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Fix the amlogic tvbox build's extlinux.conf to use uImage for the kernel image file instead of Image as some of the included uboot files do not support the Image format and require the uImage. Changes to be committed: modified: packages/bsp/aml-s9xx-box/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf Description How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] Local build and install on multiple amlogic tv boxes [ ] Test B Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, partic…

Fix the builddeb script so linux-image upgrades work correctly on fat /boot partitions. Currently the postinst file that is created has the following contents: ... ln -sf vmlinuz-6.0.10-meson64 /boot/Image 2> /dev/null || mv /boot/vmlinuz-6.0.10-meson64 /boot/Image touch /boot/.next mkimage -A arm64 -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0x1080000 -e 0x1080000 -n "Linux" -d /boot/vmlinuz-6.0.10-meson64 /boot/uImage > /dev/null 2>&1 exit 0 ... In the first line on a fat filesystem the mv command leaves the system without a file named 'vmlinuz...'. The following mkimage command is looking for the vmlinuz... file that is no longer there and fails. This fix changes t…

There’s a plethora of mini PCs on the market, but due to their size, the ports are often placed on several sides which may make cable management troublesome. The JX1 mini PC, equipped with an Intel Celeron N5105 Jasper Lake processor, does not have this issue since all ports are accessible on the rear panel. The computer ships with 8GB RAM, up to 256GB SSD, and the rear panel comes with two USB Type-C port, one for power only, a Gigabit Ethernet port, a 3.5mm headphone jack, an HDMI ports, and three USB 3.0 ports. You’ll still find the power button on the front panel, and wireless connectivity is supported through a WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 module. JX1 mini PC specificati…

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Allwinner V3LP is a single-core Cortex-A7 processor for dual-camera systems with the exact same specifications as the Allwinner V3S processor introduced in 2016, except it should be more power efficient with a lower DDR operating voltage of 1.5V instead of 1.8V. Sochip explains that procuring the integrated DDR2 in the Allwinner V3s design is challenging, so Allwinner has replaced the memory in the pin-to-pin compatible Allwinner V3LP with more broadly available and lower power RAM. Allwinner V3LP specifications: CPU – ARM Cortex-A7 @ up to 1.2 GHz Memory – Integrated 64MB DDR2 DRAM @ 1.5 V Storage I/F – SD 2.0, eMMC 4.41, SPI NAND flash, SPI NOR flash Audio Codec – 92dB …

MSI is better known for its consumer-grade motherboard and mini PCs, but they also have a division called MSI IPC (industrial PC) that makes embedded hardware such as the MS-98M3 3.5-inch single board computer (SBC) powered by an Intel Tiger Lake UP3 processor and designed for autonomous mobile robots (AMR). The SBC supports up to 64GB DDR4 RAM, SATA and NVMe storage, offers two 2.5 Gbps Ethernet ports, up to four display interfaces with HDMI, DisplayPort, LVDS and/or eDP, four USB 3.2 ports, M.2 expansion sockets for storage and wireless connectivity, as well as various other internal headers. MSI MS-98M3 specifications: Tiger Lake UP3 “IoTG” SoC (one or the other) …

Fix typo: "memebers" -> "members" View the full article

This selection did get disabled by the BUILD_ONLY option implementation This fix will re-enable the KERNEL_ONLY selection for intermediate backward compatibility Description @The-going This PR is due to a comment from @igorpecovnik on #4455, asking, if it was inteded to switch off the interactive KERNEL_ONLY selection. I guess for now we should keep this interactive feature in for backward compatibility. This PR would fix it. This is a followup to fix this introduced by #4455 Test [x] Interactive call of ./compile.sh - the interactive KERNEL_ONLY selection dialog appears again and KERNEL_ONLY=yes is propagated to BUILD_ONLY as expected Checklist: [x] My code follows…

Description Add a description of the new BUILD_ONLY key to example.conf View the full article

PICO DEV M3 is a round-shaped development board based on a Raspberry Pi RP2040 dual-core microcontroller and serves as a magnetic rotary encoder with a few 3D printed parts. Designed by Ahmsville Labs, the board comes with 2MB QSPI flash, various through holes for GPIOs, a USB-C port, and the magnetic rotary encoder supports up to 36,000 steps per revolution and comes with 18 individually addressable LEDs. PICO DEV M3 development board specifications: Microcontroller – Raspberry Pi RP2040 dual-core Arm Cortex-M0+ MCU at 133 MHz with 264kB on-chip SRAM Storage – 2MB QSPI flash USB – 1x USB 1.1 Type-C host/device port Encoder Base resolution of 36 steps, extending up to 36,…

LOLIN S3 Pro is a WiFi & Bluetooth LE IoT board built around the ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 modules with various I/Os including a display port, a microSD card slot, and a LOLIN I2C connector. The wireless module ships with 16MB QSPI flash and 8MB PSRAM, and the board also features two 16-pin headers with ADC, DAC, I2C, SPI, UART, etc…, a USB Type-C port, and support for a LiPo batteries with 500mA charging. LOLIN S3 Pro specifications: Wireless module – ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 module with: Espressif Systems ESP32-S3 dual-core Tensilica LX7 @ up to 240 MHz with vector instructions for AI acceleration, 512KB RAM, 2.4 GHz WiFi 4 and Bluetooth 5.0 LE with support for long-range, up to 2…

