The original PlayStation remains one of the most popular retro gaming platforms, and modern ARM-based single-board computers have more than enough processing power to emulate it smoothly. With RetroArch and the PCSX ReARMed core, running PS1 games on Linux has become surprisingly straightforward – even on compact hardware powered by Rockchip processors. In this guide, … Read more
Introduction The Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W proves that a single-board computer doesn’t have to be large to be capable. Despite measuring just 65 × 30 mm, it combines a quad-core 64-bit processor, wireless networking, and the same 40-pin GPIO header found on larger Raspberry Pi models. That makes it a popular choice for embedded … Read more
Introduction A printed circuit board by itself does not do much. It has copper traces, pads, vias, solder mask, and silkscreen. But until you place and solder the components onto it, it is still just a board. The moment resistors, capacitors, ICs, connectors, and other parts are mounted, it becomes a circuit card assembly, or … Read more
Introduction Every electrical circuit needs one thing to work: a complete path for current to flow. Break that path anywhere, and the circuit stops working. That’s what engineers call an open circuit. It’s one of the simplest concepts in electronics, but it’s also one of the most important. Open circuits show up everywhere from a … Read more
If you’ve been shopping for a single-board computer anytime in the last couple of years, you’ve run into this chip. Orange Pi, Radxa, Banana Pi, KiwiPi – what do they all have in common? That’s right: Rockchip RK3588. The chip launched in 2022, and it’s still not giving up ground. Why? Because it’s genuinely good. … Read more
Rockchip has a habit of making headlines with their flashy flagships. RK3588 this, RK3688 that. 8K video, 32 TOPS NPU, LPDDR6. Great, but most people don’t need a data center in their living room. That’s where the Rockchip RK3528 comes in. Most people just want something that works, something cheap. Something that can run Android … Read more
KiwiPi announced its new Kiwi Box 5 yesterday (also known as Kiwi Pi M5 in our product category). It’s a compact edge AI smart box built around the Rockchip RK3588, and after looking through the specs, I think they actually listened to what people have been complaining about for years. You know the drill with … Read more
Rockchip has announced the official release of the RKNN3 SDK V1.0.0 for its RK1820 / RK1828 AI coprocessors. This release is fully optimized for the RK3588 / RK3576 + RK1820 / RK1828 hardware combination, providing a complete software stack for on-device AI model deployment. The SDK delivers comprehensive upgrades in performance, model compatibility, functionality, and … Read more
I’ve been digging into smart security cameras lately. Not the cheap cloud-dependent ones that send your footage to who-knows-where, but the kind that actually thinks locally. And the main question everyone asks is: what chip should you use? Let me walk you through what I’ve learned. Table of Contents What actually matters for a smart … Read more
