Linux on Arduino, Raspberry Pi Upcycling, LoraWAN Kickstarter, and more!

The Electromaker Show · 23 Aug 2023 · 34m · Episode 119

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The host discusses Naveen's project running Linux on an Arduino Nano ESP32 and Uno R4 Wi-Fi, where the ESP32 handles the OS and the Uno manages I/O. He highlights several upcycling projects from the Raspberry Pi blog, including a Tomy Turbo dashboard turned into an Outrun arcade cabinet, a Wurlitzer jukebox retrofitted with a Raspberry Pi, and an Udo X86 vintage radio. The episode features the LattePanda Sigma as Product of the Week, a powerful X86 single-board computer, and covers Seeed Studio's SenseCap T1000 LoRaWAN Kickstarter. Finally, he announces Edge Impulse's Imagine conference on edge AI.

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Companies: Arduino, Seeed Studio, Edge Impulse, Raspberry Pi
Products: LattePanda Sigma, SenseCap T1000, Tomy, Wurlitzer, Udo X86

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Linux on Arduino, Raspberry Pi Upcycling, LoraWAN Kickstarter, and more!

What this episode covers

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