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Circuit Card Assembly Explained: Components and Process
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
What is an Open Circuit: Causes, Detection, and Prevention
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
Rockchip RK3588: The Flagship That Still Rules
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
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Rockchip RK3528: The Quiet Middle Child Nobody Talks About
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
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A new Smart Box by KiwiPi
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
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What’s the best AI chip for a smart security camera?
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
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Raspberry Pi 6 vs Rockchip: SBC Market Heats Up
Recently, three of the lead Raspberry Pi engineers hosted an AMA on the r/engineering subreddit. And honestly? There was some good stuff. But also… some things that made me scratch my head. Let me break it down – and throw in a few thoughts on what’s happening on the other side of the SBC world. ... Read more
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RK3688 SBC: What We Know So Far
So, Rockchip dropped some serious specs last year for their upcoming flagship RK3688 Chip – 12 cores, 32 TOPS, LPDDR6 support. But here’s the thing, the chip isn’t out yet! And even when it is, getting your hands on an actual RK3688 SBC will take a few more months. Still, that doesn’t mean we can’t ... Read more
Rockchip RV1126B: Small AI Chip
When I first looked into the Rockchip RV1126B, I honestly thought it was just another low-power AI chip for cheap cameras. But after digging into the specs and checking where it actually gets used, it became pretty clear why this processor is still everywhere in 2026. The RV1126B is not trying to compete with heavy ... Read more
