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For projects of any value and significance, having a comprehensive automated test suite is nowadays considered a standard software engineering practice. Why, then, don't we see more prominent FOSS projects employing this practice? View the full article

Nordic Semiconductor nRF7002 dual-band WiFi 6 companion chip is the first WiFi chip from the company and is designed to add Wi-Fi connectivity to solutions based on nRF52840 and nRF5340 wireless SoCs, and nRF9160 cellular IoT SiP, as well as non-Nordic host microcontrollers. The nRF7002 also adds Wi-Fi-based locationing (SSID sniffing of local Wi-Fi hubs) when used alongside Nordic’s existing products, and the launch means Nordic is now one of the rare companies offering chips for Bluetooth, 802.15.4 (Matter/Thread), Wi-Fi, and cellular IoT (NB-IoT, LTE Cat M). This was made possible with the acquisition of the development team, core Wi-Fi expertise, and Wi-Fi IP assets o…

Bumps ossf/scorecard-action from 2.0.3 to 2.0.4. Release notes Sourced from ossf/scorecard-action's releases. v2.0.4 Fixes #856 What's Changed :seedling: Bump github.com/caarlos0/env/v6 from 6.10.0 to 6.10.1 by @​dependabot in ossf/scorecard-action#934 feat: do not run signing on pull requests by @​laurentsimon in ossf/scorecard-action#935 :seedling: Bump debian from 11.4-slim to 11.5-slim by @​dependabot in ossf/scorecard-action#936 :seedling: Bump github.com/sigstore/cosign from 1.11.1 to 1.12.0 by @​dependabot in ossf/scorecard-action#938 :seedling: Bump github/codeql-action from 2.1.22 to 2.1.24 by @​dependabot in ossf/scorecard-action#941 🐛 Restore behavior of …

Arduino Make Your UNO Kit is a kit with two boards, one for the microcontroller and the other for audio, and all components required that can be used to learn how to solder and then Arduino programming. Once soldering and assembly are complete you’ll hopefully get a working Arduino UNO and an audio synthesizer shield. But before you get there, you’ll need to equip yourself with a soldering iron and some soldering tin to solder the components below to the two PCBs. Package content: Arduino Make Your UNO board’s components Make Your UNO PCB Socket for ATMega328p MCU Microchip ATmega328p 8-bit AVR microcontroller USB Type-C serial adapter board Various 1k Ohm, 10k Ohm. and 1…

Earlier this year, we noted the addition of the JetHome JetHub D1 Linux-based home automation controller to mainline Linux 5.16, and the JetHome JetHub D1p (D1+) was just added to Linux 6.1 with some improvements. Still based on the Amlogic A113x processor, the JetHub D1+ gets more memory and storage with 2GB DDR4 RAM and 32GB eMMC flash, a MicroSD card slot, a new RTL8822CS wireless module, and a micro USB port to easily access the console and/or flash firmware to the device. Jetson D1+ specifications: SoC – Amlogic A113x quad-core Cortex A53 processor @ up to 1.5 GHz System Memory – 2GB DDR4 Storage – 32GB eMMC flash, MicroSD slot Connectivity 10/100M Ethernet RJ45 port…

Axelera M.2 AI accelerator module is said to deliver up to 214 TOPS of AI inference and up to 3200 FPS with ResNet -50 in a compact M.2 2280 form factor. Few details are available at this time, but the module is based on the company’s Metis AIPU (AI Processing Unit) using in-memory computing based on arrays of SRAM memory devices used to “store a matrix and perform matrix-vector multiplications “in-place” without intermediate movement of data”. This technology is said to “radically” increase the number of operations per computer cycle with without suffering from issues such as noise or lower accuracy. The Metis AI platform delivers 50+ TOPS per core (RISC-V-controlled dat…

With more SoC support, a new V4L2 driver and a new dma-buf locking convention among its contributions, Collabora was one of the most active employers for this latest kernel development cycle. View the full article

Wokwi is an online simulator for Arduino, Raspberry Pi Pico, and ESP32 boards, or even your own custom microcontroller board designed to learn programming without the actual hardware. My girlfriend’s daughter has just attended a free 5-day online course about AI, IoT, ESP32, MicroPython, and more organized by King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) and IMAKE Innovation, a STEM education company in Thailand. I was told they had some homework for ESP32 as part of the course, so I asked her whether she wanted an ESP32 board. But she said no need. So then I asked how to program the ESP32 without the board, or do they have a simulator? And indeed I was sent t…

rpardini's bag-of-stuff incl fixes - early June/'23 I'm back at it, fixing and breaking stuff. Fixing: prepare-host: check_host_has_enough_disk_space(): don't check if dir does not exist; fixes #5246 distro-agnostic: don't assume armbian.list exists when seding for beta pipeline: repo-reprepro: run clearvanished & check before adding to repo Breaking: BREAKING CHANGE: patches failing to apply now break the build. fixes #4958 also break on legacy process_patch_file() failure, remove EXIT_PATCHING_ERROR repo: split image apt .list deployment into image-early (after rootfs extract, before building) and image-late (after building) rationale: having the re…