Shenzhen Xunlong Software, better known under the Orange Pi brand, has launched a 14-inch Full HD portable monitor for $59 plus shipping on Aliexpress, or a little more on Amazon. The company is better known for its low-cost Arm-based single board computers with Rockchip or Allwinner processors, but this time, they launched an accessory with a 14-inch display taking HDMI or USB Type-C input with up to 1920×1080 resolution. Orange Pi portable monitor specifications: Display 14-inch a-Si TFT LCD Resolution – 1920×1080 Refresh rate – 60 Hz Color – 262K, 45% NTSC Contrast – 700:1 Viewing angles – 85°, 85°, 85°, 85° typical Video inputs 1x HDMI port for video and audio 2x USB …

Commit c90986492252a85db3357362594e5c40b80fbf95 removed a prompt asking the user if they want to change display settings, but didn't remove the checks that later used the answer. Since it's been like this for 2 years now apparently without issue, remove the checks and the shellcheck workaround. View the full article

Description Update odroidxu4-current kernel to 5.4.225. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Reboot of my Odroid HC1 Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

There are many network related driver patchs in the kernel patch script although they are indeed in kernel.Separating the network driver patchs makes the code clearer. View the full article

Description Enabling several minimal images as per user request. We already enabled images on targets where such images might be interesting. They are also coming to all community builds. Why this is useful? Some people prefer or need as images that contains nothing but bare system. Initial root size only at around 0.5Gb!!! (size differs from kernel and user space architecture) Tests was done on very old and slow 32bit device. Only there such measures really means something. Nanopi Neo v1 booted up in less then 20s with all standard services ... (systemd-analyze: Startup finished in 5.052s (kernel) + 14.010s (userspace) = 19.063s) View the full article

We started the review of GL.inet GL-MT2500A security gateway, aka Brume 2, with an unboxing and teardown, and I’ve now had time to test the router in more detail so I’ll report my experience using the router with OpenVPN and WireGuard VPN, Tor, Adguard Home, and more. In a nutshell, it’s super easy to use, unless your ISP causes troubles, which it did in this case. Brume 2 connection and initial setup I connected the WAN port of the Brume 2 router to 3BB’s modem router (3BB is an ISP in Thailand), the LAN port to my laptop, and finally the USB-C power supply (power draws is 2.3 Watts at idle). Let’s now go to the dashboard using the default IP (192.168.8.1). This will tak…

Fix all shellcheck issues, as well as some formatting/indentation. Tested by building and booting a Radxa Zero image with this included. View the full article

Description Low hanging fruit.. Add bash shebang at the start of all .sh files Jira reference number AR-1406 How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [ ] Test A [ ] Test B Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full artic…

RAKwireless RAK2560 WisNode Sensor Hub is a modular sensor gateway based on the RAK4630 WisDuo Stamp module with Nordic Semi nRF52840 Bluetooth 5.0 LE MCU and Semtech SX1262 LoRa/LoRaWAN transceiver and equipped with two sensor probe ports to connect a range of sensors. It ships with various sensors from a temperature and humidity sensor to a water level sensor, and is designed for outdoor operation with an IP66 design, waterproof probe connectors, and the ability to support a solar panel as the power source. RAK2560 WisNode Sensor Hub specifications: Core module – RAK4630 WisDuo Stamp Module with LoRa/LoRaWAN and BLE 5.0 connectivity through nRF52840 MCU and SX1262 radi…

Make the two Y/n questions that firstlogin asks behave consistently with each other, and more in line with user expectation: Reject anything that is not Y, y, N, n or . Previously the "Connect via wireless? [Y/n]" question would interpret Y, y and as "yes", and everything else as "no", whereas the "Set user language based on your location? [Y/n]" question would loop until the user selected Y, y, N or n. Make pressing enter equivalent to the default "Y", since that is the capitalized option. Echo back what the user typed. View the full article

SMDT AIoTBOX-3568GK is an industrial control PC powered by a Rockchip RK3568 quad-core Cortex-A55 AIoT processor and offering plenty of interfaces including six USB ports, four RS232 ports, and terminal blocks with RS485 and CAN bus interfaces. The embedded computer ships with 2GB RAM and 16GB eMMC flash by default, and also features HDMI and LVDS display interfaces, 3.5mm jacks for headphones and microphone, as well as network connectivity through a Gigabit Ethernet port, WiFi, and optional Bluetooth and/or 4G LTE. AIoTBOX-3568GK specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3568A quad-core Cortex-A55 processor @ up to 2.0GHz with Arm Mali-G52 2EE GPU with support for OpenGL ES 1.1/2…

Description Hardkernel bumbped their kernel sources, so those patches are not needed anymore. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build test only Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description In order to achieve full compatibility between kernel, headers and libc, we need to build kernel per distribution, native, with distro compilers. In order to achieve that, we also need to store kernel into its repository. This method also significantly increases arm64 build load. To do: [ ] secure at least two serious arm64 irons [ ] merge sub components Jira reference number AR-1407 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Basic tests Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to t…

