Monthly Wrap-Up for March 2026：Breaking the Speed Limit Fast ePaper, Smooth Graphics, and Edge AI
Hey community,
Welcome to the latest edition of Seeed Monthly! Boost your knowledge with 5 in-depth tech exploration offering expert insight, 3 product and service showcases that will leave you in awe. Plus, prepare for 8 latest Seeed news and event highlights. Dive into the vibrant open-source community with 3 inspiring projects. Let’s jump right in
📚 I. In-depth Feature & Tech Exploration
01.BC03 Indoor Bluetooth Beacon Introduction
SenseCAP BC03 Indoor Bluetooth Beacon is a small wireless device that transmits Bluetooth signals at regular intervals. These signals can be detected by Bluetooth-enabled devices, such as SenseCAP T1000 Tracker, SenseCAP T2000 Tracker, allowing them to determine their proximity to the beacon, building a location-based solution for indoor positioning, asset tracking and other applications, which enabling proximity detection and meter-level indoor positioning. Check Out today.
02.Getting Started with reTerminal E1003
reTerminal E1003 is a 10.3 inch touch-supported, open-source monochrome ePaper display featuring 16 levels of grayscale and a high-resolution of 1404×1872 pixels, with up to 6-month battery life. Powered by ESP32-S3, it natively supports our SenseCraft HMI no-code UI platform for effortless dashboard creation, while supporting Home Assistant (via ESPHome & Open Display), Arduino, PlatformIO for further development. Whether for smart home dashboard visualization and control, office information displays, or educational projects, this ready-to-use touch-enabled device delivers stunning visuals and flexible customization to meet all your needs.
03. Getting Started with reTerminal D1001
reTerminal D1001 is an intelligent large-screen interaction terminal powered by Espressif’s latest high-performance ESP32-P4 chip. Designed for AIoT application scenarios requiring high-performance graphics display, video processing, and voice interaction, it leverages the ESP32-P4’s powerful 400MHz dual-core RISC-V processor and rich multimedia peripheral interfaces to easily handle complex edge computing and multimedia tasks. Click for more.
04.Getting Started with Sound Event Detection Module
A compact edge audio board delivers real-time sound detection with strong local data privacy protection. It detects five abnormal sound events — Baby Cry, Glass Break, Gunshot, T3/T4 Alarms, and Snore, enabling immediate response and reliable early warning. Designed for native ESPHome integration with seamless compatibility for Home Assistant with XIAO series, ideal for home security monitoring or responsive automation triggers. Learn more.
05. Animation workshop: XIAO ESP32-S3 and LVGL optimization guide
In this workshop, you will implement an application that renders and animates three vector assets: a Hummingbird, a Raccoon, and a Whale. You’ll learn how to handle complex SVG rendering on resource-constrained hardware by navigating through progressive optimization phases. This tutorial will walk you through the process of taking basic SVG animations and optimizing them for the ESP32-S3. The optimizations will walk you through five phases that show improvements from a stuttering 7-9 FPS to a fluid 30 FPS. Check out today.
📰 II. Product & Service Showcases
Stay up-to-date with the latest product releases from Seeed. Discover new tools, platforms, and services designed to streamline your workflow and accelerate innovation in your projects.
01. Seeed Studio 24GHz mmWave Sensor for XIAO Now Officially Supported in Zephyr RTOS
The Seeed Studio 24GHz mmWave Sensor for XIAO is now officially supported in Zephyr RTOS. A big shout-out to Benjamin Cabé for making this possible!
This UART-based radar module enables human presence detection and distance sensing, making it ideal for smart spaces, automation, and IoT applications. With The Zephyr Project support, developers can now easily integrate the sensor using standard workflows—simply build with the seeed_xiao_hsp24 shield and start prototyping.
If you’re building next-gen sensing applications with XIAO + Zephyr, this opens up even more possibilities for low-power, real-time development. Find out more here.
02. XIAO ePaper DIY Kit EE03 Launched: 3-Second Refresh for 10.3” Displays
If you’ve worked with 10.3” ePaper panels, you probably know the trade-off: beautiful display quality, but long refresh cycles that interrupt workflow and user experience. For hardware developers building large-format ePaper devices, refresh speed matters.
We built the new XIAO ePaper DIY Kit — EE03 to change that. Read more.
03. BeagleBadge: A High-Performance Edge HMI Platform for Specialized Industrial Solutions
Unveil the BeagleBadge: A high-performance Mobile HMI and IIoT platform powered by the Texas Instruments AM62L32. Designed for professionals tackling complex industrial challenges, it provides a production-ready foundation to validate sophisticated human-machine interaction and edge sensing in the real world. Manufactured by Seeed Studio. Find out more.
👩💻 III. News & Event Highlights
Get the inside scoop on recent events and news. Gain valuable insights, key takeaways, and highlights from industry experts and thought leaders at the forefront of ML innovation.
01.ePaper Doesn’t Have to Be Slow or Static Anymore: Meet reTerminal E1003
Building a smart home dashboard usually means compromises: bright LCD glare, constant charging, or non-touch ePaper.reTerminal E1003 solves this with a 10.3-inch touch-enabled ePaper display powered by ESP32-S3, featuring 16-level grayscale, 1404×1872 resolution, and ~3-second fast refresh.Available in standard ($159.90) and aluminum frame bundle ($179.90), now on official site and AliExpress. It is part of a wider ePaper lineup including displays and DIY kits.
