It is about a proposed Arduino taken from an FCC filing. Has anyone heard of this?
Device Description
The Arduino Nesso N1, model TPX00227 with FCC ID 2AN9S-TPX00227, is a versatile Internet of Things (IoT) development board. It is engineered around an ESP32C6 main controller and includes 16MB of external Flash memory. The device features a user interface consisting of a 1.14-inch touchscreen, user buttons, a buzzer, and an IR emitter. For sensing capabilities, it integrates a BMI270 sensor. Its physical design incorporates Grove interfaces and EXT IO expansion ports for enhanced connectivity with other modules and sensors. A built-in 200mAh battery allows for portable operation. The device offers robust wireless communication options, supporting 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 5.0, and LoRa communication via an integrated SX1262 module operating at 915MHz. It utilizes detachable external antennas for LoRa and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth. Regulatory testing confirms that the device complies with FCC CFR Title 47 Part 15 Subpart C Section 15.247 standards. It successfully passed all evaluations, including conducted and radiated emissions, with a maximum peak conducted output power of 21.27 dBm. The device also meets RF exposure requirements, having passed Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) testing with a maximum reported 1-g body SAR value of 0.511 W/kg for 2.4GHz WLAN.
It is possible, they may have started production already. The FCC is a US requirement, there are other standards for other countries and they are not all the same. I have seen some companies get the product passed with the minimum standards and then sell in that country to get the final debugging, problems etc fixed before the final certifications. In Italy I believe it is AGCOM. I will still assume Christmas.
It suppose it's possible that the project was initiated before Qualcomm's involvement. It may be that such a project is no longer compatible with the new owner's future vision and gets dropped.
Anyway, I find it odd the we've heard nothing more about it. Click bait sites like tomshardware.com, techradar.com etc. are normally all over scraps of news.
If you have the latest version 3.3.3 of the "esp32" boards platform installed, you will find the Arduino Nesso N1 board is already listed in Arduino IDE.
Sadly I'm not in a role that enables me to distribute hardware to the wonderful community members who would surely utilize it to further the cause of making embedded systems accessible to all.
That also sounds plausible. I though of the village Nesso because Massimo Banzi (Mr. Arduino) lives not far from there, albeit just across the border in Switzerland (or, at least, he did).
It is probably also a good tactic to lie low and wait until the fallout from the, apparently somewhat premature, release of the Q has subsided a bit. And there is no rush. It is not as if the release of the Nesso N1 has to be coordinated with some big news stories like a new company owner appearing on the scene or anything like that.
But it is also clear that the Nesso N1 is based on some mature, albeit non-Arduino, technologies so has good chances of being a bit more stable from the outset.
Thanks for bringing this to our attention @qubits-us. I have notified the people at Arduino who maintain the content in the Arduino Store product pages.
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