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October 2026

  1. ESP32-C6-DevKit-Lipo becomes a Matter light: a step-by-step guide
  2. ESP32-P4-PC got two new software demos – GSM LTE connectivity and full hardware features check
  3. Two New Open Source Hardware Level Shifters: BB-LVL-SHIFT and UEXT-LVL-SHIFT
  4. Open Fest 2026 is November 7 and 8 in Interpred WTC Sofia

September 2026

  1. New Open Source Hardware variant of Neo6502 now includes Keyboard, 4 USB hosts, UEXT, power switch and USB-C for power and programming all in one keyboard body

July 2026

  1. Проблеми със Спиди и Еконт
  2. New Product in stock: HEATSINK-iMX8MP — Custom Heatsink for Our Open Source Hardware Industrial Grade iMX8MPlus SOM Modules
  3. New Industrial Grade Open Source Hardware board: PICO-EVB enables your Raspberry PI PICO to drive relays and sense High voltage inputs
  4. Turning the ESP32-CAM-8MB into a Smart Security Camera for Home Assistant

June 2026

  1. New products in stock: LoRa Antennas, Soldering PCB holders, CH32V006 RISCV dev board
  2. Introducing the LCD7-PANEL-LIME2: A Ready-to-Mount Linux Touch Panel Computer
  3. Home Automation with Phone Notifications for Under €5? Yes, It’s Possible!
  4. ESP32-CAM is back in stock with 8MB PSRAM and 4MB Flash for support of more AI apps
  5. Interesting project: Turn Ethernet + PoE into a Wi-Fi Hotspot with ESP32-POE-ISO!

May 2026

  1. USB-LTE4G-EU for reliable 4G LTE Connectivity in IoT and Industrial Applications across Europe
  2. ESP32-P4-PC now have plastic box
  3. TuxCon 2026 Has Come to an End
  4. Six new models of OV5647 5-Megapixel cameras with adjustable lenses for ESP32-P4-DevKit and ESP32-P4-PC are in stock

April 2026

  1. TuxCon 2026 the Open Source Hardware and Software conference is on 16-17 of May in Plovdiv!

February 2026

  1. ESP32-P4-PC Open Source Hardware Board – the most comprehensive and feature-rich ESP32-P4 board on the market
  2. SMT components are getting smaller — but your precision doesn’t have to
  3. New Power Supply Modules for PCB Mounting in stock
  4. Making self hosted web user interface for BME280 temperature, humidity and pressure sensor for ESP32-POE, ESP32-C6-DevKit-Lipo and ESP32-C3-Devkit-Lipo with ESPUI
  5. FOSDEM 2026 – the biggest Open Source Hardware and Software event in Europe

January 2026

  1. RISC-V EUR 1 retro computer soldering workshop at High School of Mathematics in Plovdiv

December 2025

  1. We will run Soldering workshop for RVPC – the Retro Style RISC-V computer on FOSDEM 2026
  2. New Open Source Hardware board with ESP32-C6 WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5 LE, Zigbee, Thread / Matter and LiPo UPS
  3. New Open Source Hardware board MOD-ESP32-C5 adds dual band WiFi6, Bluetooth 5 LE and Zigbee, Thread-Matter connectivity to any development board with UEXT connector
  4. Soldering Workshop in Mathematics and Science High School (PMG) in Pazardzhik

November 2025

  1. Three new soldering kits available on the web
  2. Product Highlights – Breadboards, Power cables, Level indicator
  3. Christmas is approaching! Three soldering kits to teach your kid soldering during the season Holidays!
  4. MSX2 retro computer emulator released for RP2350pc
  5. RVPC retro like RISC-V computer got 3D printed beautiful plastic enclosure
  6. New temperature sensors in stock
  7. New Open Source Hardware board in stock: ESP32-C5-DevKit-Lipo Dual band 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5 LE, Zigbee, Thread, Matter

October 2025

  1. OpenFest 2025 is this weekend in Sofia, come and join us in Saturday at the traditional Soldering workhop!
  2. Join us today at Open Source Hardware Association Show and Tell Live
  3. Join our Special Creative Event This Saturday! We will have Soldering party and make art with scrapped electronic components

September 2025

  1. Microchip PIC programmers in stock
  2. New RP2350 PICO2 Open Source Hardware development board with all 48 GPIOs exposed in Breadboard friendly layout
  3. Retro Computer Repair party on September 17th at Olimex!

