The second generation of Red Pitaya's open source measurement hardware.
The second generation of Red Pitaya's open source measurement hardware.
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Red Pitaya launches new version of the “Raspberry Pi” of measurement gear

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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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.”

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.