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Useful Hardware
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| PiKVM V4 Plus | (H/W) $384.95 |
MIPI Definitions
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Active Projects
TuringPi (V2) 4 Node Cluster | TuringPi V2 Documentation
| TuringPi 2.5 Specifications | |
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| 1 GbE L2 Switch | VLAN Support |
| Baseboard Management Controller | 2x SATA III Ports 6 Gbps |
| 2x 1 GbE ports | 4x M.2 ports, 2260, 2280, Key-M, NVMe support |
| 2x Mini PCI Express Slots | 1x HDMI |
| 1x DSI | 1x 40-pin GPIO, Raspberry Pi compatible |
| 4x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0 | SIM slot |
| RTC battery slot | Power supply 24-pin ATX |
| Energy efficient u0026lt;80 W | Mix multiple compute module |
- TuringPi 2.0 Expansion options
- 2x SATA Ports 6 Gbps
- 2x Mini PCI Express Slots
- 4x M.2 ports, 2260, 2280, Key-M NVME support
| Node | SBC | RAM | SSD |
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| 1 | NVIDIA Jetson TX2 NX 4 GB (Jetson TX2 NX System-on-Module (SOM): 256-Core Pascal GPU, 6-Core ARM 64 Bit CPU, 4 GB LPDDR4x, 16 GB eMMC) |
4GB | |
| 2 | NVIDIA Jetson TX2 NX 4 GB (Jetson TX2 NX System-on-Module (SOM): 256-Core Pascal GPU, 6-Core ARM 64 Bit CPU, 4 GB LPDDR4x, 16 GB eMMC) |
4GB | |
| 3 | Raspberry Pi CM4 | ||
| 4 | Raspberry Pi CM4 |
| Product | Vendor | Turing Pi Compatible |
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| Raspberry Pi CM4 | ✓ | |
| Turing RK1 - Turing Pi 8GB | $110 8GB | ✓ |
| Turing RK1 - Turing Pi 16GB | $160 16GB | ✓ |
| Turing RK1 - Turing Pi 32GB | $210 32GB | ✓ |
| NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier Industrial | Arrow $1,449.00 | |
| NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier 64GB | Arrow $1,399.00 | |
| NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 32GB | Arrow $999.00 | |
| NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier | Arrow $999.00 | |
| NVIDIA Jetson TX2i | Arrow $849.00 | |
| Jetson Orin NX 16GB Module Jetson Orin NX 16GB System-on-Module (SOM): 1024-Core Ampere GPU, 8-Core ARM 64 Bit CPU, 16 GB LPDDR5 |
Arrow $699.00 | ✓ |
| NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX 16GB — 14 TOPS at 10W or 21 TOPS at 15W or 20W (Jetson Xavier NX 16GB System-on-Module (SOM): 384-Core Volta GPU, 6-Core ARM 64 Bit CPU, 16 GB LPDDR4x, 16 GB eMMC) |
Arrow $579.00 N/A 24 wks 2023-01-14 | ✓ |
| NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX 8 GB — 14 TOPS at 10W or 21 TOPS at 15W (Jetson Xavier NX System-on-Module (SOM): 384-Core Volta GPU, 6-Core ARM 64 Bit CPU, 8 GB LPDDR4, 16 GB eMMC) |
Arrow $479.00 | ✓ |
| NVIDIA Jetson TX2 4GB | Arrow $299.00 | |
| NVIDIA Jetson TX2 NX 4 GB (Jetson TX2 NX System-on-Module (SOM): 256-Core Pascal GPU, 6-Core ARM 64 Bit CPU, 4 GB LPDDR4x, 16 GB eMMC) |
Arrow $199.00 | ✓ |
| NVIDIA Jetson Nano (Jetson Nano System-on-Module (SOM): 128-Core Maxwell GPU, 4-Core 64-bit ARM CPU, 4GB LPDDR4, 16GB eMMC) |
Arrow $129.00 | ✓ |
| NVIDIA Jetson Nano Developer Kit | Arrow $149.00 | |
| Amazon $129.00 | ||
| Seeed HTTP 404 | ||
| SparkFun $149.00 backorder | ||
| Okdo $149.00 | ||
| Firefly CORE-1684JD4 8-Core High Computing Power AI Core Board | $499 12GB | ✓ |
| Firefly Core-3588J 8K AI Core Board 16GB+128GB | $379 16GB+128GB | ✓ |
TuringPi Documentation
| Products for TuringPi | Price |
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| Coral AI M.2 Accelerator with Dual Edge TPU M.2-2230 (E-key) : Electronics | (H/W) $79.79 |
| DeskPi Store |
NVIDIA Jetson AI Articles
| NVIDIA AI Articles | Date |
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| Getting Started — NVIDIA CUDA Quantum documentation | |
| PeopleNet | |
| Nvidia’s New Orin Nano Developer Kit: Like a Raspberry Pi for AI | |
| The All In One Review of NVIDIA Jetson Boards |
Firefly / Make technology more simple , Make life more intellingent.