August 2025

  1. Once upon a time, there was Hackafe in Plovdiv — a place to share ideas and learn new things about the IT industry
  2. We regret but have to temporary suspend the shipments to USA
  3. Meet the ESP32-C5-EVB: Open Source Hardware Dual-Band 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz Wi-Fi6 Development Board with Built-in Relays, Opto-Isolated Inputs, and LiPo UPS Support
  4. Join Us at Varnaconf 2025 – Varna’s Premier IT Event!

July 2025

  1. We can now offer version of SMT32MP157 boards with Secure Boot and AES256
  2. MIPI-HDMI is Open Source Hardware MIPI-DSI converter to DVI-HDMI which works with ESP32-P4-DevKit
  3. Retro Computing Nostalgia meet Open Source Software and Hardware
  4. RP2350pc now have Plastic Box
  5. RP2350pc Open Source Hardware all in one computer with RP2350B, 8MB PSRAM, 16MB Flash, Four USB host, DVI/HDMI output and Audio Codec for retro computer emulation and education

June 2025

  1. Friday New Products: USB3 hub with USB-C connector, USB-C card Reader, SHTC3 sensor for breadboard, KFL05 and KP05 bearings!
  2. SNS-GESTURE is I2C hand gesture recognizer module which you can easily interface to your next Arduino or MicroPython project
  3. ESP32-CAM-4MB now offers 4MB PSRAM and 8MB Flash for more AI applications
  4. New Open Source Hardware board UEXT 3 to 5V converter allows 5V devices and sensors to be connected to UEXT boards with 3.3V levels
  5. OpenWRT support for the open source hardware iMX8MaxPlus board iMX8-SOM-4GB

May 2025

  1. Step by step instructions how to make Smart Home WiFi connected device with ESP32-EVB and Home Assistant without any programming
  2. The Open Source Hardware and Software €20 Smart Home Server Hardware development started
  3. New anodized aluminum Clip for DIN rail and plastic seat allow easy snap mount of ESP32-POE and ESP32-POE-ISO on standard DIN rail
  4. New Plastic Box for ESP32-EVB and ESP32-EVB-EA can be used with both internal PCB and external antenna
  5. TuxCon 2025 and the new challenge – Developing Open Source Hardware and Software EUR 20 IoT Smart Home Server
  6. ESP32-P4-DevKit now have matching MIPI-LCD with VGA resolution 640×480 pixels and manage to refresh it with 100 fps!
  7. Signetics 2650 IcePi developed with Olimex Pico2-XL board
  8. Interfacing different sensors with ESP32-EVB and MicroPython: DHT11, DHT22, SHTC3 and DS18B20

April 2025

  1. RVPC the Open Source Hardware and Software EURO 1 RISC-V computer now got BASIC interpreter!
  2. ESP32-EVB relays driven by web interface with MicroPython – so you can switch on and off loads from anywhere with internet connection
  3. TuxCon 2025 The Open Source Hardware and Software conference in Plovdiv is on May 10-11th
  4. RT1010Py the Micropython board running at 500Mhz now got tinyuf2 bootloader, so you can drag and drop your Micropython firmware same way as you do on Raspberry PICO

March 2025

  1. Samsung / Hanwa SMT pick and place machines consumables are in stock
  2. WCH 32-bit RISC-V microcontrollers and tools in stock
  3. The open source hardware iMX8MP-SOM now have Armbian based linux image

February 2025

  1. POEv3 is new Open Source Hardware board which adds Power Over Ethernet to ESP32-P4-DevKit

January 2025

  1. Plovdiv Game Jam 2025 is this weekend in Technical University in Plovdiv – there will be retro gaming corner
  2. PICO2-XL and PICO2-XXL OSHW boards are now available for ordering the shipments start January 17th
  3. Space Inavders retrogame runs on GateMateA1-EVB

December 2024

  1. Dual band 2.4G and 5G external antenna with UF.L connector now is available at olimex.com
  2. Raspberry PI RP2350 PICO2 W with WiFi and Bluetooth 5.2 in stock
  3. RFID Mifare NFC self adhesive tags with thickness only 0.2mm in two forms disc 20mm and rectangle 20x10mm are in stock
  4. SMT to DIL adapters for 8 pin ICs in stock
  5. ESP32-P4-DevKit Dual Core RISC-V Open Source Hardware development board with Ethernet, USB JTAG, SD card, MIPI CSI, MIPI DSI, UEXT and GPIOs exposed is now available to order in limited quantities
  6. Eleven Open Source Hardware add-on board for GateMateA1-EVB are designed by Intergalaktik d.o.o.
  7. RP2040pc is all in one open source hardware computer with 4 USB hosts, HDMI display, Stereo Audio and UEXT with Reload emulator you can run Apple ][ Apple][e and OricAtmos software on it
  8. Allwinner released new Nine-core 12 nm A733 SOC with Dual core Cortex-A76, Hexa-Core ARM Cortex-A55 and RISC-V E902 and 3TOPS NPU

