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Description When LABEL is longer than 11 characters, mkfs.fat 4.2 (2021-01-31) will fail while mkfs.fat 4.1 (2017-01-24) will cut it. I want to split out a new function for formating filesystem. But unfortunally, there is a hook pre_prepare_partitions and prepare_partitions_custom. And bcm2711 use it for LABEL. Here is my try: hzyitc/armbian-onecloud#6c190484 The source of mkfs.fat: v4.1: https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools/blob/v4.1/src/mkfs.fat.c#L1500: case 'n':/* n : Volume name */ sprintf(volume_name, "%-11.11s", optarg); for (i = 0; volume_name[i] && i < 11; i++) /* don't know if here should be more strict !uppercase(label[i]) */ if (islow…

If the Raspberry Pi Pico’s 2MB of QSPI flash is not quite sufficient for your needs, and you’d not quite a fan of micro USB ports, the WeAct RP2040 clone comes with up to 16MB flash and a USB Type-C port for power and programming. Another improvement is the addition of a reset button, which can be convenient for flashing UF2 firmware, and the pinout remains the mostly the same. The price is not quite as low as the original Raspberry Pi Pico, but the clone sells for an affordable $5.99 with 2MB flash, while the 16MB flash variant goes for $8.99 with shipping included in both cases. WeAct RP2040 specifications: MCU – Raspberry Pi RP2040 dual-core Cortex-M0+ microcontroller …

Description For future - make separate browser extension. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Generated Odroid M1 image with this extension XFCE fails due to missing wayland Checklist: [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

As expected, Sipeed has now launched the Sipeed M0S IoT module based on Bouffalo Lab BL616 RISC-V microcontroller with 2.4 GHz WiFi 6, BLE 5.2, and Zigbee connectivity along with the “Sipeed M0S Dock” development board. The M0S is a tiny module (11×10 mm) with a 320 MHz wireless MCU, a ceramic antenna, and castellated holes for I/Os, and the Sipeed M0S Dock places the module on an easy-to-use board with a USB Type-C port, a BOOT button, and a 12-pin 2.54mm pitch header. Sipeed M0S module specifications: MCU – Bouffalo Lab BL616 32-bit RISC-V (RV32IMAFCP) microcontroller @ up to 320 MHz (384 MHz overclocked) with 480KB SRAM, 4MB flash, 2.4 GHz WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 dual m…

rbaron’s b-parasite is an open-source hardware Bluetooth LE plant watering sensor that can measure soil moisture and ambient temperature/humidity/light and works with ESPHome, Home Assistant, or any macOS or Linux platforms including the Raspberry Pi boards. It is based nRF52840 multi-protocol wireless microcontroller, so stanvn decided to add Zigbee support to the b-parasite through the “Zigbee Plant Sensor” firmware based on the Nordic Semi nRF5 SDK for nRF52 series of SoCs and working with Zigbee2MQTT. Let’s have a look at b-parasite hardware specifications first: Wireless MCU – Nordic Semi nRF52840 Arm Cortex-M4F multi-protocol wireless microcontroller with Bluetooth …

Description Bump sm8250 current to 6.9 based on postmarketos's branch: https://gitlab.com/sm8250-mainline/linux/-/tree/sm8250/v6.9?ref_type=heads. Panel and touch screen patches from 6.7 are dropped because they are never enabled in kernel config. In 6.9 bluetooth of qca6390 won't work with default address hardcoded in driver, and setting a new address of bluetooth can make it work again, so I add a service to generate bluetooth address based on /etc/machine-id, 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] ./compile.sh kernel BOARD=xiaomi-elish BRANCH=curr…

This week, the Armbian development team pushed several noteworthy enhancements, with improvements spanning user experience, bootloader upgrades, and broader system support. Notably, this week saw the debut of OpenMediaVault in Armbian’s software installer, a move that brings plug-and-play NAS functionality to supported boards. OpenMediaVault is a feature-rich platform that enables users to turn single-board computers into fully-fledged network storage devices. Thanks to a contribution by Igor, the integration is now available through armbian-config interface, giving users a streamlined way to install and configure OpenMediaVault without needing to manually manage service…

Description Recently, I accidentally erased an SPI flash with an bootloader installed and tried to reinstall the latest bootloader. But it did not recognize the attached disks and proceeded to TFTP Boot. Only by stopping autoboot and hot-swapping the disks or reattaching did the bootloader recognize it, and I was then able to boot with the command. I investigated and found that the problem occured after U-Boot was updated to v2023.01. This issue has been resolved by applying a patch that was previously used in v2022.07. How Has This Been Tested? By compiling U-Boot from trunk (linux-u-boot-odroidhc4-current_24.2.0-trunk) for v2023.01, v2023.04, v2023.07, v2023.10 and t…

Description https://jgsun.github.io/2021/12/13/linux-gpio-driver/ https://lloydrochester.com/post/hardware/libgpiod-intro-rpi/ Jira reference number AR-1335 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Tested for assembly 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

iXsystems’ TrueNAS Mini R rack-mountable system powered by an Intel Atom C3758 processor running TrueNAS CORE or the new TrueNAS SCALE and equipped with up to 64GB RAM and twelve lockable and hot-swappable 3.5-inch drive bays for more than 200TB of capacity when populated with 18TB drives and 2.5-inch SSD adapters can be provided as well. The TrueNAS Mini R also offers two 10GbE RJ45 interfaces and an optional dual 10GbE SFP+ card can also be added to the system., an IPMI out-of-band management interface, and the company says it’s mostly suitable for small and home offices, as well as enterprise deployments for remote sites, backup, labs, and non-critical departmental app…

Creality Ender-3 S1 Pro is a 3D printer that can be converted into a laser engraver thanks to a choice of 1.6W, 5W, and 10W laser modules, making it in theory a space-saving machine that can print 3D objects and engrave & cut materials. The company sent me a full kit with a 10W laser module, so after looking at the 3D printer’s specifications, I’ll check the various packages, and report my experience assembling the 3D printer, and then converting it into a laser engraver in this article, before actually testing both functions in the second part of the review. Since Karl reviewed the Ender-3 Pro 3D printer over two years ago, I asked about the difference and was told t…