| Firefly Products | Price |
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| Firefly Core Boards | |
| Firefly Core-3588S-JD4 8-Core 8K AI Core Board Powered by Rockchip 16GB/32GB) | $519 16 GB |
| Firefly EC-R3588SPC Octa-Core AI Industrial Computer | $429 16GB |
| Firefly AIO-1684JD4 Octa-Core High Computing Power AI Mainboard (up to 12GB RAM) | 12GB $649 |
| Firefly Station P3D up to 32GB | |
| Firefly Station P3 up to 32GB |
| Documentation |
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| NVIDIA Jetson Developer Documentation |
| Jetson Software |
| NVIDIA TAO Toolkit |
| Jetson Linux |
| Jetson Developer Tools |
| Suppliers |
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| NVIDIA Jetson Store |
| CherryTree Cases, Computers - Star Trek themed |
| Articles | Date |
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| Turing Machines Finalizes RK1 System-on-Module Specs, Prepares to Take Orders Starting at $110 - Hackster.io | |
| Monitoring Self-Hosted Services |
Raspberry Pi
DEC PDP Consoles
| DEC PDP Consoles | Price | Date |
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| PDP-8 replica kit: the PiDP-8 from Obsolescence Guaranteed on Tindie | $210.00 | |
| PDP-10 Fits In Your Living Room / Hackaday | 2024-03-13 | |
| PDP-11 replica kit: the PiDP-11 from Obsolescence Guaranteed on Tindie | $297.00 |
RaspberryPi Shake (Earthquake Monitoring)
| Model | RaspberryPi Shake Seismometers | Price | Date |
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| Watch the earth move with Raspberry Shake - Raspberry Pi | |||
| Earthquake and Infrasound Monitors-Seismograph - Earthquake and Infrasound Sensors | |||
| Raspberry Shake seismometers - Raspberry Pi | |||
| RS3D | Vertical & Lateral Motion Seismograph | $799.99 – $1,414.99 USD | |
| RS1D | Vertical Motion Seismograph | $174.99 – $894.99 | |
| RS4D | Strong Motion Seismograph | $434.99 – $1,084.99 USD | |
| RS&BOOM | Seismo Acoustic Monitor | $569.99 – $1,224.99 USD |
Products for Raspberry Pi
| Products for Raspberry Pi |
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| Raspberry Pi Products One Stop Shopping Mall – 52Pi Store |
| DeskPi Store |
| PDP-11 replica kit: the PiDP-11 Build Sequence |
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| PDP-11 replica kit: the PiDP-11 from Obsolescence Guaranteed on Tindie |
| PiDP11 Kit Build - Part 1 (of 4) |
| PiDP11 Kit Build - Part 2 (of 4) |
| PiDP11 Kit Build - Part 3 (of 4) |
| PiDP11 Kit Build - Part 4 (of 4) |
Raspberry Pi OS
| Alternative Raspberry Pi OS | Date |
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| Venturing beyond the default OS on Raspberry Pi 5 • The Register |
Raspberry Pi 5
Raspberry Pi 5 Articles
| [^11]: 4-way NVMe RAID comes to Raspberry Pi 5 / Jeff Geerling | May 1, 2024 |
| Add-ons | Price |
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| Sixfab 5G Modem Kit for Raspberry Pi 5 - Sixfab | (H/W) $350.00 |
| Coral AI M.2 Accelerator with Dual Edge TPU M.2-2230 (E-key) : Electronics | (H/W) $79.79 |
| Water Cooling Kit for Raspberry Pi 5 | (H/W) $120.00 |
| Products – Pineberry Pi | |
| Pineberry Pi | |
| HatDrive! Piano (NVMe 2230, 2242 GEN 3) for Raspberry Pi 5 – Pineboards | (H/W) €32,99 EUR |
| Hat AI! Dual for Raspberry Pi 5 – Pineboards | (H/W) €35,99 EUR |
| Hat mPCIe for Raspberry Pi 5 – Pineboards | (H/W) |
| €18,99 EUR | |
| Hat uPCIty Lite for Raspberry Pi 5 – Pineboards | (H/W) €26,99 EUR |