Description Legacy - 5.15.135 -> 5.15.137 Current - 6.1.57 -> 6.1.60 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] Both 32-bit and 64-bit Kernel builds [X] Booted on Orange Pi Zero, Orange Pi 3-LTS 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 downstrea…

bcm2711: switch to 48-bit virtual address; enable "docker optimizations" bcm2711-edge: switch to 48-bit virtual address; enable eBPF stuff & BTF for tcmalloc (enjoy, cilium, etc) stuff https://github.com/cilium/cilium/issues/23640 see https://github.com/libbpf/libbpf#bpf-co-re-compile-once--run-everywhere bcm2711-current: switch to 48-bit virtual address; enable eBPF stuff & BTF for tcmalloc (enjoy, cilium, etc) stuff https://github.com/cilium/cilium/issues/23640 see https://github.com/libbpf/libbpf#bpf-co-re-compile-once--run-everywhere bcm2711: cmdline.txt: enable "docker optimizations" most u-boot based boards get cgroup_enable=cpuset cgroup_memory=1 cg…

Description Add latest Linux Mint versions, Virginia and Wilma, to supported hosts. Add virginia and wilma in host-release.sh Add wilma (noble) in prepare-host.sh. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Linux Mint Virginia (xfce) - ./compile.sh build BOARD=orangepizeroplus BRANCH=edge RELEASE=bookworm [x] Linux Mint Wilma (xfce) - ./compile.sh build BOARD=orangepizeroplus BRANCH=edge RELEASE=bookworm Checklist: [x] My changes generate no new warnings View the full article

Description The current script can overwrite drivers which are set as built-in in the board-specific config. This is not desirable. Add a check to ensure we do not convert built-in stuff into modules. First encountered it when pocketbeagle 2 kernels was enabling EXT4 as module instead of being built-in, which makes the current rootfs (using ext4) fail to run. How Has This Been Tested? Tested on PocketBeagle 2 Checklist: Please delete options that are not relevant. [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 View the full article

As champions of open source development in the embedded community, Collabora will be at Booth 4-404 with an impressive lineup of live demonstrations spanning graphics, machine learning, continuous testing, and real-world applications. View the full article

Diagnosing System Issues and Getting Support with ArmbianmonitorArmbian is a lightweight operating system based on Debian/Ubuntu, highly optimized for single-board computers (SBCs) like the Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi, and many others. When facing system problems on an SBC running Armbian, the built-in utility armbianmonitor is an essential diagnostic tool. It quickly gathers crucial system data, making troubleshooting faster and more accurate for both the user and the community providing support. Key Diagnostic FunctionsThe primary use of armbianmonitor is to generate real-time performance and system configuration reports. By running the command without any arguments, you ge…

Lattice Semi ICE40 boards are pretty popular notably thanks to the availability of open-source tools. ICE-V Wireless is another ICE40 UltraPlus FPGA board that also adds wireless support through an ESP32-C3-MINI-1 module with WiFi 4 and Bluetooth LE connectivity. Designed by QWERTY Embedded Design, the board also comes with 8MB PSRAM, offers three PMOD expansion connectors, plus a header for GPIOs, and supports power from USB or a LiPo battery (charging circuit included). ICE-V Wireless specifications: FPGA – Lattice Semi ICE40UP5K-SG48 FPGA with 5280 LUTs, 120 Kbits EBR RAM, 1024 Kbits PSRAM External RAM – 8MB PSRAM Wireless – ESP32-C3-MINI-1 module with 2.4 GHz WiFi 4 a…

Next week, Collabora will be sponsoring, exhibiting & speaking at Embedded Linux Confererence Europe in Edinburgh, Scotland. Now in its 13th year, ELCE is the premier vendor-neutral technical conference for companies and developers using embedded Linux. View the full article

I was expecting the next official Raspberry Pi board to be either an update of Raspberry Pico with WiFi and Bluetooth or with a machine learning accelerator and the new $6 Raspberry Pi Pico W delivers that wish through the addition of 2.4GHz WiFi 4. Having said that, I was actually expecting a competitor to ESP8266 or ESP32 with a new Raspberry Pi wireless microcontroller, but it did quite happen that way as the Raspberry Pi Pico W features the same Raspberry Pi RP2040 dual-core Cortex-M0+ microcontroller found in Raspberry Pi Pico board coupled with an Infineon CYW43439 chip that’s supposed to support both 2.4 GHz WiFi 4 and Bluetooth LE 5.2, but Bluetooth is not mention…

So far LILYGO’s ESP32 boards with an E-Paper display such as the TTGO T5 or Mini E-Paper Core featured smaller displays from 1.02-inch to 2.9-inch. But the company is now offering a larger 7.5-inch display that works with most of its T5 boards excluding the one used with a 4.7-inch display. The black and white e-paper display offers a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, is Arduino programmable and backward compatible with earlier T5 E-paper solution, and should be one of the most cost-effective to way to make a wireless E-paper display. LilyGO 7.5-inch E-paper display specifications: Panel SKU – DKE DEPG0750_U790F3 (See PDF datasheet. note non-secure link so your browser may…

We’ve just reviewed the Raspberry Pi 4-powered CrowPi L laptop and Crowtail Starter kit used to teach programming and electronics, but Elecrow has now launched the “Raspberry Pi Pico Advanced Kit” with 32 electronics modules, a smart kit car, and 32 tutorials that should be a more affordable way of teaching electronics and programming. However, it does so in a different way, as instead of using visual programming and Python, the Raspberry Pi Pico Advanced Kit’s lessons rely on MicroPython, and the projects are different with for example parts to build an obstacle avoidance, line tracking, or remote controlled car. Package content: Optional Raspberry Pi Pico board with R…

