Everyone knows that Arduino and Raspberry Pi are two development boards familiar to electronic engineers and embedded engineers. Both Arduino and Raspberry Pi have their own positioning, and there are significant differences in their performance. However, recently, Arduino has launched the Portenta X8 and Max Carrier, pre-installed with a Linux operating system, which brings its … Read more
Silicon Labs, as a global leader in high-performance analog/mixed-signal IC design, has several star chip products/solutions in the fields of security and intelligent wireless technologies that many are familiar with. Notably, Silicon Labs’ integrated hardware and software platforms, intuitive development tools, and outstanding ecosystem provide great convenience for developers and electronics enthusiasts to use these … Read more
The development board is a circuit board used for embedded system development, including a series of hardware components such as a central processing unit, memory, input devices, output devices, data pathways/bus, and external resource interfaces. When it comes to development boards, we must mention the king of cost-effectiveness MCU—the ESP32 development board. 1. Powerful Functions … Read more
RK Processors Rockchip, abbreviated as RK, is a SOC design company headquartered in Fuzhou, Fujian. RK has designed a series of SOCs based on the Arm Cortex-A core, shining like stars in the industry and among geeks both domestically and internationally, with a popularity that exceeds many people’s imagination. By logging into the Rockchip official … Read more
Previously, Espressif announced the launch of its new generation MCU chip, the ESP32-P4, and today the ESP32-P4 development board has finally made its debut. Come and take a look at its true form! 1. Overview of the ESP32-P4 Development Board Espressif’s ESP32-P4_Function_EV_Board is a multimedia development board designed based on the ESP32-P4 chip. The ESP32-P4 … Read more
Introduction ESP32-P4 is a high-performance MCU that supports ultra-large on-chip memory and has powerful image and voice processing capabilities. This MCU includes a high-performance (HP) system and a low-power (LP) system. The HP system is driven by a RISC-V dual-core processor and includes rich peripherals; the LP system is driven by a RISC-V single-core processor, … Read more
Arduino and Raspberry Pi, which of these popular development boards should you choose? There is no correct answer to this question; it really depends on your needs. For Raspberry Pi, due to its stronger computing power and the fact that it runs on a Linux operating system, it can be used to develop popular programming … Read more
Due to the numerous standards and protocols in the smart home field, developers often face the dilemma of which protocol to choose when starting a new product design cycle, and even need to delve into which protocol can be compatible with other network requirements. However, with the emergence of the Matter standard, these issues are … Read more
Arduino and Raspberry Pi boards are the pinnacle of revolutionizing embedded system development. In the past, embedded system development started with hardware. The project steps typically included: Defining system requirements, including rough estimates of processing speed and I/O requirements. Selecting an appropriate microcontroller or microprocessor that meets power, performance, and cost requirements. Connecting the hardware … Read more
The Arduino UNO R4 Minima and Arduino UNO R4 WiFi that were released a few months ago are now officially available. Yesterday, they were officially launched on the Arduino Store, and the new version brings many possibilities to our DIY world, upgrading from the previous 8-bit MCU to a 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4, with memory increased … Read more