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Arduino User Groups Return, new RP2040 boards, TinyML Drill!

The Electromaker Show · 10 Jun 2022 · 29m · Episode 83

What this episode covers

The host discusses the return of Arduino User Groups, highlighting the value of in-person maker communities, and introduces the Neuton Maker Day webinar focused on TinyML applications like predictive maintenance and slope control. He reviews new hardware including the Orange Pi 800, a Raspberry Pi 400 clone with an RK3399 chip, and RP2040 boards with built-in OLED screens. The episode also covers the Pocket Integrator add-on for Teenage Engineering's Pocket Operator, the Step FPGA board for beginners, and the SafeDrill project using TinyML to detect correct drill bit usage.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Neuton, Texas Instruments, Teenage Engineering, Arduino
Products
Orange Pi 800, NodeMCU, Pocket Integrator, Pocket Operator, Step FPGA, SafeDrill, Arduino Nano BLE 33 Sense
Chips
RK 3399, ESP8266, MSP430 FR2x, RP2040

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