We’ve previously seen it’s possible to connect an eGPU to a mini PC through a PCIe x16 to M.2 NVMe adapter or a Thunderbolt 3 port, but while it’s fine to install on your desk for gaming or develop AI applications, the eGPU being larger than most mini PCs, it’s a little too big to integrate into products, and potentially inconvenient to carry around. ADLINK Pocket AI portable eGPU changes that with an NVIDIA RTX A500 GPU housed in a 106 x 72 x 25mm box that’s about the size of a typical power bank and connects to a host through a Thunderbolt 3 connector. The company says the upcoming eGPU is mostly designed for AI developers, professional graphics users, and embedded indu…

http://blog.armbian.com/content/images/2026/01/T6-Plus-01.pngThe NanoPC T6 Plus, powered by the performance-optimized Armbian OS, is your ticket to a truly professional, high-speed edge computing experience. This industrial-grade device is built around the flagship Octa-core Rockchip RK3588 SoC and now features a massive upgrade to LPDDR5 RAM (up to 32GB), giving it the muscle to handle heavy virtualization, 8K media, and AI workloads effortlessly. Its core hardware is ideal for power users and enterprise integration. The dual 2.5GbE Ethernet ports ensure you can maximize the speed of high-bandwidth wired connections, while multiple M.2 slots (M-Key for NVMe and E-Key fo…

3D printing can be time-consuming and challenging, and even today, it’s still not as easy as using a photocopier, but the team at Bambu Lab has taken it upon itself to make a better, easier-to-use 3D printer with the X1 color 3D printer combining LIDAR and AI technology to level the bed, calibrate the prints, and detect anomalies. The Bambu Lab X1 3D printer supports up to 16 colors, is making removing support easier with snap-away material or dissolvable filament, can handle PC and PA-CF filaments beyond the traditional PLA and PETG filaments, manage up to 500 mm/s prints, and provides better prints with features such as active vibration compensation. Oh, and you don’t n…

Manufactured with a 4nm processor, the MediaTek Dimensity 7200 is an octa-core Armv9 processor designed for mainstream smartphones. with two Cortex-A715 cores, six Cortex-A510 cores, a Mali-G610 MC4 GPU, as well as 5G, WiFi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity. So far, I had only seen Armv9 SoCs with a mix of Cortex-A510 “LITTLE” cores, Cortex-A710/A715 “big” core, and Cortex-X2 or Cortex-X3 “flagship cores” as found in the Dimensity 9200 processor, but the Dimensity 7200 is one of the first Armv9 processors – one other being the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 – without a Cortex-X core in order to provide a more affordable solution. MediaTek Dimensity 7200 specifications: CPU 2x Arm C…

Description On devices using uwe5622 wireless, a kernel warn message and corresponding stacktrace is shown in dmesg for incorrect netdev-dev_addr. This PR fixes the same. 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 that warning message is gone on Orange Pi 3 LTS when booted with a kernel with this patch applied and that wireless continues to work fine. 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 ha…

Armbian 23.8 Colobus We are very pleased to announce the public availability of Armbian OS 23.08, the Linux distribution, and 23.08 package set, under the codename »Colobus«. After the complete rework of our build framework, we proceeded with refreshing repository management and automation processes. We have significantly stabilized both our framework and many hardware platforms we are taking care of. Continue reading to learn more about our latest news and updates! Our Focus Armbian delivers four point releases each year, representing our team’s dedicated efforts to stabilize this complex and ever-changing system. We release updates every 4 months, with weekly meeting…

Description G12/GXL boards with memory of 1GB or lower are unable to boot because the CMA memory pool is set to high. Leaving CMA at the default 256M and providing an overlay for those who need or want the CMA higher, makes more sense than not supporting all possible memory options provided by said SoC(s). As an aside; I've noticed people have been unable to boot the Radxa Zero 512MB/1GB models using the current Armbian images. 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] Installed and booted kernel without the current CMA…

NanoPi R4SE is a variant of the Rockchip RK3399-powered NanoPi R4S dual Gigabit Ethernet router that adds a 32GB eMMC flash instead of only relying on a microSD card for the operating system. Most of the specifications remain the same with dual GbE, two USB 3.0 ports, but the router is now only offered with 4GB LPDDR4 and there’s no option for only 1GB RAM, and the GPIO and USB 2.0 headers are gone. The listed temperature range also changed from -20°C to 70°C to 0°C to 80°C. NanoPi R4SE specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3399 hexa-core processor with dual-Core Cortex-A72 up to 2.0 GHz, quad-core Cortex-A53 up to 1.5 GHz, Mali-T864 GPU with OpenGL ES1.1/2.0/3.0/3.1, OpenCL,…

e-con Systems e-CAM20_CURB is a 2.3 MP fixed focus color camera designed for the Raspberry Pi 4, and the company has sent us a sample for evaluation and review. We’ll start by providing specifications, before checking out the package content, connecting the camera to the Raspberry Pi 4 with a DIY LEGO mount, showing how to access the resources for the camera, and trying tools provided in the Raspberry Pi OS or Yocto Linux image. e-CAM20_CURB specifications The camera is comprised of two boards with the following specifications: eCAM217_CUMI0234_MOD full HD color camera with 4-lane MIPI CSI-2 interface ON Semiconductor AR0234CS CMOS sensor with 1/2.6″ optical form-factor G…

STMicroelectronics’ STM32MP13 1 GHz single-core Arm Cortex-A7 microprocessor series is the latest addition to the Linux-capable STM32MP1 family, with a cost-optimized design that does without the Cortex-M4 real-time core found in the original STM32MP15 series, while still offering Ethernet, CAN FD, camera and display depending on the specific SKU: STM32MP131, STTM32MP133, or STM32MP135. STM32MP131 The STM32MP131 is a single-core Cortex-A7 core clocked at 650 MHz or 1GHz with Ethernet connectivity and is the most cost-effective part of the new STM32MP13 series. Four parts are available in three different packet sizes (TGBGA 289, TFBGA 320, and LFBGA 289) as well as some p…

The newly released Arduino PLC IDE supports the five languages defined by the IEC 61131-3 standard: Ladder Diagram, Functional Block Diagram, Structured Text, Sequential Function Chart, and Instruction List. With Arduino focusing more and more on the industrial side with its Arduino Pro family, the company unveiled the Arduino Opta Micro PLC for industrial application last month and said it could be programmed with traditional PLC languages such as Ladder and FCB as well as the Arduino 2.0.0 IDE. The company now seems to have created an all-in-one integrated development environment for such hardware with the Arduino PLC IDE supporting PLC languages with Arduino Sketches. …

Description When booting on H3 boards with regulator-gpio, we get the following error. [ 8.518147] core: _opp_supported_by_regulators: OPP minuV: 1320000 maxuV: 1320000, not supported by regulator [ 8.518188] cpu cpu0: _opp_add: OPP not supported by regulators (1104000000) [ 8.518373] core: _opp_supported_by_regulators: OPP minuV: 1320000 maxuV: 1320000, not supported by regulator [ 8.518391] cpu cpu0: _opp_add: OPP not supported by regulators (1200000000) [ 8.518565] core: _opp_supported_by_regulators: OPP minuV: 1340000 maxuV: 1340000, not supported by regulator [ 8.518585] cpu cpu0: _opp_add: OPP not supported by regulators (1296000000) [ 8.518752…

