Articles Tagged “Open Source Hardware”
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Firehat HAT Brings FireWire DV Capture to Raspberry Pi
The $79 Firehat is an open-source FireWire HAT that digitizes MiniDV, Digital8 and HDV tapes straight from a Raspberry Pi 5, with no laptop needed.
MNT Station Puts 10+ Swappable CPU Modules in a Mini PC
MNT Research's fanless MNT Station takes 10 or more Arm and FPGA modules, starts at $299 for the case, and ships from Crowd Supply in January 2027.
Openterface KeyMod Turns Your Phone Into a Keyboard
The $42 Openterface KeyMod turns a phone into a USB keyboard, mouse, gamepad, or SSH terminal for any PC, server, or Raspberry Pi board, even at the BIOS.
Framework Laptop 12 Upgrade Adds 70% More Battery
Framework's Laptop 12 gains an Intel Core Series 3 mainboard, Thunderbolt 4, and Wi-Fi 7, with DIY kits from $549 and Fedora prebuilts at $699.
Raspberry Pi CM5 Jig Flashes Modules With No Carrier
The official $600 Raspberry Pi CM5 programming jig flashes Compute Modules with secure boot and disk encryption without needing a carrier board.
PwrBlock 323 Is a $230 Programmable USB-C PD Supply
The open-hardware PwrBlock 323 turns a 100W USB-C PD charger into a scriptable 1-32V bench supply for test fixtures, at $230 on Crowd Supply.
USBridge-KVM 2.0 Brings BIOS Access Over SSH
The $219 USBridge-KVM 2.0 is an open-source IP-KVM built on a Radxa Zero 3W that turns graphical BIOS screens into text you can read over SSH.
LILYGO T-Echo Lite Kit Adds a Keyboard for LoRa
LILYGO's T-Echo Lite Kit pairs an nRF52840 LoRa and GPS board with a backlit keyboard shield and speaker for off-grid messaging, from $65.34.
Pi-Ener-lite: A $35 18650 UPS for Raspberry Pi Zero
The Pi-Ener-lite adds an 18650 battery backup, real-time clock, and fuel gauge to a Raspberry Pi Zero for $35 while leaving the GPIO header free.
Wi-Fi Sensing Turns an ESP32 and Pi Into a Motion Radar
WifiSense-Pi pairs an ESP32-S3 sampling 100 times a second with a Raspberry Pi 4 to detect people through walls — and the code is now open source.
ESP32-S3 Music Sequencer Doubles as a Slap Bracelet
Maker 3DSage built a wearable ESP32-S3 sequencer with brass-rod note input, a translucent PETG case, and a measuring-tape slap bracelet band.
EITWatch Reads Hand Gestures With an ESP32-S3 Watch
Northwestern's open-source EITWatch fits eight electrodes on a watch back and hits 92.5% macro-gesture accuracy from a XIAO ESP32-S3 at 48 Hz.
RISC-V MCU Adds Built-In Ethernet PHY and 8MB PSRAM
WCH's CH32V467 packs a 200 MHz RISC-V core, built-in Fast Ethernet PHY, 480 Mbps USB, and up to 8MB PSRAM at roughly $2.40 to $2.90 per chip.
PewCB One Etches Circuit Boards With a Desktop Laser
PewCB One is a 20W laser PCB fab that ablates 0.1mm traces in under an hour with no chemicals, priced at $5,000 with production from September 1.
PiShot Makes a Pocket Camera From a Raspberry Pi Zero
PiShot is an open-source 3D-printed camera built on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, Camera Module 3, an ST7789 rear display, and a single 18650 cell.
ESPHome Starter Kit Puts Four Sensors on One $40 Board
The official $40 ESPHome Starter Kit pairs an ESP32-C6 board with four snap-on FPC sensor modules and needs no YAML editing to get an automation running.
Nomad Terminal Packs LoRa and GPS Into a $60 Handheld
Makerfabs' $59.80 Nomad Terminal pairs an ESP32-S3 with an LR1121 LoRa radio, GNSS, a 3.5-inch touchscreen, and a 5,000mAh cell rated for 40-60 days.
Comu Is a $6 RISC-V Board That Hides in a USB Port
Icy Electronics' Comu packs a 144MHz CH32V203 RISC-V MCU, four touch buttons, and six GPIOs into a 13 x 9.4mm open-source board costing $5.99.
Antmicro Open-Sources a Thunderbolt Dual 10GbE Card
Antmicro released the full KiCad files for a Thunderbolt 3 to dual 10GbE adapter under Apache 2.0, measured at 9.4 Gbps while drawing under 9 watts.
ChronoWatch X2040 Is a DIY RP2040 Round-Screen Watch
The ChronoWatch X2040 turns a $23 Waveshare RP2040 board into a DIY wearable with a 1.28-inch round touchscreen, a 3D-printed case, and a 950mAh battery.
