ManT1S board

Silicognition ManT1S ESP32 board supports T1S single-pair Ethernet for robotics and automation (Crowdfunding)

Silicognition ManT1S is an ESP32 board with a 4-pole terminal block for T1S single-pair Ethernet (SPE) communication and daisy-chaining, as well as unpopulated headers for GPIOs and programming, and a Qwicc connector for I2C expansion. The IEEE 802.3cg 10BASE-T1S networking standard enables engineers and users to easily network and distribute power to up to eight T1S nodes over a single pair of wires, which makes it suitable for robotics, industrial/home automation, and other projects that benefit from a reduction in the number of cables and associated weight. The company also designed the ManT1S Bridge to interface a standard Ethernet RJ45 to a single-pair T1S mixing segment. ManT1S specifications: System-in-Package – ESP32-PICO-V3-O2 SoC – ESP32 CPU – Xtensa dual-core 32-bit LX6 microprocessor up to 240 MHz Memory – 520B SRAM Storage – 448 KB ROM Wireless – WiFi 4 and Bluetooth 4.2/5.x Memory – 2 MB PSRAM Storage – 8 MB […]

Waveshare LG290P low cost quad band GNSS RTK module

Low-cost LG290P quad-band GNSS RTK breakout board supports RTC battery for faster TTFF

Waveshare has launched a low-cost LG290P breakout board priced at about half the competing options. It supports L1/L2/L5/E6 quad-band GNSS with centimeter-level RTK positioning for robotics, surveying, precision agriculture, and other high-accuracy applications. The board supports GPS, BDS, Galileo, GLONASS, QZSS, and NavIC reception, along with SBAS systems such as WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS, BDSBAS, GAGAN, and SDCM. It offers RTK rover/base functionality with <5-second convergence, raw observation output, 10–20 Hz navigation rates, and strong anti-interference performance thanks to its integrated narrow-band jamming detection and cancellation. The module features a USB-C port for power and UART-to-USB communication, castellated pads for easy integration, an RTC battery connector for faster TTFF, and onboard status LEDs. Waveshare LG290P breakout board specifications: GNSS module – Quectel LG290P GNSS Frequency bands GPS – L1 C/A, L1C, L5, L2C GLONASS – L1, L2 Galileo – E1, E5a, E5b, E6 BDS – B1I, B1C, B2a, B2b, B2I, B3I QZSS […]

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Firebeetle 2 ESP32-C5 IoT development board

FireBeetle 2 ESP32-C5 IoT development board offers GDI display interface, LiPo battery support

Just the other day, I lamented the lack of options when it came to ESP32-C5 boards featuring dual-band WiFi 6 support. The FireBeetle 2 ESP32-C5 IoT development board made by DFRobot shows that I needed to be more patient… The ESP32-C5 board features 4MB flash, a USB-C port, a LiPo battery connector, and two GPIO headers for expansion, as well as a GDI display connector designed to add an SPI/I2C touchscreen display. The new RISC-V board has about the same features and form factor as the FireBeetle 2 ESP32-S3. It adds 5 GHz WiFi and an 802.15.4 radio for Zigbee, Thread, and Matter, but loses a camera connector, and comes with less memory and storage. FireBeetle 2 ESP32-C5 specifications: Wireless module –  ESP32-C5-WROOM-1-N4 SoC – Espressif Systems ESP32-C5 CPU Single-core 32-bit RISC-V processor @ up to 240 MHz Low-power RISC-V core @ 40 MHz acting as the main processor for […]

Olimex ESP32-C5-DevKit-Lipo

Olimex ESP32-C5-Devkit-Lipo – A dual-band WiFi 6, BLE, and 802.15.4 IoT board with battery support, UEXT connector

Olimex ESP32-C5-Devkit-Lipo is a compact ESP32-C5 board with dual-band WiFi 6, Bluetooth LE, and a 802.15.4 radio for Zigbee, Thread, and Matter connectivity with support for LiPo battery for a charging circuit. It follows the company’s ESP32-C5-EVB board with isolated inputs and relays launched in September 2025, and offers a minimal design with two USB-C ports, a UEXT connector for expansion module, the usual breadboard-compatible GPIO headers, and not much else, which makes it ideal for space-constrained applications and prototyping. Olimex ESP32-C5-Devkit-Lipo specifications: Wireless module –  ESP32-C5-WROOM-N8R4 SoC – Espressif Systems ESP32-C5 CPU Single-core 32-bit RISC-V processor @ up to 240 MHz Low-power RISC-V core @ 40 MHz acting as the main processor for power-sensitive applications Memory – 384 KB SRAM on-chip, support for external PSRAM Storage – 320 KB ROM, support for external flash Connectivity Dual-band 802.11ax WiFi 6 in the 2.4GHz and 5 GHz bands, with 802.11b/g/n WiFi […]

