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Amazing Jumperless Breadboard, ESP32 Screens, Zimablade Servers and RISCV EVERYTHING

The Electromaker Show · 30 Aug 2023 · 40m · Episode 120

What this episode covers

The host discusses Jumperless, a software-defined breadboard by Kevin Santo Capuccio (Archetois) that uses analog crosspoint switches and an RP2040 to eliminate physical jumpers, featuring a browser-based Wokwi bridge. He highlights Scott W. Harden’s project enabling audio playback on an Arduino Uno R3 using only its 32KB flash, and Volos Projects’ ESP32 Nano handheld console using a GC9A01 circular display. The episode also covers the ZimaBlade server pre-launch from IceWhale, which supports DDR3/DDR4 RAM and GPU attachment for local AI, and Sipeed’s new RISC-V devices including the LycheePi 4A cluster, tablet, and console.

Most relevant to

founders before launch and early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
IceWhale, Sipeed
Products
Jumperless, Arduino Uno R3, ESP32 Nano, ZimaBlade, LattePanda Sigma, LycheePi 4A
Chips
RP2040, AVR, GC9A01, RISC-V
Tools
Wokwi
Also
Kevin Santo Capuccio, Scott W. Harden, Volos Projects

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