EasySensors “6Gang30AmpsLatchRelayEspHomeReady” (now that’s a product name!) is a DIN Rail mountable, ESP32-S2-based automation device featuring six 32A latch relays and supporting ESPHome open-source framework. The system also comes with two inputs for Dallas temperature sensors, two buttons for manual control of relays, a USB-C port for programming, as well as an external SMA antenna for WiFi connectivity. 6Gang30AmpsLatchRelayEspHomeReady specifications: Wireless SoC – Espressif ESP32-S2 Xtensa single-core 32-bit LX7 microcontroller @ up to 240 MHz with 320 kB SRAM, 2.4 GHz WiFi 4 (Matter-ready) Antenna – Embedded IPX to SMA adapter, 3dBi antenna I/Os 6x 32A latch rela…

Bumps styfle/cancel-workflow-action from 0.10.0 to 0.10.1. Release notes Sourced from styfle/cancel-workflow-action's releases. 0.10.1 Patches Bump actions/setup-node from 3.3.0 to 3.4.0: #171 Bump actions/setup-node from 3.4.0 to 3.4.1: #172 Bump @​actions/core from 1.9.0 to 1.9.1: #176 Bump typescript from 4.7.4 to 4.8.2: #177 Bump typescript from 4.8.2 to 4.8.3: #178 Bump @​actions/github from 5.0.3 to 5.1.0: #179 Bump actions/setup-node from 3.4.1 to 3.5.0: #180 Chore: change access_token to optional: #72 Chore: update README.md to the correct version: #173 Chore: add README.md section about versioning: bb0138e6865a516b5413971879ceda1467fd2930 2c6e931f39ab183387…

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Description The board config is only contain some variable assignments, so it should be safe to be sourced twice. If it doesn't, we can fix easily. With this, we can overwrite the family config. So we don't need to check BOARD in family config ( e.g. the u-boot config ) . Just define it in board config. How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Build and run test for all board Checklist: [ ] 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 ch…

This is already enabled in the rockchip family on edge and per the discussion here: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/20018-mglru-patches-to-bring-down-kswapd-cpu-usage I would like to enable it on meson64-edge. And if that goes smoothly, I will followup with a PR to enable it on meson64-current also since that is now on 6.1. Changes to be committed: modified: config/kernel/linux-meson64-edge.config 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 t…

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Description switch CURRENT to v5.15.93 EDGE to 6.1.11 How Has This Been Tested? | __ )| _ \(_) | \/ |___ / | _ \| |_) | | | |\/| | |_ \ | |_) | __/| | | | | |___) | |____/|_| |_| |_| |_|____/ Welcome to Armbian 23.02.0-trunk Bullseye with Linux 6.1.11-sunxi Checklist: [x] Test build for sunxi-current, sunxi-edge and works on board bananapim3 [ ] Test build sunxi64 View the full article

Damien George has recently announced the release of MicroPython 1.20 with support for the Raspberry Pi Pico W board., a new lightweight package manager called mip, a smaller footprint thanks to the use of compressed type structs, and many other changes. mip package manager The new mip package manager uses a custom protocol optimized for embedded systems to query and install packages, and intends to replace upip for installing packages from micropython-lib or any URL. Mip can be run directly on a device, as long as it has network connectivity, or via mpremote from a host computer. Damien explains all pure-Python drivers have been moved from the micropython repository to th…

orangepi3b: rockchip64/edge 6.5: enable uart2 (debug pins and 40-pin pins 6/8) orangepi3b: rockchip64/edge 6.5: enable uart2 (debug pins and 40-pin pins 6/8) (debug) uart2 has connectors near the usb-c power, but also on the 40-pin pins 6 (tx) and 8 (rx) - don't wire both View the full article

Description Cosmetic / syntax. Jira reference number AR-2010 Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] My changes generate no new warnings View the full article

meson64: 6.7 edge: real bump to 6.7 meson64: 6.6 current: added -spidev DT's for a few boards & cleanup 0000.patching_config.yaml gives access to SPI Flash in exchange for slower eMMC cleanup 0000.patching_config.yaml for meson64-6.6 meson64: 6.7 edge: copy patches from 6.6 meson64: 6.7 edge: rebase patches to 6.7 general-rc-drivers-should-produce-alternate-pulse-and-space-timing-events.patch: dropped added -spidev DT's for a few boards (gives access to SPI Flash in exchange for slower eMMC) cleanup 0000.patching_config.yaml for meson64-6.7 meson64: 6.7 edge: fix SPI-NOR patch for 6.7.y general-spi-nor-add-support-for-XT25F128B.patch: fixed same as Paolo did f…

Description On every PR, a workflow is started to check if artifacts should be built. This happens not only once, but many times, e.g. for every selected reviewer. Since the workflow has cancel-in-progress enabled, workflows are started and immediately cancelled by the next one, resulting in many notifications (see https://github.com/armbian/build/actions/workflows/build-artifacts-pr.yml how many of the workflows were duplicates which were cancelled). Move the cancel-in-progress concurrency policy to the second job which starts only after a check is done if the 'Build' label is even active on the PR. This should greatly reduce "Workflow cancelled" notifications via GitHub…

During a search I noticed other companies are using the same unit. Lets re-brand to Amper as technically that is the product brand name. https://products.z-wavealliance.org/products/4022 View the full article

