Red Pitaya launches new version of the “Raspberry Pi” of measurement gear

Red Pitaya, a leader in software-defined instrumentation, today launched its next-generation hardware which is akin to the “Raspberry Pi of measurement” gear. Launched in 2013 by Slovenia’s Instrumentation Technologies, Red Pitaya is an open-source, affordable and measurement instrument platform. Red Pitaya has gained significant traction in research labs, including NASA and MIT, and in the industry for its compact size and open hardware. The company refers to the platform as a “Swiss Army Knife for engineers.” The company announced STEMlab 125-14 Gen 2, a next-generation upgrade to its widely adopted test and measurement platform. Designed for engineers, researchers, and industrial developers, the new release enhances performance, connectivity, and modularity, reinforcing Red Pitaya’s role in advancing flexible, software-defined instrumentation. The product uses a Xilinx FPGA and ADCs/DACs by Analog Devices, offering 125 MSPS with 14-bit resolution. Red Pitaya’s open-source nature ... Read full article.