November 2024

  1. PICO2-XL and PICO2-XXL are Open Source Hardware boards with RP2350B and offering 48 GPIOs available, 2-16MB Flash, 0-8MB PSRAM, SD-card, USB-C and 2A 3.3V power supply
  2. USB-SERIAL-L is Open Source Hardware and the world’s most sophisticated USB to serial converter
  3. The new Open Source Hardware Dual core RISC-V ESP32-P4-DevKit prototypes are alive
  4. RP2350-PICO2 Raspberry Pi PICO2 boards are now available on the web for ordering
  5. OpenFest 2024 – Soldering workshop OSHW DIY 1.00 EURO RISC-V computer recap
  6. New Plastic box can accomodate both ESP32-GATEWAY and ESP32-GATEWAY-EA

October 2024

  1. What is the difference between ARM-USB-TINY, ARM-USB-TINY-H, ARM-USB-OCD, ARM-USB-OCD-H and ARM-USB-OCD-HL
  2. The biggest Open Source event in Bulgaria – OpenFest 2024 is November 2-3 and we have got notification that our Workshop proposal is approved!
  3. New high speed USB isolator support USB1.1 USB2.0 USB3.0 and USB3.1 perfect solution to isolate High speed Audio DAC ground loop or to protect your Digital Storage oscilloscope and high speed JTAG if connected to high voltage targets

September 2024

  1. RVPC the open source hardware USD 1 Retro Style RiscV computer with VGA and PS2 keyboard and buzzer now play small games :)

August 2024

  1. Tools for SMT production: magnetic support, solder paste dispenser, Samsung pick and place nozzle filters and nozzles

July 2024

  1. ESP32-P4 Dual core RISC-V Open Source Hardware board is almost finished
  2. Helium Meteo project uses BB-STM32WL-ANT and MOD-BME280 to measure and transmit Temperature, Humidity and Pressure via Helium LoRaWan

June 2024

  1. The world fastest 6502 computer Neo6502 Open Source Hardware is now is available as all-in-one PC with plastic box, LCD display, USB hub, four UEXT connectors, 12 GPIO extension connector, LiPo battery allowing 3 hours of operation without external power supply
  2. If you are near Amsterdam tonight at 20:00 there is great event at Pakhuis de Zwijger with Federico Faggin – the father of the first processor Intel 4004 and later Intel 8080 Intel 8080 and Z80! It’s a one in a lifetime opportunity to meet one of the most influencing person in Computer industry.
  3. Neo6502 the modern retro open source hardware which beats any other 6502 machines with price, speed and features now got comprehensive get started manual by Paul Robson, you need to check it out!

May 2024

  1. Open Source Hardware iMX8MPlus System On Module and EVB for Industrial applications, Machine learning and Machine vision with 2.3 TOPS NPU are running mainline Linux and operate in industrial grade temperature range
  2. Meet RVPC the world lowest cost Open Source Hardware All-in-one educational RISC-V computer with VGA and PS2 keyboard which will be available for DIY soldering workshop on Open Fest in Sofia this year!
  3. TuxCon 2024 soldering workshop – now we have more kids interested in soldering
  4. TuxCon 2024 is this weekend – be ready for the Soldering workshop in Sunday and the Spinningtop competition!
  5. New USB 2.0 cables with snap magnetic connectors in stock

April 2024

  1. ESP32-POE2 Open Source Hardware PoE IoT board provides up to 25W power supply to external circuits
  2. Installing Linux on the external Flash modules for STMP157-BASE-SOM-EVB
  3. Long Easter Holidays ahead!
  4. Breaking news: We replaced all engineers at Olimex with AI, now the computers draw beautiful open Source Hardware Linux computers in minutes