Update the version of U-boot used with Radxa rock 4 se to v2025.04. Tested locally on my board after building an armbian image. ubuntu@rock-4se:~$ strings /dev/mmcblk1 | grep U-Boot U-Boot SPL 2025.04-armbian-2025.04-S3482-P4a0b-H3d34-Va9af-Bb703-R448a (Apr 22 2025 - 10:05:17 +0000) U-Boot phase U-Boot FIT image for U-Boot with bl31 (TF-A) Description Update the version of U-boot used with Radxa rock 4 se. GitHub issue reference: 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] Image built using armbian/build [x] Flashed and…

http://blog.armbian.com/content/images/2026/01/githubhighlights-2.webpThis week’s Armbian development saw significant kernel upgrades across multiple platforms, including meson64, rockchip64, and UEFI, with several branches bumped to versions 6.18 and 6.19. Notable hardware support enhancements were introduced, such as SPI controller support for Allwinner A523, new board additions like mixtile-core3588e, and improved compatibility for devices including Radxa and Youyeetoo. The build system received stability and performance improvements, featuring parallel repository generation, refined CI scripts, and fixes for repository management in concurrent environments. Kernel con…

This week in Armbian development saw significant enhancements across multiple areas, including expanded board support and improved hardware compatibility. Notable additions include new images and configurations for Qidi X-6, X-7, and Ariaboard Photonicat2 mainboards, as well as refined kernel patch maintenance and updates for various platforms. The build system received important fixes, such as resolving compilation errors and device tree issues, alongside improvements in Docker utilities and offline mode detection. Several refactoring efforts streamlined backend processes and enhanced user interface elements. The team also introduced automatic fallback mechanisms for Het…

Embedded Recipes returns to Nice for its second standalone edition, along with Linux Media Summit, PipeWire, libcamera, GStreamer Spring Hackfest, and new Display Next Hackfest & BlueZ F2F. Visit our table for Tyr, ML video analytics & Flipper One prototype! View the full article

This week, two Collaborans will be in Dresden, Germany to take part in the AGL All Member Meeting. George Kiagiadakis and Daniel Stone will be in attendance, with the former also giving a presentation on the latest happenings in upstream multimedia. View the full article

There are already several serial terminal programs such as Putty and minicom, and in recent times, I’ve been using Bootterm myself. But that does not mean there’s room for more and Martin Lund has developed tio serial device I/O tool for Linux. Martin found out many of the existing tools are very modem focused or a bit cumbersome to use, so he developed tio as the simpler alternative which puts less focus on classic terminal/modem features and more focus on the needs of embedded developers and hackers. While it’s possible to build tio from source… [crayon-62bd521173c5e569300188/] it’s much easier to install as a snap (and you should get updates automatically): [crayon-62b…

Description Lets keep consistent board naming. @jeanrhum Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] My changes generate no new warnings View the full article

Linux Mint Vanessa 21.0 was already added. Now added the first point relese 21.1 named Vera. 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. Linux Mint Vanessa 21.0 was already added. Now added the first point relese 21.1 named Vera. Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? Already tested by myself on the local installation. No problems at all. Maybe because Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu Jammy. View the full article

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EDATEC ED-AIC2020 is an IP67-rated, Raspberry Pi CM4-based industrial AI camera equipped with a fixed or liquid lens and LED illumination that leverages the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 to run computer vision applications using OpenCV, Pythong, And Qt. We’ve previously written about Raspberry Pi Compute Module-based smart cameras such as the Q-Wave Systems EagleEye camera (CM3+) working with OpenCV and LabVIEW NI Vision and the StereoPi v2 (CM4) with stereo vision. But the EDATEC ED-AIC2000 is the first ready-to-deploy Raspberry Pi CM4 AI camera we’ve covered so far. EDATEC “CM4 AI camera” (ED-AIC2020) specifications: SoM – Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 up to 8GB RAM, u…

Description The old branch https://github.com/radxa/u-boot/tree/stable-5.10-rock5 is not updated since Feb 2023, and radxa changes to a new branch next-dev which has merged a lot of commits from rockchip. Radxa is now working at next-dev for rk3588 devices. 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] Build and test on 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 corresponding changes to th…

driver_rtl8723cs: completely (not partially) disable for bcm2711 and d1 families I think Igor half-disabled this for the release. No use having half of this View the full article

Description This PR enabled USB port present on the expansion board for the OrangePi Zero 2 sbc. This change applies to the current edge variant of the OS for this board (Kernel 6.2.y). How Has This Been Tested? Requirements: Any USB stick with basic file system present (eg. exFAT) and some files / folders on it Logged in as root or as a user with sudo priviledges [x] Test A: make sure the change does not break the board when used WITHOUT the expansion board Boot up the board Check whether the base USB port still works correctly lsusb shows the USB stick when plugged into the port mount /dev/sda1 /media/<mountpoint> is able to mount the USB stick plugge…

orangepi3b: rockchip64/edge 6.5: enable i2c3 (m0) on 40 pin 27/sda and 28/scl orangepi3b: rockchip64/edge 6.5: enable i2c3 (m0) on 40 pin 27/sda and 28/scl View the full article

Description Userpatches folder is hard-coded in extensions loading. Jira reference number AR-2009 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Enable extension located in USERPATCHES_PATH (with PREFER_DOCKER="no") 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 View the full article

Description station-m2: use radxa's vendor u-boot. The issue of legacy & vendor kernel failing to boot has been resolved using the radxa's vendor u-boot. It has been tested on legacy, vendor, current, and edge kernel branches. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Successfully built. [x] System startup. 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] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

