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Using SBCs can be a budget friendly alternative to running small server applications in your home or business, that being said, the act of setting them up can get tedious if an HDMI cable needs to be shared between several boards. Luckily enough, most, if not all, Linux distributions open port 22 for secure shell connections, also known as SSH.Read now
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OS Release: Armbian With Kernel 5.4.y Available For Many ODROID Boards
Read nowFrom Twitter: Updated images for ODROID family C2 / N2 / XU4 / XU4Q / HC1 / HC2 / MC1 with #armbian improved Linux kernel v5.4.y. Check it out at https://armbian.com/download/?tx_maker=hardkernel
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Watch: Getting Started with the WiFi Module 5A
Read nowBy Duncan Cline, ameriDroid Technician: The WiFi Module 5A is a FCC / CE certified IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WLAN module with on-board 2.4Ghz and 5.8Ghz dual-band antenna that is designed for the ODROID series of single board computers, and is Android...
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Good Read: December 2019 Issue of ODROID Magazine
Read nowRegular ameriBlog readers may notice that some of these articles seem like they are repeats of articles they have already read here on the ameriBlog. That's due to a renewed collaboration between ameriDroid and ODROID Magazine where we submit articles...
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How-To: eMMC and microSD Card Writing
Read nowBy Duncan Cline, ameriDroid technician: Curious how to write an image (OS) to your eMMC module or microSD card for use with Single Board Computers? This video shows you how! eMMC and microSD cards at ameriDroid
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Project: Modding Full Tower Case to Supply Power to SBC Cluster
Read nowBy Bo Lechnowsky, President of ameriDroid.com: If you haven't seen Part 1 first, click here. We use a lot of SBCs here at ameriDroid. This video shows us modifying an old full tower case to supply power to a wide...
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How-To: Run x86 Linux Applications on ARM Linux with Box86
Read nowFrom box86's github: Box86 will let you run x86 Linux programs (games) on non-x86 Linux, like ARM (needs to be 32bit little-endian). Also, Box86 uses the native version for some "system" libraries, like libc, libm, or SDL and OpenGL, leading...
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How-To: Use the Rock64 DAC Shield
As powerful as some of our boards may be, there is always room for improvement. The audio outputs on the boards tends to be limited to HDMI or a headphone jack making it difficult to connect many audio devices, however, digital-to-analog converters (DAC) solves this. While we host DACs for Raspberry Pi and the ODROID C2, there is also the ROCK64 Stereo Audio DAC HiFi Shield.Read now -
Privacy: Why You Should Probably Make Your Own Home Automation Devices
Read nowBy Bo Lechnowsky, President of ameriDroid.com With all of the hacks, vulnerabilities, data leaks and other disheartening news surrounding cloud services, cloud products, and big data companies, you may want to consider putting in the effort to create your own...