Articles Tagged “Risc V”
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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.
ESP32-S31 Linux BSP Boots Real Linux on 16MB PSRAM
Espressif released a Linux 6.18 BSP developer preview for the ESP32-S31, fitting a bootable image into roughly 13.7MB of flash on a $10-class chip.
StarFive Dubhe-100 Is a Server-Class RISC-V CPU Core
StarFive's Dubhe-100 is an RVA23-compliant RISC-V core hitting 15 SPECint2006 per GHz, with a 15-stage out-of-order pipeline and KVM already running.
Which ESP32 Variant to Choose: A 2026 Buyer's Guide
Nine ESP32 variants, one decision. Compare S3, C3, C5, C6, H2, and P4 by cores, RAM, radios, and price to pick the right chip for your project.
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.
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.
Forgix Board Pairs an RP2354 MCU With an FPGA for $50
The $50 Forgix board pairs a Raspberry Pi RP2354 MCU with an Efinix Trion T8 FPGA in a 36x18mm Teensy footprint, with open KiCad design files.
ESP32-P4 Runs Classic Mac OS: A BasiliskII Port on a $40 Devkit
A tiny RISC-V ESP32-P4 touchscreen board now boots Mac OS 7.1 to 8.1 via a BasiliskII 68k emulator port, hitting ~24 FPS on a Quadra-class virtual Mac.
ESP32-C5-LCD-1.47: A Thumb-Sized Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 IoT Board
Espressif's ESP32-C5 dev board packs dual-band Wi-Fi 6, Thread, Zigbee, and Matter with a 1.47-inch color LCD in a thumb-sized RISC-V package.
Waveshare ESP32-C6-Zero-B Adds 5V-36V Wide Input for Industrial Use
The Waveshare ESP32-C6-Zero-B is a tiny RISC-V board with a 5V-36V wide supply input, WiFi 6, and Zigbee/Thread radio, priced around $6-7.
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.
Makerfabs' $80 ESP32-P4 Touch Panel Adds 4G, Ethernet, and a Camera
Makerfabs' MaTouch ESP32-P4 is an $80 10.1-inch HMI dev board with 4G LTE, Ethernet, a 2MP camera, and RISC-V power — an all-in-one maker panel shown June 26, 2026.
OpenC6 Brings PC-Style BIOS Firmware to the Tiny ESP32-C6
OpenC6, detailed June 25, 2026, is an open-source firmware that gives the sub-$10 ESP32-C6 microcontroller PC-like network boot, OTA updates, and a web setup UI.
Zhihe A210 Brings an Octa-Core RISC-V SoC With a 12 TOPS NPU to Makers
The new Zhihe A210 is an octa-core RISC-V SoC with a 12 TOPS NPU that runs small LLMs locally — and its SODIMM-style dev kit puts capable open-architecture AI hardware in makers' hands.
SpacemiT K3 Pico-ITX Makes RISC-V Feel Like a Real Desktop
CNX Software's hands-on review of the 16-core SpacemiT K3 Pico-ITX shows a 60-TOPS, RVA23-compliant RISC-V mini PC running Bianbu OS as a usable everyday desktop.
Linux 7.1 Lands With a Fresh NTFS Driver and Leaner Code
Linus Torvalds released the Linux 7.1 kernel on June 14, adding a new in-kernel NTFS driver, support for 12 new SoCs, and a major cleanup that drops 140,000 lines of legacy code.
Pine64 PineVoice Is a $50 RISC-V Smart Speaker Built for Home Assistant
Pine64's $50 PineVoice smart speaker runs on a Bouffalo Lab BL606P RISC-V chip with WiFi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee, offering an open, local voice option for Home Assistant.
Zhihe A210 Brings an Octa-Core RISC-V SoC and 12-TOPS NPU to an Affordable Dev Board
Sipeed's Zhihe A210 is an octa-core RISC-V SoC with a 12-TOPS NPU and up to 16GB RAM, offered on a SODIMM-style dev board starting around $334 for edge-AI makers.
Espressif's ESP32-E22 Brings Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6E to a RISC-V Module
Espressif's ESP32-E22 module adds tri-band Wi-Fi 6E and a dual-core RISC-V core, with open-source Linux drivers, pushing high-bandwidth wireless into compact IoT designs.
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.
Waveshare RP2350B-Plus-W: A Pico 2 W-Sized Board With WiFi and 41 GPIOs
The Waveshare RP2350B-Plus-W packs WiFi, dual ARM/RISC-V cores, and 41 GPIOs into a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W-sized maker board for around $10.99.
This $12.99 RISC-V Camera Board Ships USB 3.0 and Dual Cores
AnalogLamb's $12.99 Petros RISC-V camera board pairs dual cores with USB 3.0 SuperSpeed and an OV2640 module for cheap, plug-and-play embedded vision.
Firefly's CSC2-N48SPK3 Lands — A 48-Node RISC-V AI Server With 2,880 TOPS in a Single 2U Chassis
Firefly unveiled the CSC2-N48SPK3 on May 20, 2026 — a dense 2U RISC-V AI server with 48 SpacemiT K3 nodes, 2,880 TOPS of INT4 AI performance, and 48 NVMe SSD slots for up to 768 TB of storage.
SpacemiT's K3 Pico-ITX SBC Goes Official — RVA23-Compliant RISC-V With 60 TOPS for Edge AI Builds
SpacemiT officially launched the K3 Pico-ITX SBC and K3-CoM260 SoM on May 11, 2026 — RVA23-compliant RISC-V boards with up to 60 TOPS of AI performance, 32GB LPDDR5, and 256GB UFS.
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.
DC-ROMA RISC-V Mainboard III Brings 60 TOPS of SpacemiT K3 to the Framework Laptop 13
Deep Computing released the DC-ROMA RISC-V Mainboard III on May 13, 2026 — a Framework Laptop 13 swap board with an octa-core SpacemiT K3, up to 60 TOPS sparse AI performance, 32GB RAM, and 1TB NVMe.
Banana Pi BPI-SM10 Ships May 11 — A 60 TOPS RISC-V SBC That Runs 30B Local LLMs
Banana Pi's BPI-SM10 RISC-V SBC ships globally May 11, 2026 with the SpacemiT K3 chip, 60 TOPS of AI compute, and the headroom to run 30-billion parameter LLMs on-device.
Milk-V Jupiter 2 Is the World's First RVA23-Compliant RISC-V SBC With 60 TOPS AI Acceleration
Milk-V's Jupiter 2 opens pre-orders with RVA23 compliance, a SpacemiT K3 octa-core RISC-V CPU, 60 TOPS on-chip AI acceleration, 10GbE, and up to 32GB LPDDR5 from $199.
The $25 Olimex ESP32-P4-PC Is Now Shipping — A RISC-V Board With HDMI, Ethernet, and 4 USB Ports
Olimex ships the ESP32-P4-PC open-source RISC-V single board computer with HDMI output, Ethernet, four USB ports, and camera support for under $25.