: RP2040-Based Boards Go From 0 to 60+ With Impressive Speed

The microcontroller market โ€” where chips designed for real-time embedded use are placed into development boards typically referred to as “microcontrollers” themselves โ€” is rarely shaken up. If you want something friendly to beginners, you pick an Arduino with a Microchip ATmega328; if you want connectivity, an Espressif ESP32-based board; for performance, STMicro’s STM32 series. […]

Seeed Studio Spartan Edge Accelerator FPGA Board

Seeed Studio Spartan Edge Accelerator FPGA Board

The Spartan Edge Accelerator Board (SEA for short) is an FPGA development board with a standout form factor that we all know well: the Arduino shield. But those familiar with FPGAs might ask โ€œWhy would I want this? Arenโ€™t Arduinos and FPGAs on the opposite sides of both the complexity and ease-of-use spectrums?โ€ The SEA […]