Arduino Nano ESP32, RP1, M5Dial and much much more!

The Electromaker Show · 11 Oct 2023 · 40m · Episode 124

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The host reviews the Arduino Nano ESP32, highlighting its combination of the popular ESP32 SoC with the Arduino Nano form factor and IDE support, while noting its 3.3V tolerance limits compatibility with legacy 5V shields. He discusses the Raspberry Pi RP1 South Bridge chip, emphasizing its eight-year development cycle and $25 million cost, which enables full USB 3 throughput. The episode also covers the M5Dial, an ESP32-based rotary encoder with a screen, and the PolyKybd, a split keyboard with OLED keycaps, alongside projects like the Mic Swarms audio isolation robots and AI in a Box offline LLM device.

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Products: Arduino Nano ESP32, M5Dial, PolyKybd, AI in a Box, Mic Swarms, Rock Pi 5, Haxaphone
Chips: Raspberry Pi RP1, ESP32, RP2040

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Arduino Nano ESP32, RP1, M5Dial and much much more!

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