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. GitHub issue reference: #6940 Jira reference number AR-2419 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] Test A create /root/.not_logged_in_yet as noted in #6940 notice the errors disappear Checklist: Please delete options that are not relevant. [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have comm…

Bumps actions/upload-artifact from 4.3.5 to 4.3.6. Release notes Sourced from actions/upload-artifact's releases. v4.3.6 What's Changed Revert to @actions/artifact 2.1.8 by @robherley in actions/upload-artifact#594 Full Changelog: https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact/compare/v4...v4.3.6 Commits 834a144 Merge pull request #594 from actions/robherley/4.3.6 134dcf3 v4.3.6 73a0b9c revert back to @actions/artifact 2.1.8 See full diff in compare view Dependabot will resolve any conflicts with this PR as long as you don't alter it yourself. You can also trigger a rebase manually by commenting @dependabot rebase. Dependabot commands and options You can…

Description pull_request_review might not grant required permissions. pull_request_target runs in the context of the base repository (i.e., the one the PR is targeting), giving the correct access to secrets and permissions. 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: Please delete options that are not relevant. [ ] 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 [ ] My changes generate no new warning…

This week in Armbian development saw significant progress across board support and kernel updates. New boards such as the Cainiao CNIOT Core, EByte ECB41-PGE, DG SVR 865 Tiny, and NORCO EMB-3531 received initial support, expanding hardware compatibility. Kernel patches were rewritten for the meson64 and rockchip64 platforms, aligning with version 6.18.18, while edge releases were bumped to 7.0-rc3 and rc4. Improvements included enhanced SD card and audio support for SpacemiT and Youyeetoo YY3588 boards, as well as refined configuration checks and display fixes. Several upstream patches were dropped or disabled, and the Dependabot schedule was updated for daily maintenance…

LILYGO has designed another ESP32 board with a 4G LTE modem with the LILYGO T-A7608E-H & T-A7608SA-H variants equipped with respectively SIMCom A7608SA-H for South America, New Zealand, and Australia, and SIMCom A7608E-H for the EMEA, South Korean, and Thai markets, both delivering up to 150 Mbps download and 50 Mbps upload speeds. The board also supports GPS, includes a 18650 battery holder, and features I/O expansion headers that support an add-on board with RS485 and CAN bus interfaces, in a way similar to the company’s earlier TTGO T-CAN485 board with ESP32, but no cellular connectivity. LILYGO T-A7068E-H/T-A7608SA-H board specifications: Wireless Connectivity WiF…

After I started working for Collabora in April, I've finally been able to put some time on maintenance and development of Geoclue again. While I've fixed quite a few issues on the backlog, there has been some significant changes as of late. View the full article

DEBIX Model A is a single board computer powered by an NXP i.MX 8M Plus quad-core Cortex-A53 processor with a 2.3 TOPS AI accelerator in a form factor that combines Raspberry Pi 4 and 3 Model B designs. The SBC comes with up to 6GB RAM, a microSD card slot, an optional eMMC flash of up to 128GB capacity, HDMI 2.0a, LVDS, and MIPI DSI display interfaces, a MIPI CSI camera interface, Gigabit Ethernet and WiFi 5 connectivity, plus a 40-pin GPIO expansion header. DEBIX Model A specifications: SoC – NXP i.MX 8M Plus quad-core Cortex-A53 @ up to 1.6 GHz (industrial) or 1.8 GHz (commercial), with Arm Cortex-M7 @ up to 800 MHz, Vivante GC7000UL 3D GPU, Vivante GC520L 2D GPU, 2.3 …

Description sunxi-5.19: update megous patches and switch to v5.19.5 Checklist: [x] Test buil sunxi [x] Test build sunxi64 View the full article

We’ve just written about the Arducam ToF camera to add depth sensing to Raspberry Pi, but there are now more choices, as Sipeed has just introduced its MetaSense ToF (Time-of-Flight) camera family for microcontrollers and robots running ROS with two models offering different sets of features and capabilities. The MetaSense A075V USB camera offers 320×240 depth resolution plus an extra RGB sensor, an IMU unit, and a CPU with built-in NPU that makes it ideal for ROS 1/2 robots, while the lower-end MetaSense A010 ToF camera offers up to 100×100 resolution, integrates a 1.14-inch LCD display to visualize depth data in real-time and can be connected to a microcontroller host, …

description of the problem https://forum.armbian.com/topic/15964-firfly-rk3399-have-not-been-booting-up-reasent-images-from-armbian/?do=findComment&comment=152547 View the full article

Description We expect some changes, so lets have this image ready at each rebuild. View the full article

Description Hi Igor, as discussed in radxa e25 channel on discord i did a first build with edge kernel of e25 radxa board. my board did not yet arrvie so i cannot test this properly uboot is from radxa kernel is 6.1.y i was able to build this image Armbian_23.02.0-trunk_Radxa-e25_jammy_edge_6.1.7.img i also added another board here, it is a beelink gs1 allwinner h6 TV box which builds properly with just mainline kernel. and it works fine with, it is installed on internal emmc. Armbian_23.02.0-trunk_Beelink-gs1_jammy_current_5.15.80.img Armbian_23.02.0-trunk_Beelink-gs1_jammy_edge_6.1.2.img.sha Armbian_23.02.0-trunk_Beelink-gs1_jammy_edge_6.1.6.img How Has This Bee…