X733 Development Board

$149 Allwinner A733 development board offers HDMI Input, eDP, Android 15 support

While browsing AliExpress, I came across an Allwinner A733 development board (A733MAIBORADBV1) priced at $149, which piqued my interest as the price tag was much higher than other A733 boards, such as the $35+ Orange Pi 4 Pro or Radxa Cubie A7Z/A7A. It turns out that this board not only supports up to 16GB of RAM, and Android 15. It also includes features like HDMI input and output, MIPI-CSI/DSI, eDP, capacitive touch, and M.2 expansion, making it a development platform for tablets, laptops, and AI prototypes rather than low-cost maker projects. A733MAIBORADBV1 board specifications: SoC – Allwinner A733 CPU Dual-core Arm Cortex-A76 @ up to 2.00 GHz Hexa-core Arm Cortex-A55 @ up to 1.79 GHz Single-core RISC-V E902 real-time core GPU – Imagination Technologies BXM-4-64 MC1 GPU VPU 8Kp24 H.265/VP9/AVS2 decoding 4Kp30 H.265/H.264 encoding AI accelerator – Optional, up to 3 TOPS NPU System Memory – 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, or 16GB […]

upstream Linux Mediatek Genio 1200 Radxa NIO 12L SBC

Progress on upstream Linux for MediaTek Genio IoT SoCs and boards

Collabora announced a partnership with MediaTek to bring upstream support to the Genio IoT SoCs and boards in  November 2024, but since the announcement was new at the time, no work had been done, and I didn’t write about it. However, almost one year later, Collabora can now report very good progress, especially for MediaTek MT8395 boards like Genio 1200 EVK and Radxa NIO 12L, which are now usable with mainline/upstream Linux since most features are implemented. But improvements also extend to MediaTek Genio 510 and Genio 700 EVKs, and the collaboration will continue with work on newer MediaTek Genio and Kompanio processors for IoT solutions and Chromebooks. The two MediaTek Genio 1200 boards can now boot mainline Linux without any out-of-tree patches while providing support for the Audio DSP, JPEG, video hardware encoders and decoders, the Arm Mali-G57 MC5 GPU (via the open source Panfrost driver), as well as […]

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ESWIN EBC7702 Mini DTX motherboard

ESWIN EBC7702 Mini-DTX motherboard offers EIC7702X RISC-V SoC, up to 64GB RAM, Ubuntu 24.04 support

ESWIN Computing, in collaboration with Canonical, has launched the EBC7702 Mini-DTX motherboard, a RISC-V development platform with ESWIN’s new EIC7702X dual-die RISC-V SoC. This board can be considered an upgrade from the previous EBC7700 SBC and is designed for more demanding AI and data processing tasks. The motherboard features an 8-core 64-bit dual-die RISC-V CPU with an integrated AI accelerator delivering up to 40 TOPS (INT8) and 20 TFLOPS (FP16) performance. It supports up to 64GB LPDDR5 memory, 32GB onboard eMMC flash, and multiple storage interfaces, including M.2, SPI Flash, and MicroSD. Connectivity options include four Gigabit Ethernet ports, Wi-Fi, two HDMI outputs, two PCIe Gen3.0 x16 slots, USB 3.0/2.0 ports, and four fan headers. With support for AI, display, and camera modules, the board is designed for video analysis and edge AI workloads. ESWIN EBC7702 specifications: SoC – ESWIN EIC7702X dual-die RISC-V SoC CPU – 8x 64-bit Out-of-Order RISC-V […]

Banana Pi BPI R4 Pro

$165 Banana Pi BPI-R4 Pro board offers 2x 10GbE SFP+ cages, 7x 10GbE/2.5GbE/GbE RJ45 ports, WiFi 7 support

The Banana Pi BPI-R4 Pro is a new router board based on MediaTek Filogic 880 (MT7988A) Cortex-A73 SoC offering two 10GbE SFP+ cages/RJ45 ports combos, four 2.5GbE RJ45 ports, two Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, and optional WiFi 7 support via the Banana Pi BPI-R4-MIC-BE14 dual mini PCIe module. As its name implies, it’s a Pro/upgraded version of the Banana Pi BPI-R4 board first introduced in 2023, which doubles the memory to 8GB DDR4, doubles the SPI flash’s capacity to 256MB, and adds a few networking ports, M.2 expansion slots for a total of six, and a few other minor features highlighted in bold in the specifications below. Banana Pi BPI-R4 Pro specifications: SoC – MediaTek MT7988A (Filogic 880) quad-core Arm Corex-A73 processor @ 1.8GHz with AI-powered packet accelerator called TOPS (Tunnel Offload Processor System) System Memory – 8GB DDR4 Storage 8GB eMMC flash 256MB SPI NAND Flash MicroSD card slot 2x […]

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