ALPHA C.H.I.P.s ARE BEING MANUFACTURED!
Our candles are burning from both ends and we’re leaving so many sheep uncounted, but Alpha C.H.I.P.s are being manufactured! Gus, our ferociously brave honeybadger, has worked tirelessly to make sure our beloved Kernel Hacker Backers (KHBs for short) get their Alpha C.H.I.P.s in September.

This is Gus’ happy face.
A C.H.I.P.s BEST FRIEND IS ITS SOFTWARE
Wynter, Alex, and the Free Electrons team have been making great strides with C.H.I.P.s software, but our KHBs are our Marines, our StarC.H.I.P. Troopers. The first users to help C.H.I.P. become all that it can be. C.H.I.P.’s greatest strength really is its community, so we can’t wait to get the KHBs their Alpha C.H.I.P.s.

Wynter ponders tools and tool-making and is Too Legit to Quit.
HARD AT WORK HARDWARE TESTING
Manufacturing C.H.I.P. at scale requires tools and automation to ensure we’re shipping the functional C.H.I.P.s everyone expects. To that end, Gus and Wynter have designed a series of hardware fixtures and software tools to put C.H.I.P. through its paces.

Gus approves of the flashing fixture prototype he made.
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A sample NTC Tweet.
Much much more to come! (M.M.M.T.C.) Stay tuned!
╭( ・ㅂ・)و – Everyone at @NextThingCo