Description Enable mainline mipi-dsi driver for Rockchip. This permits the use of the RPi 7" LCD and equivalents (device tree overlay required) How Has This Been Tested? boot no error (module not loaded as not enabled in DT) 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

WSL2 "boards" wsl2-x86/wsl2-arm64 with current (6.1.y) and edge (6.6.y) kernels with Microsoft patches WSL2 "boards" wsl2-x86/wsl2-arm64 with current (6.1.y) and edge (6.6.y) kernels with Microsoft patches tl,dr: add 4 small-ish UEFI-like kernels, with Microsoft patches & fixes, for use with Microsoft WSL2 on x86/arm64 and 6.1.y/6.6.y the boards are UEFI derivatives, using a common microsoft vendor include to modify KERNELPATCHDIR/LINUXFAMILY (for now, we don't want those patches in regular UEFI builds / .debs) disable EXTRAWIFI (kernel is for a VM, will never have wifi so doesn't need any drivers) LINUXCONFIG, so we can use Microsoft's own monolithic kernel, re…

There are now not one but two alternatives to the discontinued ODROID-H2+ SBC with the ODROID-H3 and ODROID-H3+ single board computers powered respectively by an Intel Celeron N5105 and Pentium N6005 Jasper Lake processor. Both new SBCs support up to 64GB RAM, significantly faster Intel UHD graphics, an M.1 PCIe Gen 3 socket, and keep the same port assignment with two 2.5GbE ports, two SATA ports, as well as two USB 3.0 and two US 2.0 ports. ODROID-H3/H3+ specifications: SoC ODROID-H3 – Intel Celeron N5105 quad-core Jasper Lake processor @ 2.0GHz / 2.9GHz (Turbo) with 24EU Intel UHD graphics @ 450 / 800 MHz (Turbo); 10W TDP ODROID-H3+ – Intel Pentium N6005 quad-core Jaspe…

I first heard about WiFi 7 (802.11be) when MediaTek demonstrated some unknown Filogic solutions to customers, but few details were known at the time. The company has now formally announced the Filogic 880 and Filogic 380 WiFi 7 solutions designed for access points and clients respectively. MediaTek Filogic 880 for WiFi 7 access points, gateways, and routers Filogic 880 specifications: CPU – Quad-core Arm Cortex-A73 application processor @ up to 1.8 GHz (about 30K DMIPS performance) AI accelerator – Advanced NPU (previously called “packet accelerator” or “off-load engine” :)) with HW NAT/IPv6 acceleration, QoS acceleration, (EIP-197) crypto engine for accelerating IPSec, S…

Samsung Electronics has unveiled its first Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 4.0 solution based on the company’s 7th-generation V-NAND and a proprietary controller allowing speeds of up to 23.2 gigabits per second (Gbps) per lane or double the previous UFS 3.1 solutions. In more practical terms, Samsung UFS 4.0 storage will deliver a sequential read speed of up to 4,200 MB/s and a sequential write speed of 2,800 MB/s, corresponding to about 2x and 1.6x faster speeds over UFS 3.1 storage. Samsung also claims that power efficiency has been enhanced with a sequential read speed of up to 6.0 MB/s per milliampere (mA), or about a 46-percent improvement over UFS 3.1. An advanced Re…

The latest Linux kernel release is here, bringing improvements to the DRM subsystem, further enablement of Rockchip SoCs, a new debugging guide for developers, and more! Here's a recap of Collabora's contributions for 6.13. View the full article

Description ArmSoM CM5 is a rk3576 SoM compitable with raspberrypi CM4 carrier board. And CM5 IO is the official carrier board from ArmSoM. More info: https://docs.armsom.org/armsom-cm5 https://docs.armsom.org/armsom-cm5-io 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] ./compile.sh BOARD=armsom-cm5-io BRANCH=vendor BUILD_MINIMAL=no DEB_COMPRESS=xz KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no RELEASE=noble KERNEL_GIT=shallow BUILD_DESKTOP=yes DESKTOP_APPGROUPS_SELECTED= DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT=gnome DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME=config_base [x] Tested with emmc and sdcard boot. Notice…

Expanding Your Smart Home Horizons In the ever-evolving landscape of smart home technology, Home Assistant (HA) has emerged as a powerful open-source platform, enabling users to seamlessly connect and automate their smart home devices—from TVs and fans to cameras, thermostats, lights, and sensors. Home Assistant’s unified web-based user interface offers a user-friendly experience, allowing both beginners and tech-savvy users to build intricate automations that bring their smart homes to life. Traditionally, Home Assistant’s Operating System (HAOS) is optimized for popular mainstream hardware such as the Raspberry Pi and x86 platforms. However, one of the key limitations …

Visit us at the STMicroelectronics booth, where Collabora will highlight how the STM32MP2 chip empowers edge AI solutions for industrial applications. View the full article

CHIPSEA CST85F01 is an Arm Cortex-M4F microcontroller clocked at up to 480 MHz and designed for IoT applications with dual-band (2.4/5.0 GHz) WiFi 6 with TWT (Target Wake Time) support, Bluetooth 5.0 LE, and a range of I/Os. Following the recent availability of 2.4 GHz WiFi 6 IoT chips such as Espressif Systems ESP32-C6 and Bouffalo Lab BL616, CHIPSEA CST85F01 offers an alternative with dual-band WiFi 6 connectivity while we are waiting for the launch of the ESP32-C5 RISC-V microcontroller. CST85F01 specifications: CPU core – Arm Cortex-M4F CPU with MPU and FPU @ up to 480 MHz Memory – 992 KB SRAM, SDR/DDR PSRAM interfaces Storage – 752 KB ROM, 8 Mbit to 128 Mbit flash Wi…

A step-by-step guide on how to enable 3D acceleration of Vulkan applications in QEMU through the new Venus experimental Vulkan driver for VirtIO-GPU with a local development environment. View the full article

Banana Pi BPI-W3 is another Rockchip RK3588 SBC (single board computer) with 8GB RAM, 32GB eMMC flash, an M.2 NVMe socket, 2.5GbE networking, two HDMI 2.1 output ports, one HDMI 2.0 input port, and other features. We first recovered the board last summer, but at the time the RK3588 SBC came with a PCIe x4 slot and dual Gigabit Ethernet, and the company has now redesigned the board without either using instead a Rockchip RK3588 system-on-module as part of the design and implemented 2.5GbE and M.2 NVMe SSD support with the available PCIe interfaces. Banana Pi BPI-W3 specifications: SoM – BPI-RK3588 core board SoC- Rockchip RK3588 octa-core processor with 4x Cortex-A76 cores…

