Hey community,

I. In-depth Feature & Tech Exploration

01. reCamera Getting Started

reCamera is an open-source and tiny size AI camera, programmable and customizable, powered by an RISC-V SoC, delivering on-device 1 TOPS AI performance with video encoding 5MP @30 FPS. The modular hardware design and expandable interfaces offers the most verstile platform for developers building vision AI systems. Get started with reCamera today.

04. Training Model for Watcher

This WiKi article will teach you how to use our SenseCraft to train your own AI model and deploy it on our Watcher. It will be a very interesting process. This is a platform that allows us to deploy various open-source AI models on Seeed Studio devices. Check out today.

05. Get Started for Meshtastic

Meshtastic is an open source, off-grid, decentralized, mesh network built to run on affordable, low-power devices. Seeed Studio provides a comprehensive range of ready-to-go Meshtastic devices for hobbyists and industrial users. Read more.

06. How to Use Orbbec Depth Cameras on reComputer with ROS

This tutorial provides a step-by-step guide on how to use Orbbec Depth Camera through ROS on reComputer J30/J40 series devices. Learn more.

08. Using VNC on reComputer Jetson

VNC is a remote desktop tool that allows you to remotely control your reComputer Nvidia Jetson form ohter PC devices, with real-time access to the graphical desktop. This wiki describes how to install and use VNC on the reComputer Nvidia Jetson. Check out the tutorial now.

09. Using MID360 LiDAR on reComputer

MID360 LIDAR sensors provide high-precision 3D point cloud data for various applications. This guide focuses on setting up the MID360 on a reComputer J30/40 device running ROS Noetic. Find out more.

II. Weekly Livestream: Making Next Gadget

III. Product & Service Showcases

01. New Firmware, Enclosure Tips and Installation Guide for ReSpeaker Lite

The ReSpeaker Lite Voice Assistant Kit has been available to community for some time, and thanks to your feedback, we’re thrilled to introduce several exciting updates! These enhancements make it even easier for voice assistant enthusiasts and DIYers to build their projects. The kit includes ReSpeaker Lite, ReSpeaker Lite with XIAO ESP32S3, Mono Enclosed Speaker – 4R 5W, Acrylic Enclosure for ReSpeaker Lite. Read more.

04. SenseCAP T1000-E for Meshtastic Update: FAQs, and Debugging Tips

To support the community further, we’ve compiled a few common FAQs and tips for the SenseCAP T1000-E. We are also excited to introduce SenseCAP Indicator for Meshtastic, can be another game changer as your Meshtastic phone or you name it. If you have any further questions, suggestions, or ideas, don’t hesitate to share your insights with us on our discord. Read more

05. Wio-SX1262 Introduction

The Wio-SX1262 is a low-cost, ultra-low-power, and ultra-compact LoRa® Pure RF module based on the high-performance Semtech SX1262 LoRa® wireless communication IC, supporting LoRa & LoRaWAN frequency from 868 to 915 MHz and up tp +22 dBm highly efficient transmitted power. Read more.

06. XIAO ESP32S3 for Meshtastic

Introduce XIAO ESP32S3 for Meshtastic & LoRa. Sized as small as your thumb, and priced at only $9.9, it‘s the smallest dev kit for prototyping your first Meshtastic and LoRa/LoRaWAN projects. Read more.

07. Meet Seeed Studio XIAO MG24, Tailored for Battery-Powered Matter Applications

We are now thrilled to introduce the Seeed Studio XIAO MG24 and XIAO MG24 Sense are two tiny Arduino-compatible development boards that uniquely combine Matter with the Seeed Studio XIAO ecosystem, all powered by Silicon Labs EFR32MG24! More info.

08. Connect to Chirpstack with Wio-SX1262 with XIAO ESP32S3 Kit

This wiki page explains how set up LoraWAN based on Wio-SX1262 with XIAO ESP32S3 kit as single channel gateway exchange data. And also connect the Sensecap S210x lora sensor node to Wio-SX1262 with XIAO ESP32S3 kit and transmit the sensor data to Chirpstack. More info.

09. Connect to TTN with Wio-SX1262 with XIAO ESP32S3 Kit

This wiki page explains how set up LoraWAN based on Wio-SX1262 with XIAO ESP32S3 kit as single channel gateway exchange data with TTN. And also connect the Sensecap S210x lora sensor node to Wio-SX1262 with XIAO ESP32S3 kit and transmit the sensor data to TTN. Read more.