The TinyLlama x86 retro computer board is designed to run DOS games on a DM&P Vortex86EX 32-bit x86 processor and integrates a MIDI synthesizer based on Raspberry Pi Zero 2 running MT32-Pi firmware. Growing up playing games on 386/486-era computers, Eivind Bohler looked for similar recent hardware to play DOS games and after discovering the 86Duino x86 Arduino-compatible board, he decided to use the SOM-128-EX module powering the board to create the TinyLlama board with a Sound Blaster Pro-compatible Crystal CS4237B sound chip and a MIDI synthesizer. TinyLlama specifications: D&MP SOM-128-EX system-on-module with Processor – DM&P Vortex86EX 32-bit x86 processo…

Sony ALT1350 is a new ultra-low-power 5G LPWA LTE-M/NB-IoT chip that supports Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) for satellite connectivity and also integrates sub-GHz and 2.4 GHz radios for short-range communication and improved efficiency. The chip is comprised of an Arm Cortex-M4 microcontroller core as well as an Arm Cortex-M0+ always-on core for sensors and will be upgradable to 3GPP Release 17 to support higher bitrates for Cat-M1 (eMTC) and Cat-NB2 (NB-IoT). It also implements GNSS, cellular and wifi-based location, supports AI acceleration, and embeds a secure element for secure communication. Sony ALT1350 specifications: MCU cores Arm cortex-M4 with 1MB NVRAM and 752…

Description Updated rockchip RND driver from the v4.4 legacy version to one found packaged with a v5.10 kernel @paolosabatino says this supports more Rockchip SOCs Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] Builds updated image [x] Verified that RK3308 HW RNG still functions with updated driver [ ] @paolosabatino should verify that additional SOCs are, in fact, supported Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, pa…

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code_saturne is a free, open-source computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software developed primarily by EDF that can be useful to check and optimize the thermal design of your projects. From time to time, we come across hardware platforms that do not perform to their best due to overheating leading to CPU throttling, and over time it may also impact the lifetime of the device. I’ve heard about computational fluid dynamics (CFD) before, but I always assumed the software was prohibitively expensive and Formula 1 even has a cost cap for CFD testing. But it turns out there’s an open-source program to do just that: code_saturne. As a utility company, EDF designed the software t…

Innodisk, better known for its embedded storage and memory chips, had announced its intention to turn to the AI market earlier and started with the launch of USB camera modules last month, but the company has gone a step (or two, or three) further with the introduction of the EXMU-X261 FPGA machine vision platform. The EXMU-X261 is powered by an AMD Xilink Kria K26 system-on-module and features HDMI 1.4 video output, Gigabit Ethernet, four USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports for the cameras and other peripherals, as well as two M.2 sockets and a terminal block for expansion. EXMU-X261 specifications: System-on-module – AMD Xilinx Kria K26 FPGA module powered by a Zynq UltraScale+ XCK26 F…

Description This could either be merged into GH-4421 or later into a followup PR. I personally would like it to get it merged already now, since it simplifies the coding and the maintainability in future. The changes are pretty obvious. build-tasks.sh: added functions: build_task_is_enabled() build_task_one_of_is_enabled() build_task_each_of_is_enabled() updated existing build task filter logic to use function build_task_is_enabled config-prepare.sh, prepare-host.sh: replaced existing build task filter logic to use function build_task_is_enabled View the full article

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Description u-boot v2022.07 and up failed to build with helios64 code call to spi_get_bus_and_cs whose previous signature has been renamed _spi_get_bus_and_cs (note the underscore). Note that this new function is not available in v2022.04, but I guess Armbian does not require its code to be backward compatible. No JIra report I know of. There is a forum thread https://forum.armbian.com/topic/24005-helios64-u-boot-does-not-build-anymore-after-we-bumped-to-202207/ How Has This Been Tested? ON helios64 running on SD card (since I am investigating the emmc hs400es issue) but I had to update the emmc u-boot since my helios64 jumper is set to boot from emmc and not sd. (thus …

Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile platform just a few days ago, but Linaro has just announced that Linux was already upstreamed to the premium mobile SoC featuring a 3.2 GHz Arm Cortex-X3 “Prime” core, four performance cores at up to 2.8 GHz, and three Efficiency cores clocked at up to 2.0 GHz. Most of the work was done by Linaro Engineers Abel Vesa and Neil Armstrong with initial support posted on November 16th on the Linux kernel mailing list, and with the set of patches released so far, it is even possible to boot a minimal AOSP image on a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 development kit shown below which should be manufactured by Lantronix, if history is any guide. Th…

The EsPiFF board may look like a Raspberry Pi 4 Linux SBC but it is equipped with an ESP32-WROVER WiFi and Bluetooth module together with a Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller that acts as a co-processor. The goal here is to provide a Raspberry Pi 4 replacement for applications that require higher reliability and even 24/7 operation without necessarily needing the processing power and multimedia capabilities of the Broadcom BCM2711 Arm processor found in the Pi or the versatility of a Linux operating system. EsPiFF board specifications: Wireless module – ESP32-WROVER module with dual-core ESP32-D0WDQ6 microcontroller with 2.4 GHz WiFi 4 and Bluetooth, 8 MB PSRAM and 16 MB…