Armbian v25.5: Expanding Horizons, Honoring Community, and Powering the ARM Ecosystem The Armbian team is proud to announce the release of Armbian v25.5—a significant update that reinforces the project’s commitment to delivering a reliable, high-performance Linux experience for ARM-based devices. This release highlights continued progress across the system, including deeper hardware support, enhanced tooling, and growing application modularity through armbian-config. In addition to the technical achievements, the community has received international recognition for its leadership and innovation in open-source infrastructure: Armbian has been awarded the 2025 NetBox Hero…

Renesas RZ/N2L is an Arm Cortex-R52 microprocessor (MPU) family for industrial Ethernet communication equipped with an integrated TSN-compliant 3-port Gigabit Ethernet switch and an EtherCAT slave controller. The new processors also support other major industrial network communication protocols such as EtherCAT, PROFINET RT, EtherNet/IP, and OPC UA, as well as the new PROFINET IRT (Isochronous real-time) that allows deterministic communication with cycle times down to 31.25 µs and one µs of jitter. Renesas RZ/N2L key features and specifications: CPU – Arm Cortex-R52 @ up to 400MHz with 16KB I-cache with ECC, 16KB D-cache with ECC Memory Tightly coupled memory – 256KB with…

hi, I recently bought an Orange Pi 5 Plus and the RTL8852BE wireless module (http://www.orangepi.org/html/hardWare/computerAndMicrocontrollers/details/Orange-Pi-R6.html). can I add a kernel module to run the RTL8852BE on the Orange Pi 5 Plus? Description Adding CONFIG_RTW89_8852BE to linux-rockchip-rk3588-edge.config How Has This Been Tested? built the img and booted it. checked that RTL8852BE is working (need firmware-realtek). 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 docu…

We’ve seen Rockchip RK3568 system-on-modules before, but the Geniatech SOM-3568-SMARC core board is the first to comply with the SMARC 2.1 standard with a 314-pin MXM connector exposing the many I/Os from the quad-core Cortex-A55 processor. The module comes with up to 8GB RAM, 128GB eMMC flash, integrates a WiFi and Bluetooth module as well as two Gigabit Ethernet transceivers, and is designed to be used in advanced NVRs, cloud terminals, industrial automation, IoT applications, digital signage, and more. Geniatech SOM-3568-SMARC specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3568 quad-core Cortex-A55 processor @ 2.0 GHz with Arm Mali-G52 2EE GPU with support for OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0/3.2,…

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 …

Description Print the CPU frequency correctly without privileges. Some CPU's have two clusters and at the same time are not representatives of the "Big.Little" architecture. It will be correct to print about the presence of adjustment of two clusters How Has This Been Tested? Before the changes: leo@bananapim3:~$ armbianmonitor -m 1 Running unprivileged. CPU frequency will not be displayed. Stop monitoring using [ctrl]-[c] Warning: High update frequency (1 sec) might change system behaviour! Time big.LITTLE load %cpu %sys %usr %nice %io %irq CPU C.St. 10:46:45: --- 0.05 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 45,0 °C 0/5 10:46:46: --- 0.05 1% 1% …

The Challenger RP2040 UWB board features a Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller combined with a DWM300 UWB (Ultra-Wide Band) module in the Adafruit Feather form factor and is designed for indoor positioning and ranging applications with an up to 10-centimeter accuracy, and data transfers up to 10 Mbps. The first Challenger RP2040 board was introduced in 2021 with an ESP8285 WiFi chip, iLabs (Invector Labs) shortly followed up with the Challenger RP2040 LoRa with an RFM95W LoRa module, and they also made models with NFC and cellular connectivity. The Swedish company has now just introduced their latest Challenger board with the Challenger RP2040 UWB leveraging UWB technolog…

http://blog.armbian.com/content/images/2026/01/githubhighlights-2-2.webpThis week’s Armbian development saw a wide range of updates focused on automation, hardware support, and workflow improvements. Key highlights include the introduction of automatic YAML target generation, expanded support for Hetzner ARM64 runners, and enhancements to the redirector update workflow with cache mirror support. Several board-specific fixes and feature additions were made, including improved power cycle handling for meson-sm1 devices and new binary files for RK35 series components. The team also advanced kernel support, notably enabling RDNA2 GPU compatibility and initial kernel 6.18 supp…

Orbbec Persee+ is a 3D depth camera running Linux with AI capabilities thanks to Amlogic A311D hexa-core processor equipped with a 5 TOPS NPU (Neural-network Processing Unit). The Persee+ is designed to help researchers, engineers, and hobbyists implement advanced uses for 3D imaging. Orbbec has been around for several years with the first product we covered here being the Orbbec Persee 3D depth camera running Ubuntu or Android on Rockchip RK3288 processor and unveiled in 2015. Last year, the company introduced the Zora P1 Amlogic A311D development board for Orbbec 3D cameras, so in a way, the Orbbec Persee+ is born from the work done on the Persee camera and Zora P1 over…

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…

basic support for Hyper-V and Azure uefi-{arm64|x86} edge 6.6: kernel .config: update .config, no changes uefi-{arm64|x86} edge 6.6: kernel .config: enable Hyper-V (also, Azure) support (as modules / requires initrd) extensions: image-output-vhd: outputs the image in VHD format (for HyperV/Azure) with correct size View the full article

Powered by the Rockchip RK3588 processor, Firefly Station P3D modular AI mini PC comes with two swappable layers, namely the top one with the main board and default ports such as two HDMI output ports, one HDMI input, Gigabit Ethernet, two USB 3.1 ports, etc…, and the bottom layer that can be configured with various ports depending on your specific application. The top layer is basically the new Station P3 mini PC with RK3588 octa-core Cortex-A76/A55 processor, up to 32B RAM, 256GB eMMC flash, an M.2 2280 NVMe SSD socket, and dual-band WiFi 6 & Bluetooth 5.0 plus all the ports mentioned above. Fire Station P3D specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3588 octa-core processor …

As the Armbian project transitions from spring into summer, the final week of May 2025 brought a dense flurry of development activity, delivering improvements across kernel support, bootloader updates, system performance, and user experience enhancements. With over 35 pull requests merged, this week showcased the Armbian community’s continued dedication to modernizing and stabilizing its build framework and board support packages. Performance & Build System Optimizations A notable performance enhancement arrived via #8248, where build engineer @rpardini delivered a major speed-up in Docker extension handling, cutting processing time by over 50%. Complementing this, P…

Description armsom-sige7 mainline support with: [x] one HDMI port output [x] two 2.5G RTL8125 ethernet [x] usb2.0 A ports [x] USB 3.0 A ports(USB 3.1 Gen 1) [x] M.2 Key M [x] FAN [x] RTC [x] TF CARD Documentation summary for feature / change Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] ./compile.sh build BOARD=armsom-sige7 BRANCH=edge BUILD_DESKTOP=yes BUILD_MINIMAL=no DESKTOP_APPGROUPS_SELECTED='3dsupport browsers chat desktop_tools editors email internet multimedia office programming remote_desktop' DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT=gnome DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME=config_base DOWNLOAD…