10. New reComputer Mini Jetson Orin Series On the Way

Looking to integrate NVIDIA Robotics Jetson GPU power into compact autonomous systems? Our new reComputer Mini Jetson Orin series is on the way! Explore rich interface expansions, wide power support, and incredible demos showcasing robot arm control, patrol systems for mapping, navigation, and more! Contact us at edgeai@seeed.cc to get more details of reComputer Mini in advance. Check out today.

IV. News & Event Highlights

01. Meet OpenUC2 10x AI Microscope, Making Advanced Microscopy Accessible to Everyone

OpenUC2 10x AI Microscope is a collaborative innovation between openUC2 and Seeed Studio that brings advanced, accessible microscopy to everyone. This “Raspberry Pi for Optics” features high-resolution imaging via an XIAO ESP32S3 with the OV2560 camera, precision motorized focusing, and a modular, robust design ideal for both field and classroom use. More info.

02. Seeed Studio Sponsors MakeUC 2024 to Empower Innovation

Seeed Studio is a proud sponsor of MakeUC 2024, the premier hackathon hosted by IEEE at the University of Cincinnati. Participants will have the opportunity to utilise our products to bring their innovative ideas to life.  More info.

03. Maker Farie Bay Area and Maker Faire CDMX

We had an amazing time at Maker Faire Bay Area and Maker Faire CDMX, showcasing innovative live demos and technology for makers, educators, and tech enthusiasts. From live demos of our popular XIAO series to exciting talks on AI and IoT, the energy was electric! 

04. MFSZ24 Factory Hi Tour: Step into the future of Shenzhen manufacturing

Join us on Seeed’s Hi Tour on November 18th for an immersive journey into modern manufacturing! Discover cutting-edge equipment used in PCB assembly and quality control, while gaining insights into digital management practices that drive efficiency. Understand our innovative co-create projects, illustrating how Seeed Fusion assists users from initial production to mass customization, and promotion. Read more.

05. Seeed Studio and Blynk Expand Partnership to Enhance IoT Integration with LoRaWAN and MQTT

We are excited to announce an expanded partnership with Blynk, the leading no-code IoT platform. This collaboration brings native support for LoRaWAN and MQTT protocols, empowering businesses to easily integrate Seeed Studio’s robust hardware into Blynk’s powerful platform. Find out more.

06. Workshop at PyCon APAC 2024 by Ranger Hendra Kusumah

Our Ranger, Hendra Kusumah, hosted a workshop titled “Building IoT and Camera Projects with XIAO ESP32S3 and MicroPython” at PyCon APAC 2024 on October 25. Find out more.

07. Thanksgiving Treat: Gobble up great deals on all Fusion products!

Thanksgiving Treat: Gobble up great deals on all Fusion products! Limited-time offer: Enjoy 20% off your entire order (excluding shipping). Order Now

V. Community Project Spotlight

01. Dynamic Video Signage Using Raspberry Pi Powered reComputer

Our latest project brings this concept to life with a Raspberry Pi-powered r𝗲𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝟭𝟬𝟬𝟬, 𝗡𝗼𝗱𝗲-𝗥𝗘𝗗 for a user-friendly interface, and custom object detection using 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗗𝗲𝘁. When the system detects specific products, like Coca-Cola or Sprite, relevant content is displayed on the screen in real-time, driven by 𝗠𝗤𝗧𝗧 and powered by 𝗩𝗟𝗖. Dynamic, engaging, and with minimal human interaction. Read more.

02. WatchThis: A Wearable Point-and-Ask Interface Powered by Vision-Language Models and XIAO ESP32S3 Sense

MIT Media Lab researchers Cathy Mengying Fang, Patrick Chwalek, Quincy Kuang, and Pattie Maes have developed WatchThis, a groundbreaking wearable device that enables natural language interactions with real-world objects through simple pointing gestures. Learn more.

03. SeamPose Powered by XIAO nRF52840, Repurposing Seams for Upper-Body Pose Tracking with Smart Clothing

A team of researchers at Cornell University has created SeamPose. This innovative project, led by Catherine Tianhong Yu and Professor Cheng Zhang uses conductive threads sewn over the seams of a shirt to transform it into an upper-body pose-tracking device by unleashing the power of XIAO nRF52840. Find out more.

05. BLE Data Glasses With XIAO Microcontroller (only a Few Parts)

The BLE Data Glasses project highlights a thrilling advancement—smart glasses that overlay real-time data directly in our field of vision, powered by the versatile XIAO microcontroller. Learn more.