Raspberry Pi 4
| Raspberry Pi 4 | Date |
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| The Ultimate Raspberry Pi Commands Cheat Sheet - The Tech Edvocate | |
| Fresh From the Oven: Pi for Your Desktop - IEEE Spectrum | |
| How to set up your first Raspberry Pi / ZDNET |
| Add-ons | Price |
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| RAKWireless BG95-M3 Pi Hat / Raspberry Pi Cellular Hat / GPS and GSM Module for Raspberry Pi | $99.00 |
RISC-V
Milk-V Pioneer
| Milk-V Pioneer |
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| Milk-V Pioneer / Crowd Supply |
Communications
Cellular
Single Board Computers
| Single Board Computers |
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| 6 Fantastic Single Board Computers (SBC) compared - Geeky Gadgets |
| Getting RISC-V (again): Milk-V’s Mars CM / Jeff Geerling |
Satellite
| Satellite | Date |
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| The Voice Of GPS / Hackaday | 2023-06-23 |
RISC-V
Software
| RISC-V Software | Date |
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| SiFive Software - Accelerate & Enhance your RISC-V Development. | |
| What’s going on with SiFive and RISC V? / TechSpot |
Satellite Projects
| Satellite Projects | Date |
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| How To Build A MILSAT SATCOM Turnstile Antenna | |
| Receiving voice transmissions from GPS satellites // Satellite reception… |
StarFiveTech VisionFive2
| VisionFive2 | CPU | RAM | SSD (M.2 M Key) |
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| 1. VisionFive2 | RISC-V RV64GC | 8GB | |
| 2. VisionFive2 | RISC-V RV64GC | 8GB |
| Reference | Purpose |
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| StarFiveTech VisionFive2 SDK | Builds a complete RISC-V cross-compile toolchain for the StarFiveTech JH7110 SoC. It also builds U-boot SPL, U-boot and a flattened image tree (FIT) image with a Opensbi binary, linux kernel, device tree, ramdisk image and rootfs image for the JH7110 VisionFive2 board. |
| Linux kernel for StarFive’s JH7100 RISC-V SoC | The JH7100 is a Linux-capable dual-core 64bit RISC-V SoC and this tree is meant to collect all the in-development patches for running Linux on boards using this. So far there are two such boards and both are supported by this tree. |
| StarFive Technical Documentation | Technical Documentation |
| StarFiveTech VisionFive2 | VisionFive2 documentation |
| StarFiveTech GitHub | GitHub |
Khadas VIM3
| SBC | CPU | RAM | SSD (NVMe) |
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| Khadas VIM3 | ARM | 4GB | Intel 2TB 670p NVMe M.2 Internal SSD |
| Documentation | |
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| Khadas VIM3 | . M### |
Raspberry Pi4 8GB | PiPDP-11/70 Control Panel for Raspberry Pi
| SBC | CPU | RAM | SSD (USB-C) |
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| Raspberry Pi4 8GB | ARM | 8GB | (2) Samsung 1TB 870 QVO 2.5” SATA III Internal SSD |
| Documentation |
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| Raspberry Pi |
| How to set up your first Raspberry Pi / ZDNET |
Milk-V 64 core, up to 128GB RAM Support
| Milk-V RISC-V 64 core CPU Supporting up to 128 GB RAM | Source | Date |
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| Milk-V’s Pioneer Is a Tall Glass of Cold RISC-V with 64 Cores, Up to 128GB of RAM - Hackster.io | News Article | |