LilyGO has launched a new ESP32-S3 WiFi & BLE camera board with the T-Camera S3 also featuring a small display, a PIR motion sensor, and a microphone, as well as an optional plastic shell. The T-Camera S3 is an evolution of the TTGO T-Camera ESP32 board introduced in 2019 with many of the same features, but the ESP32 microcontroller has been replaced with an ESP32-S3 microcontroller with vector extensions that makes it suitable for machine learning and computer vision applications. The new board also comes with a larger 16 MB SPI flash, more I/Os, and a few other small changes. T-Camera S3 specifications: ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 wireless module SoC – ESP32-S3FN16R8 dual-cor…

Texas Instruments has unveiled the SimpleLink CC33xx family of Wi-Fi 6 companion IC with optional Bluetooth 5.3 Low Energy designed to be connected to a microcontroller (MCU) or a microprocessor (MPU) for secure and power-efficient IoT devices, The SimpleLink CC3000 supports 2.4 GHz WiFi 6, and interfaces over SDIO, SPI, and/or UART to the host system, while the SimpleLink CC3301 also adds support for Bluetooth 5.3 LE. Both chips can operate in high-temperature environments up to 105ºC. Texas Instruments CC3300/CC3301 specifications: Wireless 2.4 GHz WiFi 6 (802.11ax) up to 50 Mbps; Support for TWT and OFDMA, multirole (Access Point and Station) CC3301 only – Bluetooth 5.…

Collabora is heading to Amsterdam with talks, demos, and workshops covering Embedded Linux, KernelCI, Bluetooth & Auracast, mainline video capture for Rockchip, and more. Join us to see our latest open source work in action! View the full article

Description Uboot from rockchips's latest 6.1 rkr3 SDK is here: https://github.com/ArmSoM/u-boot/tree/rk3576-6.1-rk3.1 And the two patches fixing sd card boot is already there. Add config CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_EARLY_DISTRO_DTB to load dtb from kernel so that devices like rk806 pmic is supported by uboot: DM: v2 no mmc device at slot 1 mmc@2a310000: 1 (SD), mmc@2a330000: 0 Bootdev(atags): mmc 1 MMC1: Legacy, 52Mhz PartType: EFI 258194 bytes read in 385 ms (654.3 KiB/s) DTB(Distro): /boot/dtb/rockchip/rk3576-armsom-sige5.dtb No misc partition boot mode: None dw_dp_bind zyb enter I2c1 speed: 100000Hz PMIC: RK8060 (on=0x80, off=0x80) vdd_cpu_big_s0 init 850000 uV vdd_npu_s0 7500…

When Sipeed first introduced the Lichee RV module with Allwinner D1 RISC-V SoC last November, they also teased the Lichee RV-86, an “86 Box” with a 4-inch 480×480 touchscreen display, an XR829 WiFi and Bluetooth module, Ethernet (via USB), two microphones, a GPIO header, and support for WAFT (WebAssembly Framework for Things). I’ve just noticed the Lichee RV-86 has been for sale for several months, so it may be interesting to have a closer look, and now there’s also an option to get a 720×720 touchscreen display. Lichee RV-86 specifications: SoM – Sipeed Lichee RV Nezha compute module with Allwinner D1 RISC-V processor @ 1 GHz, 512MB or 1GB DDR3, microSD card slot, and US…

Raspberry Pi Trading announced the Raspberry Pi Pico W board basically based on the same design as the original Raspberry Pi Pico board with RP2040 dual-core Cortex-M0+ microcontroller but adding a wireless module with WiFi 4 and Bluetooth LE 5.2, although the latter is not enabled on the board at this time. The company sent me a sample for review/evaluation, and I’ll focus on the WiFi part since the Raspberry Pi Pico W supports the same MicroPython and C/C++ SDKs as for the Raspberry Pi Pico board plus additional APIs for wireless connectivity. Raspberry Pi Pico W unboxing The board I received was cut from a 480-unit reel, and I also got a one-meter long micro USB to USB…

AXERA AX620A is a high-performance, low-power AI SoC with a quad-core Arm Cortex-A7 processor and a 14.4TOPs @ INT4 or 3.6TOPs @ INT8’s NPU that is slightly inferior to the Amlogic A311D, and mainly used for AI vision applications. With high computing power and built-in image processing capabilities, the AX620A can support a wide range of AI workloads. It also offers low power consumption with low standby power and fast wake-up, so the chip can be integrated into battery-powered products. AXERA AX620A specifications: CPU – Quad-core Arm Cortex-A7 @ 1.0 GHz with 32KB L1 I-cache + 32KB L1 D-cache per core, 256KB L2 cache, FPU and NEON NPU – 4 TOPS @ INT4, 3.6 TOPS @ INT8 wi…

RK3328 UART1 and I2C0 are available on Orange Pi R1 Plus LTS 13 pin connector. Add device tree overlay files for rk3328 uart1 and i2c0. I have noticed chatter on Github (@rpardini) around dtbo naming conventions. I'm therefore not absolutely clear on what is expected. Historic dtbo's for rk33xx are formatted with a rockchip prefix (there are some exceptions). I've used the rockchip prefix: rockchip-rk3328-i2c0.dtbo rockchip-rk3328-uart1.dtbo And the "Hardware" selection in armbian-config displays them correctly without the prefix. Jira reference number AR-1509 [x] Builds correctly and produces the dtbo's [x] Tested that the "Hardware" can be selected via armbian-…

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…

Bumps setuptools from 74.1.0 to 75.1.0. Changelog Sourced from setuptools's changelog. v75.1.0 Features Deprecated bdist_wheel.universal configuration. (#4617) Bugfixes Removed reference to upload_docs module in entry points. (#4650) v75.0.0 Features Declare also the dependencies used by distutils (adds jaraco.collections). Deprecations and Removals Removed upload_docs command. (#2971) pypa/distutils#294#4649) v74.1.3 Bugfixes Fix cross-platform compilation using distutils._msvccompiler.MSVCCompiler -- by :user:saschanaz and :user:Avasam (#4648) v74.1.2 Bugfixes Fixed TypeError in sdist filelist processing by adding support for pathlib Paths for the build_b…

Last week, when I saw LilyGO T-Keyboard based on ESP32-C3, I didn’t think much of it and did not expect many people to be interested, so I skipped it. But earlier today I also noticed Solder Party launched a very similar-looking product – the BB Q20 Keyboard with Trackpad – based on Raspberry Pi RP2040 MCU. So after all, it might be worthwhile to look into those mini keyboards for makers. LilyGO T-keyboard Hardware specifications: SoC – ESP32-C3 single-core RISC-V processor with Wi-Fi 4 and Bluetooth 5.0 LE connectivity Display – 0.99-inch TFT color LCD QWERTY keyboard Battery – 400mAh built-it battery Power Supply – 5V via USB port Dimensions – 6.9 x 5.3 x 1.7 cm The com…