06. Safety Helmet Detection System using Raspberry Pi AI Kit

Shakhizat Nurgaliyev builds a Safety Helmet Detection System using the Hailo AI Kit, converts the custom ONNX model into a format compatible with Hailo hardware. Check it out here.

That’s all for today, thank you all for reading through this October Monthly Wrap-up in your spare time. (It is indeed a fruitful month!) If you wanna share what projects you’re working on, shoot us a tweet @seeedstudio, let us know on LinkedIn and Discord, or publish your project on our Project Hub on Hackster.

#Notes

If you’re new to this session, here is a brief intro. We have gotten dozens of requests over the years for a Seeed Monthly Newsletter. Although we already have a newsletter for weekly updates, we still need a place to host overall information about what’s happened on a monthly basis. It can offer an efficient and friendly way to get updated for the whole community. And that’s what we expect for our Seeed Monthly Wrap-ups. Instead of putting it as a subscribe-to-read format, we’re publishing them on our blog, so as to keep it as open and accessible as possible for the whole community. For each entry, we will cover awesome projects from the community, campaigns that we are running, new products, IIoT Solutions, and even secret recipes for prototyping and manufacturing.

Previous Monthly Wrap-ups:

Recap for September 2024

Recap for August 2024

Recap for July 2024

Recap for June 2024

Recap for May 2024

Recap for April 2024

Recap for March 2024

Recap for Feb 2024

Recap for Jan 2024

Year in Review: Seeed in 2023

Recap for October & November

Recap for January & February 2023

Year in Review: Seeed in 2022

Hey community, we are excited to announce that three of our powerful XIAO ESP32 development boards are now fully integrated with Wokwi, the popular online electronics simulator! You can now experiment, test, prototype and build projects virtually with the XIAO ESP32C6, XIAO ESP32S3, and XIAO ESP32C3 directly from your browser. A big shout-out to Uri Shaked, Founder and Creator of Wokwi, for making this happen.

What is Wokwi?

Wokwi is an innovative online electronics simulator that supports a wide variety of microcontrollers, sensors, and peripherals. Whether you’re working with an Arduino, ESP32, STM32, or other popular boards, Wokwi gives you a fast and easy way to design and test embedded projects – all from the convenience of your browser.

Key Benefits of Wokwi:

• • Start instantly: No need for downloading complex software or waiting for hardware.
  • Learn by experimenting: Mistakes won’t fry your components – experiment freely without fear!
  • Debug with confidence: With Wokwi’s virtual logic analyzer, WiFi simulation, and GDB debugging, you can tackle both hardware and software challenges.
  • Share your work easily: A simple link to your Wokwi project is all you need to get feedback from the community.
  • Unlimited parts: No more scouring for hardware – use as many virtual components as you need without worrying about cost or availability.

Wokwi is free to use and perfect for beginners and experienced developers alike. For professional users, the Wokwi Club offers access to advanced features and lets you shape the platform’s future.

Integration of 3 XIAO ESP32 Dev Boards on Wokwi

This integration reaffirms our commitment to providing makers and developers with cutting-edge tools that enable rapid prototyping and seamless development. 

With the integration you can simulate your XIAO ESP32-based projects and start coding even without these boards at hand right away. It also allows developers to take full advantage of the flexibility of Wokwi to prototype IoT applications, debug projects, and refine ideas before working with real hardware.

Simulate, Experiment, and Share Your XIAO Projects

It’s time to bring your ideas to life! With the XIAO ESP32C6, XIAO ESP32S3, and XIAO ESP32C3 now available on Wokwi, you have the tools you need to simulate, prototype, and refine your projects – all in a virtual environment

If you think you made something cool, share your projects with us! We’d love to see what you create. Tag us on social media or post your Wokwi project links. Let’s build something amazing together and inspire others in the community.

BTW., these 3 dev boards are just the beginning. We’re working hard together with the team at Wokwi to make more Seeed products available on Wokwi. Feel free to comment to let us know which product you want to see live on Wokwi.

Hey community,

I. In-depth Feature & Tech Exploration

01. SenseCAP Watcher: World’s First Physical AI Agent for Smarter Spaces

SenseCAP Watcher is the world’s first physical LLM agent for smarter spaces. It understands voice commands, comprehends scenes, triggers actions, and offers human-like interactions. Utilizing on-device tinyML models, it detects objects and actions. By integrating with LLMs (either on the cloud or deployed locally), it provides deep scene analysis, capturing detailed behaviors and statuses.