LILYGO T-Echo Card Puts Solar LoRa Mesh in an IP66 Shell
The LILYGO T-Echo Card packs nRF52840, SX1262 LoRa, GPS and a solar panel into a 9.5mm IP66 card, starting around $60 with Meshtastic support.
Meshtastic vs MeshCore vs LoRaWAN Explained for 2026
A plain-English guide to the three LoRa networking options: which one suits hikers, which scales to a city, and which needs gateway infrastructure.
ZecTrix Note 4 Puts an AI Voice Notepad on E-Paper
ZecTrix Note 4 pairs a 4.2-inch E-Ink display with an ESP32-S3, NFC, and a 2,000 mAh battery for $54.99 — and a four-color variant lands near $30.
CtrlVibe AI Console Keypad Starts at $109 on Kickstarter
CtrlVibe AI Console packs nine hot-swappable keys, a rotary encoder, and a three-way permission toggle into a CNC aluminum keypad starting at $109.
Octopus 16 Puts 16-Channel EEG on a $250 Open Board
The $250 Octopus 16 packs 16 EEG channels into a 26mm board and turns brain signals into BLE gamepad input, with fully open Arduino and Python code.
Stream32 Builds an Open-Source Stream Deck on ESP32
Stream32 pairs an ESP32 with a 4-inch or 10.1-inch touchscreen to make a fully customizable open-source Stream Deck alternative you can reflash yourself.
reTerminal Sticky ePaper Runs Four Open Firmwares
Seeed's $49.90 reTerminal Sticky pairs a 3.97-inch touch ePaper panel with an ESP32-S3 and four open-source firmware options, from e-reader to dashboard.
ESP-KVM Turns an ESP32-P4 Board Into a $45 IP KVM
ESP-KVM is an open-source IP KVM built from a $20 ESP32-P4 board and an HDMI capture adapter, delivering 20 fps MJPEG remote control for about $45.
SensWear Open-Source Wearable Kit Ships With 4 Sensors
SensWear is an open-source nRF54L15 wearable platform with four swappable sensor boards, MIT-licensed firmware, and a EUR 849.99 full bundle.
ESP32 Web Browser Loads Real Web Pages in Text Mode
Alun Morris built babe32, an open-source text-mode web browser that fetches and renders real web pages on an inexpensive ESP32 display board.
Open RC Spotter Logs RC Car Telemetry at 100 Hz on ESP32
An open-source ESP32 data logger fuses GPS and IMU with a 10-state Kalman filter, logging RC car telemetry at 100 Hz to microSD. $169 assembled.
Low-Power Wireless MCU Guide: nRF54L, ESP32, RP2350
Compare nRF54L15, ESP32-C6, and RP2350 for battery-powered projects: radios, sleep current, memory, price, and which to pick for each build.
nRF54L15 Discovery Board Snaps Into Two Usable Boards
Icy Electronics' $27.19 nRF54L15 Discovery packs a Cortex-M33, a RISC-V coprocessor, and a snap-off CMSIS-DAP debugger you can reuse separately.
CirkitScape Top HAT Combines Four Pi Add-Ons in One
The $45 CirkitScape Top HAT adds 16 GPIOs, a 3-channel ADC, RS-485, and four USB ports to a Raspberry Pi using only standard Python libraries.
Arduino UNO Q Arcade Bundle Builds a $90 Retro Console
Arduino's UNO Q Arcade bundle pairs the 4GB UNO Q SBC with snap-together Modulino controls to build a DIY RetroArch console for about $90 at launch.
Xteink X4 Pro Brings Touch and Frontlight to $99 eReader
Xteink's X4 Pro adds a touchscreen and frontlight to its 4.3-inch pocket eReader for $99, with a 1,100mAh battery and open-source firmware support.
ART-Pi II Pairs a 600 MHz Cortex-M7 With a 2.5D GPU
The $45 ART-Pi II runs a 600 MHz STM32H7R7 with a NeoChrom 2.5D GPU, 32MB HyperRAM, Wi-Fi 4 and a Raspberry Pi-compatible 40-pin header.
moddo Pinch Is the Smallest Arduino Board Yet at 11mm
The moddo Pinch is a 10.9 x 10.5 mm Arduino-compatible board that fits inside a USB-C shell, with 12 GPIO, 11 PWM channels, and pre-orders open at $15.90.
Olimex PICO-EVB Adds Mains Relays to Raspberry Pi Pico
Olimex's €14.95 PICO-EVB turns any Raspberry Pi Pico into an industrial controller with four 240VAC relays, four optoisolated inputs and ESPHome support.
reCamera Pro Runs LLMs and Vision on a $300 AI Camera
Seeed Studio's reCamera Pro packs a 3 TOPS NPU to run vision, LLMs, speech-to-text, and TTS fully on-device with no cloud, from $299.90.