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…

Description HDMI-rx does not properly report if it is plugged out and says that it is plugged in all the time. The cause is the following. There is an irq that is watching a gpio for 5v high. During the plugout method for the driver, the driver resets the device state. If the irq that is watching for gpio 5 volts is not disabled during this time, it triggers on a transient voltage and sets the driver to run the "High"/plugged in logic. By the time the driver reaches the high logic, the gpio is low again, which resets the cycle by re-calling the plugout method. This is probably why @efectn disabled the log in 0a0eb46 , because it's so noisy and spams the logs. I don't …

Description of changes by commit Fix variable $root_partition_device to be a device path - as it is intended to be. Otherwise at least this line would fail: https://github.com/armbian/build/blob/8cc5b2664c8e49e252e5d383b983b8601440d8e7/packages/bsp/common/usr/sbin/armbian-install#L539 root_partition_device is all time equal to root_partition_device_name, since the lsblk does not list device path names rather than just the device (end-)name. Fixed to get e.g.: root_partition_device=/dev/mmcblk0 root_partition_device_name=mmcblk0 commit: d7cf33ae3ce9850d4b9e0f9edb4ec7595fb2220a Fix determination and usage of variable $sduuid Issue: The last grep filter in the follow…

When I first saw the iKOOLCORE R1 I was fascinated that a mini PC of similar size to the smallest fully functional ones available (think Chuwi LarkBox, GMK NucBox or ECS LIVA Q Series) could be equipped with four 2.5 gigabit Ethernet (2.5GbE) ports. I approached iKOOLCORE who kindly provided an R1 for review and I’ve looked at performance running both Windows 11 and Ubuntu 22.04 and dabbled with using hypervisors on this mini PC through Proxmox virtual environment. iKOOLCORE R1 specifications iKOOLCORE list the R1 specifications on their website as: Of note are the ‘EC, FCC, RoHS’ certifications indicating both European conformity and approval for use in the US. Technical…

Sipeed TinyMaix open-source machine learning library is designed for microcontrollers, and lightweight enough to run on a Microchip ATmega328 MCU found in the Arduino UNO board and its many clones. Developed during a weekend hackathon, the core code of TinyMax is about 400 lines long, with a binary size of about 3KB, and low RAM usage, enabling it to run the MNIST handwritten digit classification on an ATmega320 MCU with just 2KB SRAM and 32KB flash. TinyMax highlights Small footprint Core code is less than 400 lines (tm_layers.c+tm_model.c+arch_O0.h), code .text section less than 3KB Low RAM consumption, with the MNIST classification running on less than 1KB RAM Support …

Mekotronics R58 is a single board computer based on Rockchip RK3588 processor that will also be sold as a mini PC with an enclosure, and offers a cheaper alternative to the company’s R58X embedded mini PC with up to 16GB RAM, dual Gigabit Ethernet, dual SATA, etc… The R58 comes with fewer ports notably only one Gigabit Ethernet port, one SATA interface, and the RS485/RS232 terminal block and M.2 socket are gone, but it does add an extra HDMI output port, meaning it could support up to four independent displays. It still features up to 16GB RAM and 64GB eMMC flash. Mekotronics R58 specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3588 octa-core processor with four Cortex-A76 cores @ 2.4 GH…

After checking out Trigkey Speed S3 mini PC hardware in the first part of the review, it’s now time to power up Trigkey Speed S3 Mini PC and test it with the preinstalled Windows 11 Pro operating systems. Booting up is fast, and the system runs smoothly while visiting various websites while listening to music, and watching YouTube videos. But in this second part of the review, let’s test the performance of the Trigkey Speed S3 mini PC on Windows 11 Pro in detail. Trigkey Speed S3 memory We can see the two 8GB Crucial memory sticks detected in Windows 11 Pro with a 2,400 MHz speed, while the sticks are rated up to 3,200 MHz. But a quick check on AMD’s website reveals this …

LILYGO T-RSC3 is a relatively compact ESP32-C3 board with WiFi 4 and Bluetooth LE 5.0 connectivity, support for RS232 and RS485 communication protocols through a DB9 connector and a terminal connector respectively, and a wide 5V to 24V DC power input. LILYGO had already made an ESP32 board with CAN Bus and RS485 interfaces called the T-CAN485, but without any isolation. The new T-RSC3 offers both RS232 and RS485 interfaces, but no CAN Bus, protected by isolated transceiver modules that should make it safer to use in industrial environments. LILYGO T-RSC3 board specifications: Wireless module – Espressif Systems ESP32-C3-MINI-1U module with ESP32-C3 RISC-V microcontroller …

Description This is experimental support for DDR dynamic frequency changing for Allwinner H3. It based on: https://github.com/smaeul/u-boot/commits/patch/h3-dram-devfreq https://github.com/smaeul/linux/commits/wip/devfreq-a83t Discussion on linux-sunxi listing: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-sunxi/CAKAF0m_6C68ox5z-NX1D6rjREgiySmSdxcda-KRvyehZssD5OQ@mail.gmail.com/T/#t My fixes for H3 Due to H3 hardware bugs (see listing) it implemented by software "emulation" of MDFS: It uses a special helper in the u-boot PSCI code. This is needed, because changing DDR freq is possible only in the SRAM. Before freq changing all secondary CPU's put in the while(true) on PSCI handler …

After the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4S which we discovered in April, it appears Raspberry Pi Trading has launched another Compute Module for their industrial and commercial customers with the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3E (CM3E) equipped with the same Raspberry Pi RP30A0 SiP found in Raspberry Pi Zero 2W and an 8GB eMMC flash. The new system-on-module (SoM) has not been officially announced but was discovered by Twitter user “Pi 0 in your Pocket” inside an electric vehicle (EV) charger by Wallbox. Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3E specifications (preliminary): SiP – Raspberry Pi RP3A0 with Broadcom BCM2710A1 quad-core Cortex-A53 processor @ 1.0 GHz with VideoCore IV GPU s…

Mekotronics R58X-Pro and R58X-HDD Rockchip RK3588 embedded PCs are updates to the company’s earlier R58X and R58X-4G mini PCs with features such as built-in PoE module, 4G LTE module, optional 10GbE M.2 PCIe 3.0 module, and a microSD card slot. The R58X-HDD also adds a 2.5-inch SATA bay for HDD or SSD, and the R58X-Pro implements a volume knob and a front panel display. Both R58X-Pro and R58X-HDD embedded PCs still come with up to 16GB RAM, 128GB eMMC flash, support dual 8K video output through HDMI and DisplayPort outputs, feature one HDMI 2.0 video input, two GbE ports, RS485 and RS232 interfaces, a few USB ports and more. Mekotronics R58X-Pro/R58X-HDD specifications: S…