Allwinner T3 is a quad-core Cortex-A7 automotive-grade processor that supports a wide industrial temperature range of -40°C to +85°C. After comparing the specifications of Allwinner T3, I think it is the same as Allwinner A40i, as Allwinner has different business units and the T-series is for the automotive-grade market, while the A-series has historically been for the tablet market, but is now also used in the industrial-grade market. Tronlong SOM-TLT3 and SOM-TLT3-B are Allwinner T3 system-on-modules (SoM) of Allwinner T3. Both modules have basically the same specifications but the SOM-TLT3 comes with castellated holes for soldering to the carrier board, while the SOM-T…

Description UBOOT_TARGET_MAP in config\sources\families\include\sunxi_common.inc and in config\sources\families\include\sunxi64_common.inc has been changed to use the original definition as default to allow overriding from an already existing definition of UBOOT_TARGET_MAPby e.g. a board configuration file. Issue reference: #4478 Test results This has been tested by a build process for a Cubietruck board. File content of config/boards/cubietruck.csc: # Allwinner A20 dual core 2GB RAM SoC 1xSATA GBE WiFi/BT BOARD_NAME="Cubietruck" BOARDFAMILY="sun7i" BOOTCONFIG="Cubietruck_config" KERNEL_TARGET="legacy,current,edge" UBOOT_TARGET_MAP=";;u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin spl/sunx…

Hey, Karl here, and today we are going to review Creality’s CR-Scan Lizard. This device is a 3D scanner that uses the structured light process to 3D scan. Instead of visible light, it uses non-visible light. I have no idea where lizards come into play but here we are. I have been waiting for quite some time for a lower-cost consumer 3D scanner. I attempted a DIY structured light scanner a long time ago, with some success…..but the time it took was unacceptable. It took me hours to set up perfectly and many more cleaning up point clouds and aligning even for a small scan. Leading me to give up on the project. I search around the Internet periodically but have never found a…

SolidRun Bedrock V3000 Basic is an industrial fanless computer based on the new AMD Ryzen Embedded V3000 Zen3 processor family designed for storage and networking applications. More specifically, the embedded computer is based on the AMD Ryzen Embedded V3C48 octa-core/sixteen-thread processor with up to 64 GB DDR5 memory, support for up to three M.2 key-M 2280 NVMe SSDs, and impressive network connectivity options with two SFP+ cages capable of 10 Gbps speeds, four 2.5GbE RJ45 ports, and optional support for WiFi 6, 4G and/o 5G cellular connectivity. Bedrock V3000 Basic specifications: SoC – AMD Ryzen Embedded V3000 family with up to 8C/16T Zen3+ cores @ up to 3.8 GHz; TD…

The manufacturer of Orange Pi boards, Shenzhen Xunlong Software, has formally announced the release of Orange Pi OS based on Android with a Windows 11-styled desktop that we are told can also be switched to macOS look and feel, and offering features typically found in desktop operating systems such as multi-window support. I understand the current release of the operating system works on Orange Pi 800 keyboard PC and the Orange Pi 5 SBC should also be supported once soon. We’re told Orange Pi OS is based on Android 12, but that may be an error since I’m not aware of an Android 12 SDK for the Rockchip RK3399 processor. The company plans to release an Arch Linux Arm version…

So far, the popular Bluetooth wireless communication protocol would only rely on the 2.4 GHz frequency band, but this may change in the future, as the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has recently announced a new “specification development project” to add the 6 GHz frequency band to Bluetooth LE. Mark Powell, CEO of the Bluetooth SIG “explains” the move: The Bluetooth SIG community is constantly evolving the technology to meet ever expanding market demands for wireless communications. Expanding into the 6 GHz spectrum band will ensure the community can continue to make the enhancements necessary to pave the way for the next twenty years of Bluetooth innovation. I ge…

Description There is a userspace panfrost mesa driver for mali g610, and I made a ppa for it: https://launchpad.net/~liujianfeng1994/+archive/ubuntu/panfork-mesa. So I add a appgroup for jammy desktop. How Has This Been Tested? There is already a working out of box image: https://github.com/amazingfate/armbian-rock5b-images/actions/runs/3509051670/jobs/5877885694. [x] Build jammy gnome image successfully. [x] Image with panfork working out of box on my rock5b. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corre…

Radxa E25 is a modular router with two 2.5GbE ports based on the Radxa CM3 Industrial (CM3I) system-on-module equipped with a Rockchip RK3568 quad-core Cortex-A55 processor, and optional support for WiFi 6 and 4G or 5G cellular connectivity. I got an early sample of the Radxa E25 carrier board in January, but the company has now refined the design with version 1.4 of the board and will launch the Radxa E25 as a complete router with an enclosure similar to NanoPi R5S and LinkStar H68K we’ve covered previously. Radxa E25 specifications: SoM – Radxa CM3I with Rockchip RK3568 quad-core Cortex-A55 processor @ 2.0 GHz with Arm Mali-G52, up to 8GB RAM, up to 128GB eMMC flash (25…

