Eli Hughes' Nordic and i.MX powered Guitar, Pico Operating System, WiFi over LoRaWAN and more!
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This week's Electromaker Show is now available on YouTube and everywhere you get your podcasts! Welcome to the Electromaker Show episode 144! Today we talk with Eli Hughes, full stack embedded engineer and generally inspiring person, about his Nordic nRF7002 and NXP i.MX based Guitar Active Pickguard! We also look at an amazing mini-os for the Pi Pico, a Pi Zero form factor IoT board, and much more! Tune in for the latest maker, tech, DIY, IoT, embedded, and crowdfunding news stories from the week.
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