# Arduino Nano R4, Bela Gem Funded, Nordic WiFi 6 Magic, and More!

- Show: [The Electromaker Show](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show)
- Published: 2025-08-19
- Length: 39m
- Episode: 171
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2025-08-19-arduino-nano-r4-bela-gem-funded-nordic-wifi-6-magic-and-more
- Listen: https://electromaker.libsyn.com/arduino-nano-r4-bela-gem-funded-nordic-wifi-6-magic-and-more

## Summary

Host Robin Mitchell reviews the Bela Gem and Bela Gem Multi, music and sound coding platforms from the Bela team based on the PocketBeagle 2, highlighting their real-time Linux kernel and browser-based IDE. He then covers Nordic Semiconductor's nRF70x series, including the nRF7002, nRF7001, and nRF7000 chips and modules, which add Wi-Fi 6 and locationing to Nordic's Bluetooth and cellular ecosystem. Finally, he discusses the new Arduino Nano R4, which brings the 32-bit RA4 microcontroller with 5-volt tolerance to the Nano form factor.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2025-08-19-arduino-nano-r4-bela-gem-funded-nordic-wifi-6-magic-and-more#t=0) Introduction and Behind the Tech Series

## Topics

- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Crowdfunding & preorders](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/crowdfunding)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Bela Gem (product)
- Bela Gem Multi (product)
- PocketBeagle 2 (product)
- Nordic Semiconductor (company)
- nRF7002 (chip)
- nRF7001 (chip)
- nRF7000 (chip)
- Arduino Nano R4 (product)
- RA4 (chip)
- MathPad (product)
- RP2040 (chip)
- Pure Data (tool)
- SuperCollider (tool)
- Golioth (company)
- Zephyr (other)
- Electromaker (company)

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