Air32F103 is yet another clone of the STM32F103 microcontroller that can be faster if needed with a clock of up to 216 MHz instead of 72 MHz for the original STMicro STM32 Arm Cortex-M3 microcontroller. The first SKU of the family is the Air32F103CBT6 whose peripherals and hardware design are compatible with equivalent STM32F103CBT6 parts and offered with 32KB RAM and 128KB flash. There’s also a Bluepill-like development board, but with a different pinout, made by LuatOS. Documentation for the board and microcontroller can be found in a Wiki including the MCU datasheet that indicates models with 256KB flash and 64MB SRAM (Air32F103CCT6) and 96MB SRAM (Air32F103RPT6). Sinc…

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When running in Docker, do not install basic utilities on the host. Do not install them in the container either, as they're already part of the image we're building for Docker runs. Description I also moved the whole if block in compile.sh down to a place where $1 is guaranteed to have attained its final value (e.g. if compile.sh dockerpurge was called). How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] ran compile.sh docker and verified it installs nothing on the host Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a…

Description Noticed typo using ./install-aml.sh on aml-s9xx-box with community image View the full article

Deletes a group of 3D programs\settings for DE, which causes DE to be blocked from running with the legacy kernel. Station M2\P2\M3 Jetson Nano View the full article

https://forum.armbian.com/topic/24554-armbian-install-fails-due-to-bad-lsblk-argument/#comment-153675 Untested View the full article

Transfers DTB to a package shared with the kernel DEB. Solves the problem of missing DTB when using an assembly from the package repository. View the full article

Description Some has this package dependency, some not. This makes sure that PPA is always installed. Jira reference number AR-1405 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Test build Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Updates to grammar and wording for Armbian Partners section. Description Please include a summary of the change and which issue is fixed. Please also include relevant motivation and context. List any dependencies that are required for this change. Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [ ] Test A [ ] Test B Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made correspond…

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We’ve already seen the Raspberry Pi RP2040 MCU in a 3D printer controller board, so it should come as no surprise that the dual-core microcontroller also found its way into a Pick-and-Place (PnP) machine control board. Designed by Thea Flowers, the Starfish board leverages the RP2040 MCU capabilities to control three Trinamic TMC2209 motor drivers, MOSFET drivers to control DC vacuum pumps, two vacuum sensors, and offer RS485 and I2C connectivity for feeders and peripherals respectively. Starfish specifications: MCU – Raspberry Pi RP2040 dual-core Cortex M0+ microcontroller at up to 133 MHz with 264 kB of embedded SRAM Storage – QSPI flash Motor drivers – 3x TMC2209 drive…

ADLINK “AI Camera Dev Kit” is a pocket-sized NVIDIA Jetson Nano devkit with an 8MP image sensor, industrial digital inputs & outputs, and designed for rapid AI vision prototyping. The kit also features a Gigabit Ethernet port, a USB-C port for power, data, and video output up to 1080p30, a microSD card with Linux (Ubuntu 18.04), and a micro USB port to flash the firmware. As we’ll see further below it also comes with drivers and software to quickly get started with AI-accelerated computer vision applications. AI Camera Dev Kit specifications: System-on-Module – NVIDIA Jetson Nano with CPU – Quad-core Arm Cortex-A57 processor GPU – NVIDIA Maxwell architecture with 128…

Description Small tweak How Has This Been Tested? [X] Build, burn and run Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [X] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [X] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

MediaTek Kompanio 520 and Kompanio 528 octa-core Arm processors are designed for entry-level Chromebooks with all-day battery life and a display up to 2520 x 1080 resolutions. As time passes “entry-level” gets a new meaning as the new SoCs are equipped with two Cortex-A76 cores @ up to 2.2 GHz, six Cortex-A55 cores @ 2.0 GHz, and an Arm Mali-G52 GPU. That’s almost Rockchip RK3588 territory although not quite… MediaTek Kompanio 528 and 520 specifications: Octa-core CPU 2x Arm Cortex-A76 cores up to 2.2GHz (Kompanio 520 is limited to 2.0 GHz) 6x Arm Cortex-A55 cores up to 2GHz GPU – Arm Mali G52 MC2 2EE AI accelerator – Dual-core AI processing unit (APU) Memory – LPDDR4x u…

Update wording from sponsors to partners and moved 'Friends' to authors page on website and link under 'Also' as 'Friends and individuals' Description Please include a summary of the change and which issue is fixed. Please also include relevant motivation and context. List any dependencies that are required for this change. Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [ ] Test A [ ] Test B Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commente…

Description Script was chowning all files in the home folder each time desktop package was updated. Jira reference number AR-1403 How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Manual run Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Open AirGradient is a DIY air quality monitor based on the Wemos D1 mini ESP8266 WiFi IoT board programmed with Arduino and fitted with a range of sensors including an optional Sensirion SGP30 TVOC sensor through a custom PCB designed with EasyEDA. Two versions of Open AirGradient are available. The Basic model includes an OLED display, a Plantower PMS5003 PM sensor, a Senseair S8 CO2 sensor, and SHT30 or SHT31 temperature & humidity sensor, while the Pro version adds a larger display, a battery charger, and support for the SGP30 TVOC sensor. Open AirGradient key components: MCU board Basic – Wemos D1 Mini Pro Pro – Lolin D1 Mini v4 with USB-C port Display Basic – Wem…