After upstream gets this pr https://github.com/armbian/linux-rockchip/pull/26 merged, we can delete all patches under patch/kernel/archive/rk35xx-5.10. View the full article

rock-5a: fix broken u-boot build + move from family to board file rock-5a: fix broken u-boot build by forcing build of u-boot.dtb before u-boot.itb rock-5a: move board-specific code from family file to board file with post_family_config_branch_legacy hook View the full article

Description Removed rk3399 bluetooth service from Allwinner boards. The service is installed but not enabled. Starting the service messes up uart and other functions in allwinner boards. Hence removing the same as it doesn't belong in any of the Allwinner board images. 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 [X] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Rust is a modern language known for its memory safety, efficiency, and wide range of high-level features. But many beginners also run into something else in Rust: how surprisingly difficult it is to represent some common designs. View the full article

base-files / apt-utils: stop trying non "-updates" repos when looking for Ubuntu LTS release package base-files / apt-utils: stop trying non "-updates" repos when looking for Ubuntu LTS release package otherwise, when the lookup at "jammy-updates" fails (due to server instability), and "jammy" works, we end up with the wrong version non-LTS releases don't have the "-updates" repo, so don't even try, which should make everything faster TODO: yet-another opportunity to have a release metadata file, otherwise this is yet-another place where we list "jammy" View the full article

Description Better labeling system and clear instructions should improve chaos in PR / issues. Adding label table. To do: add clear instructions how to use them implement https://github.com/lannonbr/issue-label-manager-action (doesn't work reliably, need to fix it) View the full article

Mesa 24.1 is out, and the graphics team at Collabora has been working hard to bring a slew of new features and bug fixes to Panfrost, Zink, NVK, and Mesa in general. Here's a look at their contributions for this release cycle. View the full article

Bumps pyyaml from 6.0.1 to 6.0.2. Release notes Sourced from pyyaml's releases. 6.0.2 What's Changed Support for Cython 3.x and Python 3.13. Full Changelog: https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/compare/6.0.1...6.0.2 6.0.2rc1 Support for extension build with Cython 3.x Support for Python 3.13 Added PyPI wheels for musllinux on aarch64 Changelog Sourced from pyyaml's changelog. 6.0.2 (2024-08-06) yaml/pyyaml#808 -- Support for Cython 3.x and Python 3.13 Commits 41309b0 Release 6.0.2 (#819) dd9f0e1 6.0.2rc1 (#809) f5527a2 disable CI trigger on PR edits b4d80a7 Python 3.12 + musllinux_1_1_x86_64 wheel support See full diff in compare view Dependabot will …

desktop: amd64: drop nvidia-drivers forced ppa (focal stuff? no thanks) desktop: amd64: drop nvidia-drivers forced ppa (focal stuff? no thanks) View the full article

Description As per title. In u-boot v2025.04 the upstream dtb is missing. I assume it will land with v2025.07 later this year. Until then extracted via kernel-dtb from Linux 6.14.2. Had to strip the MAINTAINERS part from Ilya's patch since for unknown reason it failed to apply after converting into Armbian patch format and I didn't want to spent additional time on fixing. Apologies for that. How Has This Been Tested? [x] build [ ] boot: nope, no hw Test image: https://fi.mirror.armbian.de/.testing/Armbian-unofficial_25.05.0-trunk_Orangepi5-max_bookworm_edge_6.14.2_minimal.img.xz Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed…

This week’s Armbian development saw a wide range of improvements and fixes across the project’s build framework, kernel support, and device compatibility. Notable changes include the transition from POSIX to Bash syntax for enhanced script reliability, expanded support for new hardware such as the Norco-EMB-3531 board, and the addition of Vulkan and improved 3D package descriptions. Several device-specific updates were made, including kernel enhancements for sm8250, mainline support for SpacemiT, and fixes for wireless and HDMI functionality on various boards. The team also introduced new features like a cache manager modal in the imager and improved marking for container…

In another case of “Arm or RISC-V? Why not both“, ARIES Embedded has introduced “MSRZG2UL” and “MSRZFive” OSM compliant system-in-packages (SIPs) based on respectively Renesas RZ/G2UL Arm Cortex-A55/Cortex-M33 and RZ/Five AX45MP RISC-V microprocessors and designed for industrial controllers, IoT devices, and embedded systems with a basic GUI. Both solder-on modules come in the OSM Size S form factor (30x30mm), 512MB to 4GB of DDR4 RAM, a 4GB eMMC NAND flash, various interfaces including Gigabit Ethernet and CAN-FD, and are available in either commercial (-0°C to +70°C) or industrial (-40°C to +85°C) temperature ranges. “MSRZG2UL” and “MSRZFive” specifications: SoC MSRZG2U…

Revopoint MINI is a 3D scanner using high-resolution blue light that’s designed for smaller objects such as figurines, coins, jewelry, etc… that require a higher level of detail achievable thanks to the promised 0.02mm precision. The 3D scanner follows last year’s Revopoint POP 2 color 3D scanner with 0.1mm accuracy for larger objects, and the main differences are the lack of color scanning and the higher resolution most suitable for smaller objects, but also possible for larger objects while holding the scanner with one hand. It would just take longer since the MINI’s single capture range is 118 x 64mm, instead of 210 x 130mm for the POP 2. Revopoint MINI specifications…