SenseCAP Watcher is LIVE on ‪Kickstarter‬! Click to back us, and help spread the word. Check Out today.

08. Train and Deploy Your Own AI Model with Just a Few Clicks

Seeed Studio SenseCraft AI Platform is a browser-based AI Solution. It empowers users to effortlessly train and deploy their own models onto their edge devices, and to better understand the performance of algorithms through visualizations generated during the training process. Try Now.

09. Getting Started with Gapi on NVIDIA® Jetson Devices

Gapi is an embeddable API gateway that creates streaming integrations between AI micro services and the systems that users leverage everyday. The project is to accelerate the speed of creating pilots and demos of Jetson AI Lab achievements into real world environments. Learn more.

10. Get Started with T1000-E Tracker

SenseCAP Card Tracker T1000-E, the world’s first IP65-rated Meshtastic device with built-in GPS and onboard sensors. We’ve prepared a series of videos and Wiki user guide to help you get started with the SenseCAP T1000-E Tracker quickly. Check out today.

II. Weekly Livestream: Making Next Gadget

III. Product & Service Showcases

01. Meet our new reServer Industrial J501 carrier board

The reServer Industrial J501 for Jetson AGX Orin is a carrier board specifically designed for building autonomous machines. J501 features 10G Ethernet for smart security and supports hybrid connectivity, including WiFi, 4G/5G, and LoRaWAN. Camera add-on expansion boards will be available to interface directly with high-density MIPI CSI interfaces. Additionally, an optional GMSL extension board supports advanced vision AI with up to 8 GMSL cameras. Get one Now.

04. Deploy Frigate On a reComputer(NVIDIA Jetson) device

Check out our wiki guidance for this project pipeline:
Pull Frigate Docker image optimized with TensorRT on the reComputer Jetson Xavier NX
Setup Frigate configuration files for camera streamings and detection settings
Deploy Frigate through Docker Compose. Read more.

07. reComputerJ4012 NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 16GB on theBbalena Platform

Sharing this fantastic guide from balena, which showcased reComputer J4012 Jetson Orin NX 16GB unboxing and how to flash balenaOS in ease! Now you can deploy container-based AI/ML applications to fleet of edge devices with balenaCloud platform without complex configuration and maintainance. Watch the video.

IV. News & Event Highlights

01. Seeed Studio at The Things Conference 2024

On 25-26 September, we attended The Things Conference 2024 in Amsterdam. Organized by The Things Industries, TTC has been a well-known event in the ecosystem for years. As the silver sponsor, Seeed Studio had an incredible time meeting all our amazing partners and sharing our latest innovations in LoRaWAN and AIoT technologies. From showcasing new products to exciting live demos, it was a fantastic experience! Read the recap by our BD Manager Violet Su.

02. Leveraging AI Tools for Conservation Ecology: A hands on approach

On September 2nd and 3rd, our Ranger Hendra Kusumah had the opportunity to conduct a two-day workshop introducing TinyML to biologists and zoologists at the BRIN center in Bogor, Indonesia. More info.

03. Celebrating the First Seeed Studio Ranger IoT LoRaWAN Workshop in Cameroon

Our Ranger Dessap Loic has successfully hosted a workshop in Cameroon (Douala and Yaoundé)! The event was a collaboration between TmeEducation_Cameroon, Robotsave, Inchtech, Coveriot, LightGroup , KandaWeather and HardwareCommunity. Over 49 attendees from various milieus came and joined us. Find out more.

04. AIoT Xperience Day in Düsseldorf: Unlock the Power of AI and IoT

We had the pleasure of joining the exciting AIoT XPERIENCE DAY in Düsseldorf co-organized by Techbros, UPLINK Network GmbH, heliotics, Infinetics, and Seeed Studio. We’ve conducted hands-on workshops where the participants dived into Meshtastic with the SenseCAP T1000-E Tracker and created no-code AI Vision sensors using XIAO ESP32S3 Sense. Read more

05. Hands-on Workshop in Amsterdam: Meshtastic and No-Code AI with XIAO

We got the pleasure of hosting a hands-on workshop thanks to the unwaving support of our local community partner Sensemakers in Amsterdam on September 24, 2024. Our VP Joey Jiang dived into Meshtastic and no-code AI using our SenseCraft AI platform.  More info.

06. Everything About XIAO Newsletter Debut Episode

We are thrilled to unveil the debut episode of our Everything About XIAO Newsletter, covering all the latest and greatest from August 2024. Find out more. Subscribe to the Everything About XIAO Newsletter today and get the latest products, cool projects, and exclusive news delivered right to your inbox.