Modify both weak password warning messages to be consistent Formatted as follows: "Warning: Weak password, !". Jira reference number AR-1385 Tested on a board (Orange Pi Zero Plus) Create root password: ****** Repeat root password: ****** Warning: Weak password, it does not contain enough DIFFERENT characters! Create user (testuser) password: ****** Repeat user (testuser) password: ****** Warning: Weak password, it does not contain enough DIFFERENT characters! Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made cor…

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We’ve been writing about international Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals and coupons since 2014, since US-centric promotions such as Amazon Black Friday deals are not always suitable to the diverse, international audience of CNX Software. Let’s check out Black Friday 2022 international deals from specific manufacturers as well as events from Aliexpress, Banggood, and other stores. Arduino Black Friday sales Arduino’s Black Friday Sales event offers new and legacy boards at a 20% to 25% discount, as well as a discount for one certification bundle. The number of items on sale is limited, as at the time of writing there were only 11. While the screenshot above shows prices…

Arduino has recently announced the Opta micro PLC with industrial IoT capabilities adding yet another solution to the Arduino Pro family. Arduino used to focus on the hobbyist crowd, but with the launch of the Arduino Pro family in 2020 starting with the Portenta H7 board, the company switched its main focus to the more profitable enterprise market. Since then they’ve launched several other boards designed in-house, and last year started collaborating with the introduction of the Arduino WisGate Edge LoRaWAN gateways based on RAKwireless hardware. The Arduino Opta is another one of those collaborations as it was designed together with Finder, who calls their devices PLR (…

Description The BUILD_ONLY option can be set as a comma separated list of build artifact names to filter build artifacts being compiled. The following artifact names are supported: u-boot, kernel, armbian-config, armbian-zsh, plymouth-theme-armbian, armbian-firmware, armbian-bsp, chroot, bootstrap GH issue reference #4421 Test Results Following tests have been performed with the according output: [x] Test 1 - U-Boot only build - BUILD_ONLY="u-boot": ./compile.sh BOARD=cubietruck BRANCH=current RELEASE=focal BUILD_MINIMAL=yes BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_ONLY="u-boot" KERNEL_ONLY=no KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no COMPRESS_OUTPUTIMAGE=sha,gpg,7z ... MKIMAGE u-boot.img MKIMAGE u-bo…

khadas-vim3l: add asound file View the full article

helios4/machiattobin-doubleshot/rpi4b remove legacy BRANCH family code for those boards does not have such legacy anymore View the full article

odroidm1: use mainline 6.1-rc5, grab DTS only from mmind/v6.2-armsoc/dts64 as single patch mmind/v6.2-armsoc/dts64 is old, and stuck in -rc1 View the full article

Description meson: legacy: bump to 5.10.155 How Has This Been Tested? [X] Build, burn and run Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [X] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [X] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

armbian,spi-dev hacks also for rockchip64-5.18, .19, and 6.0.y Original PR's https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/3737 https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/3812 Just rolling these forward to 5.18/19 and 6.0 View the full article

tinkerboard-2: move to "legacy" 21.07 u-boot; firmware & kernel DTS fixes (5.18/19,6.0) notes in the board file about the RAM issues (tested, confirmed working blob change of #4383 by @pinhaozhang working with u-boot 21.07; blobless also works with ATF v2.7 on my known-good-RAM boards) tinkerboard-2: add full firmware, for the rtl8822ce PCIe Wifi default card in the tb2 as shipped by ASUS tinkerboard-2: uboot: rename TARGET_TINKER-2_RK3399 to TARGET_TINKER2_RK3399 to avoid warnings all over tinkerboard-2: slower but working Tinkerboard 2S eMMC (HS400+ES to HS200) both for u-boot and kernel. should not affect 2, only 2S View the full article

HIGOLE introduced the GOLE1 mini PC with a touchscreen display in 2015 mostly to get a free and legal Windows 10 license, but over the years the company launched more Intel models inspired by the original design. However, their latest model, the GOLE 1 R, is based on Rockchip RK3588 octa-core Arm Cortex-A76/A55 SoC instead and running Android 12 by default. The GOLE 1 R is equipped with 8GB RAM, 128GB eMMC flash, a 5.5-inch touchscreen display, Gigabit Ethernet and WiFi connectivity, a microphone, speaker, a gravity sensor, and a 2,500 mAh battery. The company also sells the GOLE 1 RN mini PC without a display, a microphone, a speaker, or a battery for power. GOLE 1 R/RN …

Description Adding in kernel module for controller support for the rk3588 currently disabled in the kernel How Has This Been Tested? Untested Checklist: [X] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [X] I have performed a self-review of my own code [X] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Maint. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Patches applies well View the full article

CNX Software’s Giveaway Week 2022 has just ended, and it’s time to announce the winners. Just like last year, some companies added to the review samples I offered with Rakwireless and ELECFREAKS offering a LoRaWAN devkit and an educational robot respectively. If you check out the photo of the items given away below you’ll find quite more than seven because the SONOFF NSPanel kit includes four Zigbee modules, and more importantly, we also organized a parallel giveaway week on CNX Software Thailand with small boards such as the Raspberry Pi Zero W or XIAO BLE. We had eight winners on CNX Software: NanoPi R5S gateway – Ingmar, GERMANY e-con Systems e-CAM20_CURB camera – John…

