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title: "Hackster: Red Pitaya Unveils Its Second-Generation Software-Defined Instrumentation Boards"
description: Hackster covers Red Pitaya’s Gen 2 boards — enhanced performance, reduced noise, larger FPGA options, and full backward compatibility.
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# [Hackster: Red Pitaya Unveils Its Second-Generation Software-Defined Instrumentation Boards](https://content.redpitaya.com/blog/red-pitaya-gen2-software-defined-instrumentation-hackster)

 Written by [Red Pitaya Technical Editorial Team](https://content.redpitaya.com/blog/author/red-pitaya-technical-editorial-team) | Nov 12, 2025 12:40:04 PM

In a recent article for *Hackster*, Gareth Halfacree covers Red Pitaya’s launch of the Gen 2 family — the next generation of its software-defined instrumentation boards. With improvements like reduced noise, USB-C connectivity, optional eMMC storage, and larger FPGA and memory options in the top-tier STEMlab 125-14 Pro Z7020 Gen 2, the platform is designed to meet demanding industrial and research applications.

The article highlights how Gen 2 retains backward compatibility with existing STEMlab setups while providing enhanced performance and flexibility for engineers, researchers, and educators worldwide.

👉 Read the full article on *Hackster*: [Red Pitaya Unveils Its Second-Generation Software-Defined Instrumentation Boards](https://www.hackster.io/news/red-pitaya-unveils-its-second-generation-software-defined-instrumentation-boards-33b45fbc3f9f)

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