02.What Is an AI Camera and What Does It Do?
AI Camera: Built-in AI processing, differs from USB/IP cameras (only capture/transmit). Local real-time analysis, faster, more private, cost-saving. Key apps: object detection, people counting, etc. Seeed reCamera: open-source, modular, supports custom models. More info.
03. Smart Infrastructure: how LogOS connected the OT world with AI across critical
Seeed Studio cooperates with LogOS to deploy edge hardware (reComputer R1100x, reTerminal DM, reComputer AI R20xx) in Chile, serving healthcare, F&B and higher education (RedSalud, Molinera del Rey, UC School of Engineering). It solves legacy OT fragmentation, poor visibility and cloud dependency, realizes real-time monitoring, edge AI analytics and digital twin, achieving zero infrastructure replacement, 60% faster incident response and scalable deployment. Find out more.
04.Vision AI & Voice AI at Embedded World 2026: Bringing AI Sensing from Concept to Reality
At Embedded World 2026 in Nuremberg, Seeed Studio showcased how edge AI is rapidly evolving from isolated capabilities into integrated, real-world systems. Throughout the three-day event, our booth welcomed developers, partners, and industry professionals, who explored practical approaches to building AI-powered devices—from perception to interaction. In addition, from Vision AI and Voice AI to AIoT infrastructure and robotics collaborations, we demonstrated how modular, production-ready hardware can accelerate deployment and reduce the barrier to building intelligent systems at the edge. More info.
05.Seeed Studio Sponsors HARD MODE: The MIT Hardware × AI Hackathon
We’ve been following the amazing journey of the “OpenCV AI Competition 2023” on Hackster. The competition was a resounding success, pulling 177 project submissions and welcoming over 1500 developers. As a sponsor for the competition, we are glad to provide valuable coupons for the 23 winners. Let’s dive into the highlight reel and spotlight six spectacular projects that not only wowed the judges but also won the hearts of the community. Find out more.
06.Improving Reachy Mini Assembly Quality with Seeed Studio reCamera PoE: Edge AI Vision Inspection for Smart Factory
In Reachy Mini robot mass production, manual servo inspection caused low efficiency and errors. The team applied 3 reCamera PoE for edge AI visual inspection, using optical feature detection and OCR to automatically verify servo orientation and model matching locally with 1–2s response. This plug-and-play system reduces labor, improves accuracy, and supports scalable, low-power, privacy-safe 24/7 manufacturing inspection. Register Now.
07.Introducing the Sound Event Detection Module D1: Edge AI Audio Board for Smart Security and AIoT
Built as a compact edge audio board and also a sensor for the Seeed Studio XIAO ecosystem as an AIoT node, the Sound Event Detection Module D1 brings real-time sound awareness to smart devices, enabling instant responses and reliable early warning to abnormal sound events while maintaining strong privacy protection. Designed for native ESPHome integration with seamless compatibility for Home Assistant, it is ideal for home security monitoring or responsive automation triggers. More inf.
08.Interactive Signage Contest 2026: Make a Smart Sign for Restaurants
Seeed Studio holds the “Make a Sign (for Restaurant)” contest, inviting global makers to create replicable, commercial-ready restaurant interactive signage. Participants submit ideas (by Jun 30, 2026) to get free hardware samples, build projects with Seeed products as the core, and submit demo videos. The contest has two stages (semi-final: voting; final: jury evaluation), with prizes including cash, travel grants and product gift packs. Winners get co-creation service and showcase at Maker Faire Shenzhen. Find out more.
🌈 IV. Community Project Spotlight
Celebrate the creativity and ingenuity of our community members with featured projects and ideas in machine learning. From open-source libraries to DIY solutions, there’s no shortage of inspiration to be found among our talented community.
01. Stop guessing your power usage.
Gokul KB created a wireless high‑amp power meter using Seeed XIAO ESP32‑C6 and ACS37800. It supports real-time voltage, current, and power monitoring up to 30A, provides a Wi‑Fi web dashboard without extra apps, and features a compact PCB and 3D‑printed case. Check it out .
02.Build an AI Desk Buddy with ESP32 and OLED Display
Tech Talkies built an AI Desk Buddy using Seeed XIAO ESP32‑S3, with voice interaction, wake word detection, and a custom animated OLED face. It runs on Xiaozhi firmware, supports OTA updates, and is a low‑cost, maker‑friendly embedded AI project. Learn more.
03.ESP32 Board Guide: Choosing the Right Board for Your Project
DroneBot Workshop’s 2026 guide helps choose the best ESP32 board by category (general, display, IoT, etc.). It features compact Seeed XIAO ESP32 series (S3/C6/C5/C3) for AI, Wi-Fi 6, Matter, and low-power IoT projects, ideal for makers. Find out more.
That’s all for today, thank you all for reading through this March Monthly Wrap-up in your spare time. (It is indeed a fruitful month!) If you wanna share what projects you’re working on, shoot us a tweet @seeedstudio, let us know on LinkedIn and Discord, or publish your project on our Project Hub on Hackster.
#Notes
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