The FNIRSI 1013D is a dual-channel flat-panel oscilloscope with a rich set of features. It is cost-effective and useful to people in the maintenance and R&D industries. Although it has been on the market for a few years, I purchased one, and I decided to introduce it and disassemble it to check out the hardware design. FNIRSI describes its oscilloscope as “small and portable”, so I assume it should include a lithium battery, a TFT LCD screen, a processor to handle the display, and another chip to process the digital signals. Let’s take it apart first to find out. FNIRSI 1013D oscilloscope unboxing FNIRSI 1013D package content: 1x FNIRSI 1013D oscilloscope 2x 100MHz ma…

Description Due to Github Actions upgrade all modules that are using Node 16 become obsolete. Action script we were using for handling TAGS is not maintained anymore so we have to switch to its fork. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build test from a PR branch Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description As per subject, bumps rk322x family to kernel 6.0 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Compiled deb kernel packages and tested on a live system Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Kernel config for rockchip64 for kernel 6.0 got a sudden overhaul I don't know it was wanted or not. That caused the addition of a huge number of unneeded modules (Parallel ATA, Intel enterprise things, PCI drivers, NAND support and drivers, and other crap) that causes a grow in compressed modules size of 20 megabytes and 2 megabyte more on the kernel image plus several other insane settings, like CMA set to 384 megabytes. This PR restores the same "shape" of the previous kernel config and fixes ssv6051 and uwe5622 patches to compile without errors with v6.0. How Has This Been Tested? [x] kernel deb packages have been compiled, verified that final size is i…

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flash-kernel: pass FK_FORCE=yes to flash-kernel so it actually runs in chroot; thanks Ubuntu View the full article

We wrote about the low-cost T8-Pro Celeron N5095 mini PC with three HDMI outputs and two Gigabit Ethernet ports last week, but if you’d prefer a model with 2.5GbE networking instead, the Partaker J6412 might be a better, albeit costlier option, with still three displays support (2xDP, 1xHDMI), and three 2.5GbE ports. As its name implies, the fanless mini PC/network appliance is powered by an Intel Celeron J6412 Elkhart Lake processor, coupled with up to 16GB DDR4 memory and a 512GB SSD, and it features six USB ports, plus an RS232 COM port. Partaker J6412 specifications: SoC – Intel Celeron J6412 quad-core Elkhart Lake processor @ 2.0 GHz / 2.6GHz (Burst frequency) with 1…

Espressif Systems has just announced the Matter-compatible ESP-ZeroCode modules with Wi-Fi and/or Thread (802.15.4) wireless connectivity that are designed as plug-and-play solutions for LED lights, outlets, switches, dimmers, relays, fans, and other lighting and electrical devices. I was only recently introduced to no-code programming in a recent post by Ninephon Kongangkab explaining how to use SenseCraft firmware for no-code programming on Wio Terminal. Basically, there’s no need to know Arduino, MicroPython, or any programming language, as the user just has to press a few buttons to configure an IoT device to meet his/her requirements. With the ESP-ZeroCode modules, E…

AMD has added two new low-cost, low-power members to its UltraScale+ family with the Artix UltraScale+ AU7P FPGA and the Zynq UltraScale+ ZU3T MPSoC. Both devices are manufactured with the 16nm FinFET process and offer entry points to the transceiver-based UltraScale+ family with features such as high I/O-to-logic density, UltraRAM, DSP, and more. AMD Artix UltraScale+ AU7P FPGA The new AU7P FPGA is the smallest from the Artix UltraScale+ family with four 12.5Gbps transceivers, up to 82K system logic cells, 216 DSP slices, 4.9 Mbit RAM, and 248 I/Os. It is offered in a 10.5 x 8.5mm InFO package. The company says the chip provides up to 50% lower static power, 20% more I/O…

Description Forgot to add this to the script linter at PR. Jira reference number AR-1399 View the full article

Description There was complain on forums that current way of blocking weak password is out of standard. Warning on weak password should be enough. Jira reference number AR-1385 How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Build fresh image and see if it works. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

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Electronic components have shrunk a lot over the year, but batteries are usually one of the larger items in a design. ITEN changes that with solid state lithium-ion micro-batteries in the shape of SMD components with up to 100 µAh capacity. This is clearly not going to power your next smartphone, but ITEM micro-batteries could be found in ultra-low-power sensors potentially replacing non-rechargeable coin cell batteries with much higher capacities (e,g. 100 mAh). ITEN says their solid-state micro-batteries are superior to coin cell batteries because those are polluting, difficult to assemble on PCB, costly to recycle and require periodic maintenance once a battery is de…

