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

- Show: [The Electromaker Show](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show)
- Published: 2022-06-10
- Length: 29m
- Episode: 83
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2022-06-10-arduino-user-groups-return-new-rp2040-boards-tinyml-drill
- Listen: https://electromaker.libsyn.com/arduino-user-groups-return-new-rp2040-boards-tinyml-drill

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2022-06-10-arduino-user-groups-return-new-rp2040-boards-tinyml-drill#t=0) Introduction: Electromaker News and Neuton Maker Day Webinar
- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2022-06-10-arduino-user-groups-return-new-rp2040-boards-tinyml-drill#t=0) Orange Pi 800: A Raspberry Pi 400 Clone with RK3399
- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2022-06-10-arduino-user-groups-return-new-rp2040-boards-tinyml-drill#t=0) ESP8266 Pin Limitations and Cyberdeck Builds
- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2022-06-10-arduino-user-groups-return-new-rp2040-boards-tinyml-drill#t=0) Mystery Box: Texas Instruments MSP430 FR2x Board
- [14:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2022-06-10-arduino-user-groups-return-new-rp2040-boards-tinyml-drill#t=890) Pocket Integrator: Add-on for Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator
- [17:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2022-06-10-arduino-user-groups-return-new-rp2040-boards-tinyml-drill#t=1070) Step FPGA: Beginner Board with Web IDE and Tutorial Book

## Topics

- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Crowdfunding & preorders](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/crowdfunding)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Neuton (company)
- Orange Pi 800 (product)
- RK 3399 (chip)
- ESP8266 (chip)
- NodeMCU (product)
- Texas Instruments (company)
- MSP430 FR2x (chip)
- Teenage Engineering (company)
- Pocket Integrator (product)
- Pocket Operator (product)
- Step FPGA (product)
- Arduino (company)
- RP2040 (chip)
- SafeDrill (product)
- Arduino Nano BLE 33 Sense (product)

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