| Milk-V Pioneer / Crowd Supply | Design/Manufacturer | |
| Linux kernel source code | Design/Manufacturer | |
| CPU user manual | Design/Manufacturer | |
| Bootloader source code | Design/Manufacturer | |
| OpenSBI source code | Design/Manufacturer | |
| zsbl source code | Design/Manufacturer |
| Control Panels |
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| PiPDP-11/70 Control Panel for Raspberry Pi |
| PDP-8 replica kit: the PiDP-8 $210 + shipping from Switzerland |
Planned Projects
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| How to Build a DIY GNSS Reference Station |
| Precise Point Positioning (PPP) HOWTO |
| Game of Life Coffee Table : 6 Steps (with Pictures) - Instructables1 |
Embedded Computers
I could easily see this for installation in cars, SUVs, trucks.
| Firefly Embedded Computers | Price |
|---|---|
| Firefly EC-R3568PC Quad-Core 64-Bit AI Embedded Computer | $209 4GB+32GB |
| Firefly EC-R3588SPC Octa-Core AI Industrial Computer | $429 16GB+128GB (up to 32GB) |
Possible Projects
Firefly Computers
| Firefly Computers | RAM+Storage |
|---|---|
| Firefly EC-A1684JD4 8-Core High Computing Power AI Computer Powered by SOPHON AI processor | $879 16GB+32GB |
| Firefly EC-I3588J 8-Core 8K Computer | $759 |
| Firefly EC-R3399PC 6-Core 64-Bit Embedded Computer | ;$199 4GB+32GB |
| Firefly ROC-RK3588-PC Octa-Core 8K AI Mini Computer PCIE 16x Interface | $249 (up to 32GB optional) |
| Firefly Station M3 mini pc | $389 16GB+256GB |
Firefly Motherboards
| Firefly Motherboards | RAM+Storage |
|---|---|
| Firefly AIO-1684JD4 Octa-Core High Computing Power AI Mainboard | $649 12GB |
| Firefly AIO-3588MQ Automotive-Grade AI Mainboard | $759 16GB+128GB |
| Firefly AIO-3588JQ 8K AI Industrial Mainboard | $479 8GB+64GB |
| Firefly ITX-3568JQ Quad-core ITX Mainboard 8GB $978 16GB+128GB Deluxe Package A(4G) | |
| Firefly ITX-3568Q Quad-core ITX Mainboard | $389 $4GB+16GB |
| Firefly ITX-3588J 8K AI Mini-ITX Mainboard Deluxe expandable to 32GB $1326 16GB+128GB Deluxe Package A(5G) |
Precision Time (Keeping) Protocol — PTP
| PTP — Precision Time Keeping Protocol | Date |
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| Home » Open Compute Project | |
| Timebeat’s Precision Time Keeping Products | |
| opencomputeproject/Time-Appliance-Project: Develop an end-to-end hypothetical reference model, network architectures, performance objectives and the methods to distribute, operate, monitor time synchronization within data center and much more… | |
| Timebeat’s TimeCard mini Turns a Raspberry Pi CM4 Into a PCI Express High-Precision Time Source - Hackster.io | |
| Watch “The most accurate Raspberry Pi atomic clock IN THE WORLD!” on YouTube | |
| Watch “Democratizing Time: Hands on with an Atomic Clock PCIe Card” on YouTube | |
| Watch “Nanosecond clock sync with a Raspberry Pi” on YouTube | |
| Watch “Why is this PCIe Card RADIOACTIVE?” on YouTube |
Amazon Web Services
| Amazon Web Services |
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| Discover qualified IoT hardware and devices / Build and deliver successful IoT solutions on AWS |
Completed Projects
Kickstarter Backed Projects
| Kickstarter Projects | Purpose |
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| AiryFi Hardware | About AiryFi is an open-source portable sensor that can deliver the quantity and mass of suspended particulates. It includes a PMSA003 sensor that uses a digital output with a 5V working voltage to offer information on suspended particulate matter (PM1.0, PM2.5, and PM10) in the air per unit volume. |
