The maker Edzelf recently open sourced his affordable LoRa gateway on Github. He combined a low-cost Orange Pi Zero with Rak wireless RAK831 concentrator module kit via a custom cable, and a power supply board, all assembled into a metal case. For his project he spent less than $160. RAK831 communicates with Orange Pi Zero over an…
Since the Raspberry Pi came on the scene in 2012, the success didn’t take long to arrive. By March 2017, they had sold 12.5 million units, making it the third best-selling “general purpose computer”. But in July 2017, sales reached nearly 15 million! Linuxjournal has just published an interesting overview about Raspberry Pi rivals. “The…
Everyone knows Raspberry Pi, maybe everyone’s got one…but what if you want something different? The Raspberry Pi is an awesome computer for the price, but it is not the only single-board computer in the market, of course. If you want more power, or something that costs even less, there are a lot of alternatives out there….
Orange Pi Zero is a $7 and up board based on Allwinner H2+ quad core Cortex A7 processor with 256 to 512MB RAM, Ethernet, WiFi, and USB, but no video output except on headers, making it more suitable to headless applications. Users that would like to add a little extra functionality, can now purchase an expansion…
What could the best choice be if you don’t want to buy an Arduino or a Raspberry Pi board? This is the same question Dave Egts made himself, and Orange Pi is his answer. Dave needed the device to be as inexpensive as possible, but still useful out of the box, with Internet connectivity for…
If you want to fashion a smart gadget, robot, or drone with wireless capabilities on the cheap, a US$9.99 development board from Orange Pi will help you reach that goal. For its price and target market, the Orange Pi i96 has features not found on competitive boards. It includes Wi-Fi, 4GB of flash storage, and 2GB…
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