Pentium and Celeron brands are officially dead with Intel introducing the Alder Lake-N family comprised of “Intel Processor” and Core-i3 N-series processors based on the Gracemont “Efficiency” cores found in Alder Lake hybrid processors. Some of the details about the Intel Processor N100 and N200 processors were leaked last fall, followed by the Core i3-N300 and Core i3-N350, but at least it is now official, and we have more details so let’s dig into it. Alder Lake N-series key features and specifications: CPU – Up to 8x Gracemont Efficient cores for Core i3 N-series processor, and up to 4x with Intel Processor processor GPU – Intel UHD graphics with AV1 decode support Me…

Description CSC build target. Untested, no hardware. Jira reference number AR-1301 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build test 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

rock-5a: add support for Rock-5A, WiP, using rockchip-rk3588 - by @amazingfate Split-off from https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/5230 Board file straight from https://github.com/amazingfate/armbian-rock5b-images/blob/master/rock-5a.conf View the full article

Description This pull requests adds a device tree overlay for the Odroid C4 enabling hardware SPI on pins 19, 21, 23 and 24 on the GPIO header. It doesn't require any other changes, except one additional line in the Makefile. Besides, it can replace the old device tree meson-sm1-odroid-c4-spidev.dtb (which activates wrong pins and doesn't work due to this) while offering more flexibility. How Has This Been Tested? The SPI communication has been successfully tested with a LogicPort analyzer and some custom made FPGA board (SPI readout of a Mamamatsu silicon spectrometer). [x] Logic Analyzer: timing of MOSI vs. SCK has been verified, maximum speed is about 12MHz for SCK …

Description A change to ledtrig_netdev driver causes the boot to fail on Orangepi-r1plus-lts and possibly other boards. The board boots and LED netdev trigger works if service is modified to occur later in the boot sequence by using After=timers.target in armbian-led-state.service. Jira reference number AR-1875 Issue discussion rockchip64: bump rockchip64-edge kernel to 6.5#5657 How Has This Been Tested? Tested on current and 6.5y Rockchip64 and other (H5). The following configurations were tested for boot, reboot and shutdown then boot and that LED's light when network is connected and LED's flicker on network activity: [x] Orangepi R1 Plus LTS with Kernel 6.5y with…

Description We are using out-dated hdmi patches and now mainline has hdmi phy merged. HDMI bridge driver is WIP by collabora but I can get it work on rock5b. Comparing deleted 0032 patch and new 0040 patch for rock5b, we can see devicetree is a llitle different from the old one, for example, we don't need node hdmi-con and hdmi0_out. We have to rewrite all these boards with hdmi support referring to rock5b: [ ] hinlink h88k [ ] rock 5a [x] rock 5b [ ] nanopi r6s/r6c [ ] khadas edge2 [ ] orange pi 5/5b [ ] orange pi 5 plus 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 configur…

Description Additional driver support: Realtek 8822BS SDIO wireless network adapter Realtek 8822BU USB wireless network adapter Realtek 8822CS SDIO wireless network adapter Realtek 8822CU USB wireless network adapter Realtek 8821CS SDIO wireless network adapter Realtek 8821CU USB wireless network adapter Revert "Revert "BPI-CM4 IO: RTW88: Realtek 8822CS SDIO Wireless Support"": This reverts commit 672bd5393af1d8d59cad02462bc52980f1a99dfd. This restore commit 3f169bcae25557e60fe9fec613ab2a5bcf8219ac. Revert: https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/5257 Based on: https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/5248 WARNING: This move RTL88x2CS driver to EXTRA_WIFI=no Jira referenc…

Description Added new Debian 12 Bookworm Jira reference number AR-1521 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 CLI and Minimal images [x] Build desktop XFCE image [x] Armbian repository needs to be updated due to missing packages... 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 h…

Topton is selling a mini PC based on the Intel Processor N100 Alder Lake-N quad-core processor with 8GB LPDDR5 RAM for $156.44 and up depending on the selected SSD capacity. But despite its low price, the specifications are not too bad with dual 4K video output thanks to HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort interfaces, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 4.2 connectivity, four USB ports including one USB 3.0 port, and an audio jack. Specifications: SoC – Intel Processor N100 Alder Lake-N quad-core processor @ up to 3.4 GHz (Turbo) with 6MB cache, 24EU Intel HD graphics @ up to 750 MHz; TDP: 6W System Memory – 8GB LPDDR5 4800MHz RAM Storage M.2 socket for M.2 2280 SATA SS…

Canonical has just released Ubuntu Core 22, a containerized variant of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, optimized for IoT devices and embedded systems and supporting Ubuntu’s new real-time kernel. In Ubuntu Core, everything is a snap, including the kernel, OS, and applications both to improve security to sandbox each package and to enable updates of specific packages from the IoT App Store over-the-air (OTA). If something goes wrong during the update, the system will automatically roll back to the previous version, so the device cannot be bricked. The Snap system also minimizes network traffic through delta updates. Ubuntu Core 22 also provides advanced security features with secure bo…

t95z: add board file (and u-boot 2024.04) for T95Z Plus Amlogic tvbox t95z: add board file (and u-boot 2024.04) for T95Z Plus Amlogic tvbox we've had kernel patches/DT (from chewitt) for this in meson64 for a long time, but I never sent the board uses blobs for the tartiflette-s912 which is also an DDR3 S912 (VIM2's blobs are DDR4 and won't boot) this adds u-boot 2024.04 support, using chewitt's DT & 000.patching_config.yaml & a specific BOOTPATCHDIR this is a full board as-if it was an SBC, and expects to boot from mainline u-boot; for that to work you've to wipe the eMMC and get rid of the vendor-supplied u-boot if this is not what you want/need, you can use …

XGO 2 is a desktop robot dog using the Raspberry Pi CM4 as its brain, the ESP32 as the motor controller for the four legs and an additional robotic arm that allows the quadruped robot to grab objects. An evolution of the XGO mini robot dog with a Kendryte K210 RISC-V AI processor, the XGO 2 robot offers 12 degrees of freedom and the more powerful Raspberry CM4 model enables faster AI edge computing applications, as well as features such as omnidirectional movement, six-dimensional posture control, posture stability, and multiple motion gaits. The XGO 2 robot dog is offered in two variants – the XGO-Lite 2 and the XGO-Mini 2 – with the following key features and specificat…

