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

- Show: [The Electromaker Show](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show)
- Published: 2023-10-18
- Length: 40m
- Episode: 125
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2023-10-18-ultimate-xiao-board-guide-home-assistant-green-and-which-pcb-fab-house-is-best
- Listen: https://electromaker.libsyn.com/ultimate-xiao-board-guide-home-assistant-green-and-which-pcb-fab-house-is-best

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2023-10-18-ultimate-xiao-board-guide-home-assistant-green-and-which-pcb-fab-house-is-best#t=0) Introduction and Seeed Studio XIAO Overview

## Topics

- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Seeed Studio (company)
- XIAO (product)
- nRF52840 (chip)
- Home Assistant Green (product)
- Rockchip (company)
- ESP32 (chip)
- Milk-V Duo (product)
- RISC-V (other)

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