Description fix https://forum.armbian.com/topic/20093-rock-pi-4b-rk3399-sound-broken-after-latest-kernel-update How Has This Been Tested? (TBD) [ ] Test A [ ] Test B Checklist: (TBD) [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Sipeed has launched the M1s and M0Sense AI modules. Designed for AIoT application, the Sipeed M1s is based on the Bouffalo Lab BL808 32-bit/64-bit RISC-V wireless SoC with WiFi, Bluetooth, and an 802.15.4 radio for Zigbee support, as well as the BLAI-100 (Bouffalo Lab AI engine) NPU for video/audio detection and/or recognition. The Sipeed M0Sense targets TinyML applications with the Bouffa Lab BL702 32-bit microcontroller also offering WiFi, BLE, and Zigbee connectivity. Sipeed M1s AIoT module The Sipeed M1S is an update to the Kendryte K210-powered Sipeed M1 introduced several years ago. Sipeed M1s module specifications: SoC – Bouffalo Lab BL808 with CPU Alibaba T-head C…

Description On DIFF between PR and master. This should hopefully help finding out mistakes we do in scripting. After brief testing, this will become mandatory to deal with. When we change a script, we need to deal with ShellCheck problems. Jira reference number AR-1399 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Running snippet by hand Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in dow…

Syntax error fixes, dep checks & shfmt of board-side bash scripts shfmt everything, so maybe it's easier to understand. armbian-hardware-optimization: fix for case without esac introduced in #4417; shfmt armbian-audio-config: do nothing if aplay/amixer/alsactl missing; shfmt View the full article

More updates for Radxa's Amlogic boards (radxa-zero and radxa-zero2) radxa-zero: include v2022.10 standard patches (eg: boot from USB first) meson64 u-boot v2022.10: change BOOT_TARGET_DEVICES to try to boot USB, NVME and SCSI before SD, MMC, PXE, DHCP u-boot: radxa-zero2: use v2022.10 plus Radxa's patches u-boot: radxa-zero2: Radxa's patches for the Zero2 on v2022.10 meson64: 6.0: g12a and g12b pinmux patches from Radxa common for all meson64 same batch, different repo: https://github.com/armbian/firmware/pull/42 "Add AW-CM256 BT firmware" View the full article

Let’s end Giveaway Week 2022 with a bang, and more exactly a rather powerful Rockchip RK3588 mini PC: Mekotronics R58 (mini). The device comes with 8GB RAM and 64GB flash storage, two 8K capable HDMI 2.0 output ports, one DisplayPort output, one HDMI input, Gigabit Ethernet and WiFI 6 connectivity, as well as a few USB 3.0/2.0 ports, plus support for a SATA drive. I reviewed the Rockchip RK3588 mini PC with Android 12 last July, and I was impressed by the CPU and GPU performance, 4K video playback capabilities, except for AV1 which was not stable at the time, and support for HDMI audio passthrough. Android 12 was quite stable at that early stage as well. Some downsides …

The mtd-utils package provides NAND and SPI flash capabilities for mainline kernel /dev/mtdX devices. This will help on board setup from SD card boot. closes #4427 Description The mtd-utils package provides tools for flashing the boards NAND and/or SPI flash chips. In the meanwhile most NAND and SPI chips are supported by mainline kernel MTD drivers. Boards like Cubietruck or Odroid M1 can boot from NAND or SPI with mainline U-Boot. The according flash chips can be flashed with the mtd-utils tools from the mainline kernel booted OS after an initial Armbian SD card boot. This simplifies board setup or boards boot loader update to enable booting from the on board soldered…

Description Nothing fancy, just some fixes to remove unapplicable hunks and add some missing bits in the device trees for rk322x and rk3288 devices. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Built edge kernel debs and tested on live installation for rk322x and rk3288 Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

NanoPi R6S is a Rockchip RK3588S powered device that can not only work as a router with two 2.5GbE ports, but also as a mini PC with HDMI and USB ports, and an Edge AI computer thanks to the 6 TOPS NPU found in the processor. FriendlyElec has just sent me two samples of the NanoPi R6S for review. Today, I’ll start with an unboxing, a teardown, and install OpenWrt 22.03 to run some iperf3 benchmarks. I’ll try other features with either Debian or Ubuntu Desktop in a few weeks. NanoPi R6S unboxing The router/mini PC ships with 6 rubber feet (3M), and nothing else. The front panel comes with four LEDs for the system and Ethernet ports, a USB 2.0 port and a USB 3.0 port, as we…

The sixth prize of this year’s Giveaway Week will be GL.iNET GL-S10 BLE to MQTT gateway based on the ESP32 microcontroller and offering Ethernet, WiFi, and Bluetooth LE connectivity. The gateway is used to gather data from Bluetooth LE devices such as beacons and can be used in warehouses, shopping malls, airports, exhibition halls, tourist attractions, etc… for personnel management, asset management, environmental monitoring, indoor navigation, and more. I reviewed the ESP32-based BLE to MQTT gateway with the provided BLE beacon at the end of last year using MQTT X open-source client and the GL-S10 Tool App for Android. It allowed me to send commands through MQTT topics,…

Description This fixes a wrong error message from nand-sata-install when filesystem tools are missing. Prior to this change, the script doesn't notice that the tools are missing and tries to actually check the target FS size. Since that size is a blank string (because the target FS was never created), it gives a wrong error message saying that the FS is too small. Jira reference number AR-1398 How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [ ] Tested on a nightly build with Orange PI 3 LTS Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project …