Pico W Becomes a Driverless USB Wi-Fi Adapter for $6
An open-source firmware turns the $6 Raspberry Pi Pico W into a USB Wi-Fi adapter that needs no drivers on Linux, macOS, Windows, or mobile.
Raspberry Pi Single Pair Ethernet HAT Adds T1S/T1L
Brechel Electronic's new Raspberry Pi HAT+ boards add 10BASE-T1S and 10BASE-T1L Single Pair Ethernet from €95, with a one-click Linux driver installer.
PocketMage Is a Fully Open-Source ESP32-S3 E-Ink PDA
PocketMage is a $185 open-source ESP32-S3 PDA with dual E-Ink and OLED displays, a physical QWERTY keyboard, and a ~7-day battery per charge.
ELM11-Feather Makes FPGAs Lua-Simple for $39
The $39 ELM11-Feather puts a Gowin FPGA and a 75 MHz soft-core into a Feather board you program in Lua, with MIT-licensed firmware coming.
Norik Dongle Brings DECT NR+ 5G to a USB Port
Norik Systems' nRF9151 USB dongle brings DECT NR+, the carrier-free 5G mesh standard, to developers with Zephyr samples and no debug probe.
Open Book Touch Is a Hackable Open-Source E-Reader
The Open Book Touch is a DRM-free ESP32-S3 e-reader with a 4.26-inch touch e-paper screen, open firmware, and a replaceable battery, from \$149.
PocketMage: An Open-Source ESP32-S3 E-Paper PDA for Makers
PocketMage is an open-source ESP32-S3 e-paper PDA with a QWERTY keyboard, dual displays, and hackable firmware. Now live on Crowd Supply from $185.
Mercedes-Benz Open-Sources ARDEP: An STM32 Motor-Control Dev Board
Mercedes-Benz just released ARDEP V2, an Apache 2.0 open-source hardware platform built on an STM32G474 for real automotive-grade motor control.
Flipper BUSY Bar: An Open-Source Productivity Display for Makers
The Flipper BUSY Bar is an open-source productivity display with a 72x16 RGB LED matrix, dual processors, Wi-Fi 6, and Matter support.
PaperBoy Runs a Game Boy Emulator at 60 FPS on E Ink
PaperBoy drives an ESP32-S3 E Ink devkit at a full 60 FPS, running a Game Boy emulator with a BLE gamepad by bypassing the normal e-paper waveform. It's open source.
QuadRF: A Raspberry Pi 5 4x4 MIMO SDR RF Camera Hits Crowd Supply
QuadRF is a Raspberry Pi 5 4x4 MIMO software-defined radio tile that renders a live 30fps RF overlay. Open-source SDR beamforming from $499.
Banana Pi's $21 BPI-VP10 Brings Open-Source RISC-V Servo Control to Makers
The Banana Pi BPI-VP10, detailed June 30, 2026, is a $21 open-source RISC-V board that drives 100-200W industrial servos with broad encoder support and free tuning software.
Louder ESP32 Mini Adds WiFi and Bluetooth to Old Speakers for $15
The $15 Louder ESP32 Mini is an open-source amplifier board that turns any passive speaker into a smart, multiroom audio device with Squeezelite, Snapcast, and ESPHome support.
RP2350B 'Bells & Whistles' Board Packs a Debugger and HDMI for $30
The $30 RP2350B 'Bells & Whistles' dev board bundles an onboard debugger, HDMI video out, and microSD into one open-source maker board — removing friction for RP2350 projects.
Optocam Zero Turns a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W Into a Joyful DIY Camera
The Optocam Zero is an open-source DIY digital camera built on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, with autofocus, eight filters, GIF capture, and 3D-printed parts — a delightful weekend maker build.
piBrick PocketCM5 Turns the Raspberry Pi CM5 Into a Pocket Linux PC
The open-source piBrick PocketCM5 kit wraps a Raspberry Pi CM5 in a 3.92-inch AMOLED handheld with a BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard and NVMe — for $240 on Tindie.
Wireless-Tag's ESP32P4C61-TINY Packs Two ESP32 Chips Into a Tiny Open-Source AIoT Board
Wireless-Tag launched the ESP32P4C61-TINY on Kickstarter on June 2, 2026 — a compact, open-source AIoT board pairing an ESP32-P4 with an ESP32-C61 for Wi-Fi 6 and camera support.
ESP32 Walkie-Talkie: G.722 HD Voice Rides ESP-NOW Packets
PCMFlowG722 turns ESP32 boards into an HD-voice walkie-talkie over ESP-NOW, fitting a 160-byte G.722 frame into one packet. No router needed.
Start9 Drops a Fully Open RISC-V Router — SpacemiT K1, StartWRT, and a Crowdfunding Goal Built on Open Source
Start9 unveiled its open-source RISC-V router on May 15, 2026 — built on the SpacemiT K1 with 4GB LPDDR4, WiFi 6, dual GbE, and the new StartWRT OpenWrt fork, with backers starting at $300.