March 2024

  1. Neo6502 – the Open Source Hardware Modern Retro Computer got incredible development in March
  2. AgonLight2 the fastest Z80 retro computer development is remarkable
  3. More Products with plastic boxes
  4. Open Source Hardware VGA to HDMI converter board make all retro computers and game consoles modern and allow them to be connected to modern HDMI monitors and TVs

February 2024

  1. New Box for GateMateA1-EVB is released
  2. DCDC-50-5-12 is Open Source Hardware reliable industrial grade -40+85C power supply for OLinuXino small computers and can be used with 12 and 24VDC car batteries and industrial 24VDC power supplies
  3. USB-NeoHub is USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 compliant Open Source Hardware Industrial 1:4 USB hub
  4. CPM65 porting progress for the Open Source Hardware Modern Retro Computer Neo6502
  5. CERBERUS2100 the new educational multi-CPU, BASIC-programmable microcomputer from TheByteAttic is ready for ordering on the web!
  6. FOSDEM 2024 – the conference is totally recovered after the Covid hard years
  7. Did you ever hear for Mad-Pascal? Now you can program Neo6502 with this 32-bit Turbo-Pascal for Atari XL/XE compiler

January 2024

  1. New ESP32-POE2 Open Source Hardware board in development with 802.3at High-Power 25W deliver 12V@2A, 5V@5A, 3.3V@1A
  2. ESP32-POE and ESP32-POE-ISO Open Source Hardware boards now have version with 16MB Flash
  3. Neo6502 Open Source Hardware Retro Computer NeoBasic gets in shape for Game development and more!
  4. ESP32-H2-DevKit-Lipo Open Source Hardware board with Thread/Matter/Zigbee and BLE5 is ready for pre-order
  5. CologneChip GateMateA1-EVB first prototypes are ready for testing
  6. Happy New Year 2024!

December 2023

  1. ESP32-H2-DevKit-LiPo Open Source Hardware board is ready for prototyping
  2. CologneChip Gatemate-A1-EVB Open Source Hardware development board is ready for prototyping
  3. New products in stock: Digital caliper, Gear motor, Hinge, Right angle power cable, Banana-Aligator power cable
  4. FOSDEM 2024- February 3rd and 4th – Our talk in Open Hardware and CAD/CAM devroom is approved

November 2023

  1. STMP157-BASE-SOM is system on module which exposes all STM32MP157 SOC features, STMP157-BASE-SOM-EVB is open source hardware reference design for STMP157-BASE-SOM
  2. Plastic boxes for ESP32-SBC-FabGL and USB-ISO
  3. Mark your agenda! TuxCon 2024 the open source hardware and software event in Plovdiv is on May 11-12th
  4. Edge computing with Drone swarm using Open Source Hardware OLinuXino board with European SOC inside
  5. The platic boxes BOX-ESP32-POE and BOX-ESP32-POE-ISO now have possibility to be fixed to flat surface
  6. New Products on the web: Multimeters, Pulleys, Couplers, GT2 rubber belts, Bearings, Springs, Hinges, Foot Pedal switch
  7. OpenFest 2023 – Soldering workshop and Retro computer gaming
  8. LCD 7 inch with HDMI input and touch panel needs only 5V to operate
  9. NB-IoT-BC66 now replaced with NB-IoT-BC660
  10. RK3328-SOM Linux module now have 4GB LPDDR3 version
  11. ESP32-C6-EVB Open Source Hardware WiFi6 Bluetooth5 Zigbee Matter board now have beatiful plastic box
  12. RT1010-Py is our fastest board running MicroPython with Cortex-M7 @ 500Mhz i.e. about 4 times faster than RP2040-PICO

October 2023

  1. ESP32-POE and ESP32-POE-ISO got beautiful plastic boxes!
  2. Soldering art from damaged electronic components
  3. Electronic components art soldering workshop with TuxCon on Hacktoberfest on 28th of October
  4. OpenFest 2023 is on November 4-5, mark your agenda and looking forward to see you there
  5. Plastic Box for Neo6502 with Red or Blue Logo on it and light pipe for power supply LED
  6. AgonOrigins – the ultimate Agon with Bernardo’s handwritten signature on it is now in stock

September 2023

  1. Neo6502 now can emulate Apple ][ and Oric Atmos
  2. UEXT is now with three different connectors variants: Classic UEXT 2.54mm step, mini UEXT mUEXT 1.27mm step, pico UEXT pUEXT 1.0 mm step

August 2023

  1. ESP32-SBC-FabGL How to work with the expander module I2C from FabGL library and apps

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