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Google's Carbon Language, ROCK5 Model B, ESP32 Console and more!

The Electromaker Show · 29 Jul 2022 · 35m · Episode 85

What this episode covers

The host of The Electromaker Show covers a wide range of maker electronics, highlighting the Eurocircuits PCB design contest and a comprehensive tutorial series on the Raspberry Pi Pico's PIO system by David from Life with David. He showcases the Abacynth, a physical synthesizer by Elias Jar Zombek that uses wooden dowels and time-of-flight sensors for intuitive sound manipulation, and discusses Google's experimental Carbon language as a C++ successor. The episode also reviews the ROCK 5 Model B single-board computer, noting its powerful RK3588 chip but early software limitations, and introduces an ESP32 console library for UNIX-like terminal interaction.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Eurocircuits
Products
Raspberry Pi Pico, Abacynth, Imagen, PIX NII, Rock 5 Model B
Chips
RP2040, RK3588, ESP32
Also
Elias Jar Zombek, Google Carbon

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