07. Seeed at Ultralytics YOLO Vision Event: reCamera – The First Open Source Programmable Al Camera with Native YOLO

Thrilled to join the Ultralytics YOLO Vision event again! This year our product marketing lead Elaine Wu has brought reCamera – the next-gen AI camera for the future. It’s integrated with YOLO natively, open-source, programmable, and built on a RISCV SoC with a flexible modular design. Perfect for tackling computer vision tasks everywhere! Watch the recap.

08. AWS Showcasing Seeed AI hardware at the AI Hardware and Edge AI Summit 2024

Our partner Amazon Web Services (AWS) demonstrated Seeed Studio’s latest AWS greengrass compatible edge AI solutions as well as the SenseCAP Watcher at the AI Hardware and Edge AI summit 2024. More

09. Seeed at Maker Faire Tokyo

At MF Tokyo 2024, we showcased a demo integrating reComputer R1000, XIAO MUCs, SenseCAP Watcher demo that combined the strengths of tinyML with LLM. Find out more.

V. Community Project Spotlight

02. Third Eye for Blind

Md. Khairul Alam has developed an AI-powered assistive tool designed to enhance the mobility of visually impaired individuals. The “Third Eye for Blind” project leverages the power of our XIAO ESP32S3 Sense and Raspberry Pi 1 Model B+ to provide real-time object detection and text-to-speech conversion, enabling users to navigate their surroundings with greater independence. Learn more.

03. DOOR-E: Your Portable Door Assistant

Inspired by a close friend’s struggle with mobility, Mike Soniat created DOOR-E, a portable door assistant that allows users to effortlessly control doors via native phone app, voice (Amazon Alexa) or a remote control key fob. Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32C3 acts as the compact brain of the device, offering built-in WiFi and low power consumption. Find out more.

04. Paul’s Mooij Smart Glasses

Introducing Paul Mooij’s Smart Glasses, where you can DIY your way to IoT greatness with a little help from an old pair of sunglasses. Based and inspired by the legendary Google Glass and powered by Seeed’s Grove system and XIAO ESP32C3, this DIY kit is perfect for smart device enthusiasts and AI dreamers who want 100% more tech nerd street cred. Read more

05. Spongebob that can detect drowsiness

Mondal’s project, “Spongebob that can detect drowsiness,” uses our XIAO ESP32S3 Sense and MQ135 sensor to monitor CO2 levels in the room. As CO2 rises, Spongebob’s eyelids slowly close, letting you know it’s time to open a window for fresh air. Learn more.

06. LCD Dashboard for Raspberry Pi (System Monitor)

This project by Robert Mordzon easily installs a Seeed color LCD screen in the case to display key system parameters like CPU usage, temperature, RAM usage, and more. Find out more.

07. Announcing the winners of the September Monthly Campaign

Time to announce the winners of our Monthly Campaign-September! In September, the top three winners are:
1. Paul Stefaan Mooij Smart Glass which gained 26 likes
2. Hexapod Robot made by Shen Haoyu which gained 21 likes
3. Strider Camera Robot V8 by 陳亮 which gained 20 likes

Congratulations to our winners! We will provide free services to help make these projects available as products in our store soon. Watch more details about projects on YouTube.

That’s all for today, thank you all for reading through this September Monthly Wrap-up in your spare time. If you wanna share what projects you’re working on, shoot us a tweet @seeedstudio, let us know on LinkedIn and Discord, or publish your project on our Project Hub on Hackster.

#Notes

If you’re new to this session, here is a brief intro. We have gotten dozens of requests over the years for a Seeed Monthly Newsletter. Although we already have a newsletter for weekly updates, we still need a place to host overall information about what’s happened on a monthly basis. It can offer an efficient and friendly way to get updated for the whole community. And that’s what we expect for our Seeed Monthly Wrap-ups. Instead of putting it as a subscribe-to-read format, we’re publishing them on our blog, so as to keep it as open and accessible as possible for the whole community. For each entry, we will cover awesome projects from the community, campaigns that we are running, new products, IIoT Solutions, and even secret recipes for prototyping and manufacturing.

Previous Monthly Wrap-ups:

Recap for August 2024

Recap for July 2024

Recap for June 2024

Recap for May 2024

Recap for April 2024

Recap for March 2024

Recap for Feb 2024

Recap for Jan 2024

Year in Review: Seeed in 2023

Recap for October & November

Recap for January & February 2023

Year in Review: Seeed in 2022