BeagleConnect Zepto – A "$1 Computer" Based on TI MSPM0L1117 Cortex-M0 MCU

https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/19/beagleconnect-zepto-a-1-computer-based-on-ti-mspm0l1117-cortex-m0-mcu/

by HardwareLust • 3 months ago

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Beagle's answer to the Raspberry Pi Pico. "It’s a tiny board with mikroBus-compatible headers, a TAG-CONNECT JTAG connector, two Qwiic connectors for expansion (or one Qwiic connector + USB-C depending on the variant), Boot and Reset buttons, and an RGB LED." CPU has 16KB ram and 128KB flash if you were wondering.

dlcarrier2• 3 months ago

I have a Milk-V Duo with an Sophogo SG200X processor that is wire bonded to an in-package 512 MB RAM die (called System-In-Package or SIP) that can run a pretty usable headless Linux on what's probably a $1 processor, in bulk. The Pine64 Oz64 also uses an SG200X processor.

HardwareLust2• 3 months ago

Do you have a project in mind for it?

dlcarrier2• 3 months ago

I originally picked it up for an MP3 player project, but ended up using an ESP32-C3. Instead, I'm going to install Ageless Linux and set it up as a "minimum viable violation": https://agelesslinux.org/hardware.html. I already have the rest of the parts and just need to wait for a release to try it out.

BeagleConnect Zepto – A "$1 Computer" Based on TI MSPM0L1117 Cortex-M0 MCU

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