We're headed to Heraklion, Greece, to meet with the Panhellenic FOSS community at FOSSCOMM, a conference for programmers, students and anyone else interested in the open source movement! View the full article

Description Add two patches from upstream megous. Fix add and remove uwe-bsp node for sun50i-h6-orangepi-3-lts.dts Checklist: [ ] Test build sunxi64 [ ] Test build sunxi View the full article

We’ve already reviewed Khadas Edge2 Pro with Ubuntu 22.04, and I’ve now had time to test the ultra-thin Rockchip RK3588S SBC with Android 12, so I’ll report my experience checking out the features, running some benchmarks, playing videos and games, etc… Flashing Android 12 to Khadas Edge2 board Our board was running Ubuntu 22.04, so in order to enter OOWOW firmware system, I had to keep pressing the function key (middle), then shortly press the reset button, before releasing the function key and entering the OOWOW interface. We can see the Android 11 image from the list we saw last month is gone for good, and a new Android 12 image dated September 20, 2022 is available. I…

Description Le potato mainline vendor asound.state to fix analog out issues View the full article

Description Switch sunxi to LK 6.1 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] build test 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 GitHub provides issue forms for opening an issue. Lets implement it and improve UX. Jira reference number AR-1470 How Has This Been Tested? Demo: https://github.com/igorpecovnik/linux-orangepi/issues/new/choose 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] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Yesterday, I ended up on the HPMicro website showing the illustration above about a 1 GHz MCU called HPM64G0. It looked interesting enough so I clicked on the link to a page with some documentation for the company’s HPM6700/6400 microcontrollers. But in typical Chinese fashion, I was asked for a mobile phone number to download the documents. No luck this time since a Chinese mobile phone number is required. If anybody can set up a mirror on Mega or other websites easily accessible outside of China that would be appreciated. But eventually, I found an article in Chinese on EETrend where we can learn more about the HPM64G0 which happens to be a 1GHz microcontroller based on…

Nicla Voice is the latest board from the Arduino PRO family with support for always-on speech recognition thanks to the Syntiant NDP120 “Neural Decision Processor” with a neural network accelerator, a HiFi 3 audio DSP, and a Cortex-M0+ microcontroller core, and the board also includes a Nordic Semi nRF52832 MCU for Bluetooth LE connectivity. Arduino previously launched the Nicla Sense with Bosch SensorTech’s motion and environmental sensors, followed by the Nicla Vision for machine vision applications, and now the company is adding audio and voice support for TinyML and IoT applications with the Nicla Voice. Nicla Voice specifications: Microprocessor – Syntiant NDP120 Neu…

In this post, we’ll review the SONOFF Mini Extreme, also known as MINIR4, WiFi smart switch based on ESP32 wireless MCU by installing it into a wall-mounted light switch box and controlling it with both the eWelink mobile app for Android and the SONOFF R5 scene controller. SONOFF MINIR4 Installation We’ve already gone through the specifications, unboxing, and teardown in the announcement, so I’ll get straight to the installation part. Note this review was done with a light switch “box” (about 11x6cm) in Thailand, so your mileage may vary. The first challenge is that contrary to the similarly-sized SONOFF ZBMINI Extreme Zigbee switch, the MINIR4 WiFi switch requires a neut…

Adafruit has designed a new variant of the Feather RP2040 board with the “Adafruit Feather RP2040 with RFM95 LoRa Radio” featuring a 900 MHz RFM95 “RadioFruit” module and following the “Adafruit Feather RP2040 with DVI Output Port” that we covered last week. The board ships with 8 MB of QSPI flash, supports USB-C or LiPo battery power, is offered in the familiar Feather form factor, and the built-in RFM95 module supports 433 MHz, 868MHz, and 915MHz frequencies, selectable by firmware, for global coverage. Adafruit Feather RP2040 with RFM95 LoRa Radio specifications: MCU – Raspberry Pi RP2040 dual-core Arm Cortex M0+ microcontroller @ 133 MHz with 264 KB RAM Storage – 8MB …

For @pyavitz @adeepn appreciation, most patches failed to apply on 6.3, and a few on 6.2. View the full article

Description Updated cpuminer and fixed the compilation on arm64. The previous test for system architecture never worked, it tried to compile and install anyways even with the condition and failed compilation. 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] Tested installing cpuminer with armbianmonitor -P on Orange Pi Prime (Allwinner H5) 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 cha…

Description Update odroidxu4-current kernel to 5.4.252. 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

rk3568-odroid edge 6.6: bump to 6.6-rc6 rk3568-odroid edge 6.6: bump to 6.6-rc6 View the full article

Dear Armbian Community, We’re thrilled to announce that Armbian development is currently at full throttle, with significant improvements to our build framework and daily bug fixes. Our community of regular contributors has grown, and we’re witnessing increased utilization of the build framework. Here are some highlights of what’s been happening lately: Framework Enhancements: We’ve been diligently working on enhancements to our build framework, focusing on areas such as kernel config management, libc generation, kernel debugging, and kernel security checks. Hardware Support: In collaboration with Sinovoip, we’ve added new platinum supported hardware which brings hi…

linux-rockchip-rk3588-6.11.config: enable CONFIG_INPUT_PWM_BEEPER=m linux-rockchip-rk3588-6.11.config: enable CONFIG_INPUT_PWM_BEEPER=m mostly for the cm3588 nas; mainline kernel has a compatible = "pwm-beeper"; buzzer impl on pwm8 see https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/3d5f968a177d468cd13568ef901c5be84d83d32b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3588-friendlyelec-cm3588-nas.dts#L63-L68 View the full article

