Ultimate XIAO board guide, Home Assistant Green, and Which PCB Fab House is Best?

The Electromaker Show · 18 Oct 2023 · 40m · Episode 125

What this episode covers

The host reviews the Seeed Studio XIAO microcontroller line, highlighting the nRF52840 Sense variant for its IMU and microphone, and announces a giveaway for four different XIAO boards. He introduces the Home Assistant Green, a pre-configured Rockchip-based smart home hub priced at $99, noting its plug-and-play nature compared to the previous Yellow model. The episode also covers the Electromaker of the Month winners, including a propane fire walkway light project using ESP32s, and discusses running Linux without an MMU on RISC-V MCUs, as well as a comparison of PCB fabrication houses.

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Companies: Seeed Studio, Rockchip
Products: XIAO, Home Assistant Green, Milk-V Duo
Chips: nRF52840, ESP32
Also: RISC-V

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Ultimate XIAO board guide, Home Assistant Green, and Which PCB Fab House is Best?

What this episode covers

Most relevant to

Topics

Mentioned

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