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RISC V Special! 10 Cent parts, RISC V OS from scratch, New ESP32 devkits!

The Electromaker Show · 12 May 2023 · 24m · Episode 108

What this episode covers

The host discusses the WCH CH32V003, a 10-cent RISC-V microcontroller, highlighting projects by Dave from EEVblog, Charles Law's software-defined Nixie tube driver, and Bitluni's 16-chip supercluster. He recommends Sarah Jamie Lewis's OS development series and Warren Gay's book on RISC-V assembly for learning the architecture. The episode concludes with news on the ESP32-H2 development kit and a critical review of the TinkerBoard Revision 2, noting its high price and limited upgrades.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
WCH
Products
ZimaBoard, TinkerBoard
Chips
CH32V003, ESP32-H2
Also
EEVblog, Charles Law, Bitluni, Sarah Jamie Lewis, Warren Gay

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