Open-source Hardware

Raspberry Pi vs Arduino: Which One is Right for You?

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Raspberry Pi vs Arduino: Which One is Right for You?

Background In the field of embedded systems, Raspberry Pi and Arduino Uno are two popular open-source hardware platforms. They each have their own advantages and applicable scenarios, so when choosing the right platform, some factors need to be considered. Raspberry Pi The Raspberry Pi is a single-board computer based on ARM architecture, equipped with components … Read more

The New Combination of RISC-V and FPGA — BeagleV-Fire

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The New Combination of RISC-V and FPGA — BeagleV-Fire

Recently discovered an interesting development board that is based on RISC-V and FPGA. This form is my first encounter. It is the BeagleV®-Fire BeagleV®-Fire adopts Microchip’s PolarFire® FCVG484E 5-core RISC-V system-on-chip and FPGA architecture. It has 4 64-bit RV64GC application cores and 1 64-bit RV64IMAC monitor/boot core, with a performance of 3.125 CoreMarks/MHz and 1.714 … Read more