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Analog Clock goes Digital, Nordic goes WiFi, Espressif goes NO-WIFI?

The Electromaker Show · 1 Feb 2023 · 29m · Episode 98

What this episode covers

The host of The Electromaker Show covers several maker electronics news items, starting with a Raspberry Pi Pico project that generates PAL video by overclocking the RP2040 chip. He then highlights an Arduino-based digital clock made from 24 analog clocks and a deep-dive video by Dave's Garage on building a Pong console from scratch. The episode focuses heavily on Nordic Semiconductor's release of the nRF7002 DK, their first Wi-Fi 6 companion IC, and Espressif's announcement of the ESP32-C5, a general-purpose RISC-V microcontroller with no wireless connectivity.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Nordic Semiconductor, Arduino, Crowd Supply, Hackaday, Dave's Garage, Espressif, STMicroelectronics, CNX Software
Products
Raspberry Pi Pico, BlueIO, Socorad32
Chips
nRF7002, ESP32-C5, RP2040, STM32

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