| AiryFi Software | About AiryFi is an open-source portable sensor that can deliver the quantity and mass of suspended particulates. It includes a PMSA003 sensor that uses a digital output with a 5V working voltage to offer information on suspended particulate matter (PM1.0, PM2.5, and PM10) in the air per unit volume. |
| IoTFi 4G Hardware | IoT-Fi is a compact low power IoT enabled device having the capability of GSM modules (SIM868/SIM7600G-H) for providing network connectivity via using sim card and having the power of RP2040 chip. It also consists of an LCD 1.14” display, ESP32-C3, a 3.5mm jack for audio I/p - o/p, SD card and SIM card slot. |
| IoTFi 4G Software | IoT-Fi is a compact low power IoT enabled device having the capability of GSM module(SIM7600G-H) for providing network connectivity via using sim card and having the power of RP2040 chip. It also consists of an LCD 1.14” display, ESP32-C3, a 3.5mm jack for audio I/p - o/p, SD card and SIM card slot. |
| The LoRa Kit - LONG RANGE Wireless Communication for Arduino | |
| The RedReactor | With ultra-low stand-by power, and seamless transition even at high currents between the battery and external power, it ensures your data is safe and your design just keeps on working. |
| Red Reactor Node-RED Dashboard | We’re pleased to announce the release of our Node-RED Home Automation Dashboard, which connects to our RR_MQTT client and gives you full visibility and control of your Red Reactor enabled Pi system. |
| Red Reactor MQTT Client for Home Automation | This Red Reactor MQTT Client is designed to run as a background application to monitor the battery. |
| Remote Monitoring Feature for the Red Reactor | The Red Reactor now provides a remote monitoring feature that enables you to see the status information at a glance from your web-browser. |
| RR Battery Monitor Background App | This Red Reactor Battery Monitor Background App is an application designed for systems without a display (‘Headless’), or are remotely located, or just need to run largely un-attended. |
| RS485 CAN HAT For Raspberry Pi | RS485 CAN HAT is a multi node communication module, to communicate with devices in a long-range, designed dedicatedly for Raspberry Pi with an operating voltage of 3.3 V, CAN controller MCP2515 via SPI interface, onboard transceiver SN65HVD230 that is controlled via UART. It is built to support automatic TX/RX control without programming. It performs half-duplex communication and it has an onboard transceiver SP3485. |
| Air-Monitoring-HAT | SB Components developed the Air Monitor HAT for Raspberry Pi an open-source portable sensor that can provide the level of quantity of the suspended particulates with their mass. |
Documentation / Resources
| Resources |
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| Arm Developer Resources |
| Arm Software |
| Blues Cellular |
| Raspberry Pi Takes Star Trek UI To Red Alert |
| RISC-V |
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| RISC-V — ISA Specifications |
| RISC-V — Non-ISA Specifications |
| RISC-V — Software |
| RISC-V — Upstreaming |
| RISC-V — Android |
| RISC-V — Administrative Docs |
| Name | Description | Version | Status[b] | Instruction count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | ||||