Hey, I started bumping to 6.15(-rc1) thinking it was gonna be easy. As always, it.. wasn't. So here's a branch on the upstream and a draft PR so we can maybe coordinate who can work on what. As-is, the branch disables EXTRAWIFI and predatorily drops patches until things build. All the commits marked HACK must be dropped and replaced with actual fixes. We could this per-family, but the wifi drivers question is common to mostly all. [x] meson64: mostly clean, @pyavitz already rebased the patch that needed it, thanks [x] uefi-arm64: clean [ ] rockchip64: large number of landed patches, large number of non-applying patches [ ] wifi drivers: mostly all broken [ ] rockchip64:…

Welcome to the latest Armbian Newsletter, your source for updates, community highlights, and behind-the-scenes news from the world of open-source ARM and RISC-V computing. Streamlining the ecosystem This past quarter development has taken a significant step forward for Armbian. We've been busy cleaning up and optimizing our codebase, merging over 150 improvements primarily focused on advancing kernel support for Rockchip and Allwinner platforms. A significant secondary effort was dedicated to modernizing the project's infrastructure and build tools, driven largely by a core group of dedicated contributors. Hardware support continues to expand. We're thrilled to introduce …

In the first part of Khadas VIM4 review, I showed off the Amlogic A311D2 SBC and some accessories such as the DIY case and M2X expansion board to add M.2 SSD and modem and tried out OOWOW cloud services to install Ubuntu 20.04 server. I’ve now just gotten Fiber Internet at home, so it’s much more practical to test the system, and in the second part of the review, I’ve installed Android 11 on the VIM4 board, checked out settings and system info, and ran some benchmarks. It will be more like a preview since Android 11 is not a consumer-friendly system at this time, and is more designed for people wanting to build their own applications. Installing Android 11 on Khadas VIM4…

With Smart Home products connecting to the cloud, if a company decides to end support for a product or is required to close due to final troubles, there are few courses of action. The easiest one is to give up, and switch to another brand, or promise yourself you’ll never use one of those “Internet of Shit” products. The second one is quite more time-consuming and you’d have to work with the community to reverse-engineering the product and give it a second life, but obviously, this does not solve the supply issue since the product will not be manufactured anymore. Today, I learn about a third one: simply gather a small group of users, and buy the company! That’s basically…

Like all software, Open Source software isn't without it's bugs and issues. However, thanks to the nature of Open Source, resolving or mitigating the issue you encountered can be quite the satisfying adventure when it comes to scratching the itch. View the full article

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 corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no ne…

AI Thinker has just introduced a new family of wireless IoT modules with the Ai-WB2 equipped with Bouffalo Lab BL602 RISC-V microcontroller offering both 2.4 GHz WiFi 4 and Bluetooth 5.0 LE connectivity. There are ten different modules to choose from, probably to keep mechanical and electrical compatibility with ESP8266 and ESP32 modules, and the company expects customers to integrate those into Internet of Things (IoT) products, mobile devices, wearables, Smart Home appliances, and more. Ai-WB2 modules share the following specifications: Wireless MCU – Bouffalo Lab BL602 32-bit RISC-V microcontroller @ up to 192 MHz with 276KB SRAM, 2.4 GHz WiFi 4 and Bluetooth 5.0 LE co…

Axiomtek iNA200 is a DIN-rail mountable cybersecurity gateway powered by a choice of Elkhart Lake Atom x6000E-series processor and designed for operational technology (OT) network security. The fanless gateway comes with up to 32GB RAM, supports SATA storage, offers 2.5GbE & Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45/SFP) networking, and as it is designed for industrial settings, can take input from two 9V to 36V power sources and operate in the -40°C to 70°C temperature range. Axiomtek iNA200 specifications: SoC – Intel Atom x6212RE/x6414RE dua-core or quad-core Elkhart Lake processor with 16 EU Intel UHD Graphics; TDP: x6212RE: 6W, x6414RE: 9W System Memory – Up to 32GB DDR4-3200 SO-DI…

MediaTek Genio 700 is an octa-core Arm processor with two Cortex-A78 cores, six Cortex-A55 cores, a Mali-G57 GPU, and a 4 TOPS AI accelerator designed for consumer and industrial IoT applications. The new processor is a cost-down version of the Genio 1200 premium AIoT processor introduced last year with four Cortex-A78 and four Cortex-A55 cores. The Genio 700 offers many of the same features but with lower performance/capabilities, including a 3-core GPU and an AI accelerator limited to 4.0 TOPS, as well as support for dual displays up to 4K + Full HD (instead of 2x 4K), and 32MP single cameras (instead of 48 MP). MediaTek Genio 700 specifications: CPU – Octa-core process…

Description Add pwm fan support to NanoPi R4S. Document from FriendlyElec: https://wiki.friendlyelec.com/wiki/index.php/NanoPi_R4S#How_to_Control_Fan_Speed_for_Cooling And reference code: https://github.com/friendlyarm/kernel-rockchip/commit/f74ac319f02e2d22cdd33227e7f167e4232809f9 How Has This Been Tested? build and run on R4SE hardware. [x] fan works [x] /sys/devices/virtual/thermal/thermal_zone0/trip_point_[3/4]_temp controls two speed of the fan 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 …