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…

MediaTek has introduced the Genio platform for AIoT devices, and unveiled the first chip of the Genio family with the Genio 1200 Octa-core Cortex-A78/A55 processor with a 4.8 TOPS NPU, 4K video support, and designed for premium AIoT products. The chip is manufactured with a 6nm processor, is said to consume less than 8W, supports dual 4Kp60 video output and up to 48MP @ 30 fps video capture, and WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 and 5G connectivity can be added through add-in chips. Targets applications include Smart Home appliances, HMI, industrial IoT, robotics, and more. MediaTek Genio 1200 key features and specifications: CPU – Octa-core processor with four Cortex-A78 cores @ up…

Lolin S3 is the first ESP32-S3 board from the company, but instead of using the more compact D1 mini form factor, the board features a longer design with two rows of 20 pins offering up to 31 GPIOs. Based on ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 module, the board features 16MB QSPI flash, 8MB SPRAM, two USB Type-C OTG and UART ports, a Lolin I2C port, an RGB LED, as well as Reset and user buttons. Lolin S3 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 2Mbps data rate, mesh networking…

Digi International ConnectCore MP13 system-on-module (SoM) is powered by the just-announced STMicro STM32MP13 Cortex-A7 microprocessor and integrates a pre-certified WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.2 module for applications in the medical, smart energy, and industrial sectors. The module is also equipped with up to 1GB RAM and 1GB SLC NAND flash, and exposes I/Os through LGA pads and/or castellated holes with interfaces such as dual GbE, USB 2.0, I2S and SPDIF for audio, CAN FD, analog inputs, and more. Contrary to the company’s earlier DigiConnect Core MP15 based on STM32MP15 MPU, the MP13 does not provide multimedia functions, display, and camera interfaces. Digi ConnectCore MP1…

Description Fix armbian-led-state-save.sh wrong behavior on boards without gpio leds. Jira reference number AR-1263 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. [ ] Works on boars without leds [ ] Worjs on board with leds (checked odroid-c4) 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 be…

Description Orange Pi 5 requires to relocate FSPI0 pinctrl to identify SPI flash. Otherwise, it breaks NVME boot like now. This PR fixes it How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build and boot 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 warnings [ ] 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. Adding support for the fine3399 board. Documentation summary for feature / change Please delete this section if entry to main documentation is not needed. If documentation entry is predicted, please provide key elements for further implementation into main documentation and set label to "Needs Documentation". You are welcome to open a PR to documentation or you can leave following information for technical writer: Adding support for the fine3399 board How Has This Been Tested? Please…

Dear Armbians, welcome to this week’s newsletter! Here, you’ll find updates on the latest release and community contributions. New Additions and Improvements Raydium Display Compatibility Orientation and Timing Enhancements: Raydium displays now read orientation and timing directly from the DTS (device tree source), improving display support for more consistent visuals. (Contributor: @ginkage) PWM Fan Fix for RetrOLED CM5 Cooling Optimization: PWM fan frequency adjustments bring improved cooling management for RetrOLED CM5 devices, increasing device longevity and performance. (Contributor: @ginkage) SHELLFMT Tool Upgrade Developer Tooling Update: SHELLFMT_VERSI…

I had seen the Edge Impulse development platform for machine learning on edge devices being used by several boards, but I hadn’t had an opportunity to try it out so far. So when Seeed Studio asked me whether I’d be interested to test the nRF52840-powered XIAO BLE Sense board, I thought it might be a good idea to review it with Edge Impulse as I had seen a motion/gesture recognition demo on the board. It was quite a challenge as it took me four months to complete the review from the time Seeed Studio first contacted me, mostly due to poor communications from DHL causing the first boards to go to customs’ heaven, then wasting time with some of the worse instructions I had s…

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…

Description After some experimenting I found a way to flush the journal and maintain logs in tmpfs using /run/log/journal, and only have a softlink from /var/log/journal to /var/log.hdd/journal. Additionally the cached journals are to be cleaned up when /var/log becomes too full. Some logic was needed in cases where the user decides to do Storage=volatile journal logging in /etc/systemd/journald.conf, or when the user or journald with Storage=persistent creates a /var/log/journal folder which will be moved to /var/log.hdd/journal and replaced by the softlink. I didn't find any documentation, so wasn't able to update it. Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Bee…

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…

ITEAD has just introduced the SONOFF Zigbee Bridge Pro WiFi <-> Zigbee gateway as an upgrade to the Sonoff ZBBridge gateway launched in 2020. Both devices look exactly the same, and the changes are under the hood with the EFR32MG21 and ESP8266/ESP8285 combo being replaced by Texas Instruments SimpleLink CC2652P and ESP32 chips to boost the number of supported sub-devices from 32 to 128. Other changes include the addition of a buzzer acting as an alarm or doorbell chime, as well as a “built-in high-precision local RTC” for gateway time synchronization of local scene schedules. SONFF Zigbee Bridge Pro (aka ZB Bridge-P) specifications: Wireless MCUs Texas Instruments C…

Bumps tj-actions/changed-files from 40 to 41. Release notes Sourced from tj-actions/changed-files's releases. v41 Changes in v41.0.1 What's Changed Upgraded to v41 by @​tj-actions-bot in tj-actions/changed-files#1811 chore(deps): update dependency eslint-plugin-prettier to v5.1.2 by @​renovate in tj-actions/changed-files#1813 fix: update characters escaped by safe output by @​jackton1 in tj-actions/changed-files#1815 Full Changelog: https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v41...v41.0.1 Changes in v41.0.0 🔥 🔥 BREAKING CHANGE 🔥 🔥 A new safe_output input is now available to prevent outputting unsafe filename characters (Enabled by default). This would esc…

MCU boards, including the $1.5 BluePill board, have been used as cheap logic analyzers for years, notably with Sigrok open-source software. So it should come as no surprise the $4 Raspberry Pi Pico board can also be used as a logic analyzer, with one developer claiming it can deliver 100 Msps, or the performance obtained with a 1.6 GHz CPU, thanks to the PIOs from the Raspberry Pi RP2040. Hackaday reported about a Sigrok driver for the Pico last March, but the topic was brought to our attention via a post on Hackster.io about an open-source Windows program developed from scratch to transform the Raspberry Pi Pico board into a logic analyzer capable of 100 Msps. Agustín Gi…

Collabora is headed to Amsterdam. Meet us at Booth A63 in Hall 14 as we showcase GStreamer Analytics combined with ML, hardware-accelerated video decoding in Dante Studio using GStreamer, remote rendering for standalone XR, and more! View the full article

Proposal to create a Community Supported config for Amlogic based TV Boxes to pickup the work that was done previously by balbes150 but is no longer supported by him. This also provides a place where development can occur within the Armbian framework since others on the internet are producing builds called Armbian that are not done from within the Armbian community. The strategy for Amlogic based TV Boxes has been to reuse the native u-boot that comes installed on the box on emmc. Through a process called 'multiboot enabling' a u-boot script is run to change the default u-boot environment to have the boot process look for a chain-loaded u-boot on either the sd card or us…