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

- Show: [The Electromaker Show](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show)
- Published: 2023-05-12
- Length: 24m
- Episode: 108
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2023-05-12-risc-v-special-10-cent-parts-risc-v-os-from-scratch-new-esp32-devkits
- Listen: https://electromaker.libsyn.com/risc-v-special-10-cent-parts-risc-v-os-from-scratch-new-esp32-devkits

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2023-05-12-risc-v-special-10-cent-parts-risc-v-os-from-scratch-new-esp32-devkits#t=0) Introduction: The 10-cent RISC-V CH32V003

## Topics

- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- WCH (company)
- CH32V003 (chip)
- EEVblog (other)
- Charles Law (other)
- Bitluni (other)
- Sarah Jamie Lewis (other)
- Warren Gay (other)
- ZimaBoard (product)
- ESP32-H2 (chip)
- TinkerBoard (product)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [CH32V003...fun! with CNLohr](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-06-25-ch32v003-fun-with-cnlohr) (The Amp Hour)
- [Uncle Al's Eating Garbage Again](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-02-13-uncle-als-eating-garbage-again) (The Amp Hour)
- [Blogging Electronics with Pallav Aggarwal](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-03-11-blogging-electronics-with-pallav-aggarwal) (The Amp Hour)
- [Ep 270: A Cluster of Microcontrollers, a rocket engine from scratch, and a look inside Voyager](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-05-10-ep-270-a-cluster-of-microcontrollers-a-rocket-engine-from-scratch-and-a-look-ins) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [New Year, New Gear](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-02-01-new-year-new-gear) (The Amp Hour)

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