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USB-Cereal, New CM4 alternative, Crypto on an ESP8266!

The Electromaker Show · 27 May 2022 · 26m · Episode 82

What this episode covers

The host announces the winners of the 'Make It Smart with Nordic Thingy:91' contest, highlighting Taifur’s environmental monitoring system, Yens’ water safety project, and a third-place winner’s ride-sharing prototype, all utilizing the Nordic nRF5340 and nRF9160 chips. The episode then covers several maker projects, including Tarantula 3’s Duino Coin mining rig on an ESP8266, a video by KYLXBN on NES sound chip emulation, and pre-launch crowdfunding items like USB-Cereal and ANT BBPS. Finally, the host discusses drop-in replacements for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4, specifically the Banana Pi CM4, Pine64 SO Quartz, and Radze CM3, noting their availability amidst ongoing supply chain shortages.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Edge Impulse, Nordic Semiconductor, Electromaker
Products
Nordic Thingy:91, NES, USB-Cereal, ANT BBPS, Ink Plate 6, Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4, Banana Pi CM4, Pine64 SO Quartz, Radze CM3
Chips
nRF5340, nRF9160, ESP8266, Rockchip RK3566, Amlogic A311D
Also
Duino Coin

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