My Nextion Enhanced NX8048K070 display will soon find a new home. The 7″ display comes with a capacitive touchscreen, an enclosure, and can work in standalone mode thanks to a built-in...


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Learn More About Linux’s New GPIO User Space Subsystem & Libgpiod
Sysfs was used to control GPIOs on Linux system with the GPIOs defined in /sys/class/gpio, but starting with Linux 4.8, a new GPIO interface for user space was introduced, with gpiochip becoming char...


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Lab in a Box Concept Embeds x86 Server and 6 ARM Boards into a PC Case for Automated Software Testing
The Linux kernel now has about 20 millions line of code, Arm has hundreds of licensees making thousands of processors and micro-controllers, which end up in maybe hundreds of thousands of different...


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Giveaway Week – Wio GPS Tracker Board
It’s Friday, and the fifth day of giveaway week on CNX Software. Today, I’ll be giving away Wio Tracker, an Arduino compatible board based on Microchip / Atmel SAMD21 ARM Cortex M0 MCU...


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WifiMETRIX Wi-Fi Networks Analyzer Supports Packet Injection, Throughput Analysis
Nuts about Nets (that’s the company name…) WifiMETRIX is a dual band WiFi diagnostic tool used to analyze, monitor and troubleshoot Wi-Fi networks. The handheld device implements two main...


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Panasonic Showcases Flexible Batteries with Wireless Charging System
Flexible batteries such as PowerStream lithium polymer batteries can be integrated into new application such as smartcards, and could help wearables have longer battery life by adding batteries into...


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Rikomagic RKM V3 Rockchip RK3328 TV Stick Launched for $63
We’ll know find plenty of devices powered by Rockchip RK3328 from TV boxes to development boards, but if you are interested in getting an Android TV stick based on the processor, I’m only...


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Testing Google’s GNSS Analysis Tool for GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou…
Google has recently released GNSS Analysis Tool to process and analyze Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) raw measurements from Android devices. This is mostly designed to enable manufacturers...


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2017 Singles’ Day Promotions on Chinese Online Stores
Singles’ day (Guanggun Jie – 光棍节) is celebrated every year on November 11 (11.11) in China, and retailers launch promotions to attract young shoppers, especially online. Last year...


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Arm Announces Mali-D71 for 4K/120 Hz Displays, Assertive Display 5 with HDR
Arm has just announced Mali-D71 display processor optimized for 4K120 displays used for virtual reality, Assertive Display 5 display management core which adds support for high dynamic range (HDR10 /...


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