Streacom VU1 E-Ink Dial

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Mittwoch, den 25.10.2023

Streacom VU1 E-Ink Dial Announced

The VU1 was inspired by a hobbyist project called CAPS which used analogue dials to show network, RAM, CPU and GPU activity. The dials were incorporated into a Streacom DB4 which is what caught our attention and led us to reach out to Saša Karanović who developed the firmware, hardware and software for it. Needless to say, we shared a lot of common ideas and passion, all of which laid the foundation for this collaboration. The breakthrough happened with the idea of using an e-ink display to serve as the dial face. This transformed the singularly assigned display into a highly versatile one, capable of representing virtually any numeric information from any source via this retro analogue gauge format.The VU1 is housed in a 55mm cube, machined from extruded aluminium and finished with our signature sandblasted and anodised surface giving it a premium look and solid feel. There are two types of device, a HUB and a DIAL and whilst they share the same design and construction, the HUB features an additional USB port for connectivity to the device that will be supplying power and data, e.g. your PC or Raspberry Pi. As e-ink displays don't emit light, visibility in the dark is limited without an external source. The RGB lighting provides subtle illumination for the e-ink and can also be used to provide additional feedback based on colour, e.g. turning red when the value is above 90 percent. The VU1 features a lightweight, platform-agnostic Server App that runs in the background on your local device to control the dials and act as gatekeeper to all other applications/data sources that have suitable information to display. The included type A-C cable for the HUB and short type C-C cable for dial-to-dial connections are all standard USB. Pre-orders are now open with shipping expected to start at the end of December 2023 and includes free global shipping.