| RVWMO | Weak Memory Ordering | 2.0 | Ratified | |
| RV32I | Base Integer Instruction Set 32-bit | 2.1 | Ratified | 40 |
| RV32E | Base Integer Instruction Set (embedded) 32-bit 16 registers | 1.9 | Open 40 | |
| RV64I | Base Integer Instruction Set 64-bit | 2.1 | Ratified | 15 |
| RV128I | Base Integer Instruction Set 128-bit | 1.7 | Open | 15 Extension |
| M | Standard Extension for Integer Multiplication and Division | 2.0 | Ratified | 8 (RV32) 13 (RV64) |
| A | Standard Extension for Atomic Instructions | 2.1 | Ratified | 11 (RV32) 22 (RV64) |
| F | Standard Extension for Single-Precision Floating-Point | 2.2 | Ratified | 26 (RV32) 30 (RV64) |
| D | Standard Extension for Double-Precision Floating-Point | 2.2 | Ratified | 26 (RV32) 32 (RV64) |
| Zicsr | Control and Status Register (CSR) | 2.0 | Ratified | 6 |
| Zifencei | Instruction-Fetch Fence | 2.0 | Ratified | 1 |
| G | Shorthand for the IMAFDZicsr_Zifencei | base and extensions | — | — |
| Q | Standard Extension for Quad-Precision Floating-Point | 2.2 | Ratified | 8 (RV32) 32 (RV64)1q Zam |
| L | Standard Extension for Decimal Floating-Point | 0.0 | Open | - |
| C | Standard Extension for Compressed Instructions | 2.0 | Ratified | 40 |
| B | Standard Extension for Bit Manipulation | 1.0 | Ratified | 43 [28] |
| J | Standard Extension for Dynamically Translated Languages | 0.0 | Open | - |
| T | Standard Extension for Transactional Memory | 0.0 | Open | - |
| P | Standard Extension for Packed-SIMD Instructions | 0.9.10 | Open | - |
| V | Standard Extension for Vector Operations | 1.0 | Frozen | 187[29] |
| Zk | Standard Extension for Scalar Cryptography | 1.0.1 | Ratified | 49 |
| N | Standard Extension for User-Level Interrupts | 1.1 | Open | 3 |
| H | Standard Extension for Hypervisor | 1.0 | Ratified | 15 |
| S | Standard Extension for Supervisor-level Instructions | 1.12 | Ratified | 4 |
| Zam | Misaligned Atomics | 0.1 | Open | - |
| Ztso | Total Store Ordering | 0.1 | Frozen | - |
PTP Clock (Precision Time Protocol)
| Time Appliance Project | Time Master is a critical part of a PTP enabled network. It provides accurate time via GNSS while maintaining accuracy in case of GNSS failure via a high stability (and holdover) oscillator such as an atomic clock. Existing products in the market are often closed sourced and are far from having sufficient features. The Time Card project presents an open source solution via a PCIe card. |
| YouTube PTP | |
| Open Time Server | |
| Open Time Server | |
| Time-Appliance-Project Software | |
| Time-Appliance-Project | |
| Time Card | |
| DC PTP Profile |
Programming
| Programming |
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| Arm Assembly Programming by Example |
| RISC-V Project: Driving Outputs |
SparkFun
Backed Kickstarter Projects
Kickstarter Companies
| Kickstarter Companies | Description |
|---|---|
| Engineering Shock | |
| SB Components | SB Components is a UK-based Research and Development company that has been providing embedded, IoT, AI and Robotics based solutions since 2012 |
| starfive-tech |
Receivers
| Receivers | |
|---|---|
| Icom America – Wideband Receiver - Features America | (H/W) |
General Computer Building
| General Computer Building | Date |
|---|---|
| Why Building Your Own PC Is Still a Smart Move in 2023 / Tom’s Hardware |
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Incredibly, cool project ↩