Pi4J is now part of the Commonhaus Foundation @commonhaus_fdn ! Still "paperwork" to do, but we are now part of a bigger group to ensure continuity for the project!
Read more here:
https://www.pi4j.com/blog/2026/20260227-pi4j-commonhaus/
Pi4J is now part of the Commonhaus Foundation @commonhaus_fdn ! Still "paperwork" to do, but we are now part of a bigger group to ensure continuity for the project!
Read more here:
https://www.pi4j.com/blog/2026/20260227-pi4j-commonhaus/

I built a tool to compare #Java performance across ARM, x86, and RISC-V single-board computers! It uses the Renaissance Suite wrapped in a @jbangdev script. The results are now live on my blog with an interactive dashboard. Winners from this batch: #LattePanda #IOTA, #OrangePi 5 Ultra, and #RaspberryPi 5.
All info in this blog:
https://webtechie.be/post/2026-02-24-java-benchmarks-on-single-board-computers/
Video on YouTube going through the tool and results:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efLS8pBtqZ0
RE: https://foojay.social/@pi4j/116102881156060516
This is a big milestone! A lot of changes in V4 of @pi4j but the most important one is the move to #Java 25 and the new plugin using the Foreign Function and Memory (FFM) API. I have been talking about this at several conferences in the last 6 months, but it's finally here. A massive work done by the Pi4J core team to not only add the new plugin, but to improve the internal code, add a hardware smoke test, and much more! #JavaOnSingleBoardComputers just took a major step forward...!!!
I got #Java 25 running on the #RISCV #BeagleBoard BeagleV-Fire! After my initial struggles in a previous video, I succeeded in upgrading Ubuntu and installing Java!
Step-by-step guide in this YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p08u_g7hFwE
And blog post:
https://webtechie.be/post/2026-02-13-java-25-runs-on-riscv-beagleboard-beaglev-fire/

Next stop in my "2026 Java on Single Board Computers Journey": #BeagleBoards! I received four boards (2x #Arm, 2x #RISCV) and did a quick first unboxing and test. I had some wins and misses, but it's clear that BeagleBoard has a strong user focus with their Imaging Utility and documentation! Great work!
I share my first experiences in this video on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ8hMuQbk8Y
More info, links, and details:
https://webtechie.be/post/2026-02-10-first-test-beagleboard-java/

Continuing my #JavaOnSingleBoardComputers with a new #JavaOnRiscV test! The #StarFive #VisionFive 2 Lite is a 60€ board with 4Gb RAM and a 4-core #RISCV processor, and ... it runs #Java of course ;-)
More info in the blog:
https://webtechie.be/post/2026-01-16-first-test-visionfive-java/
The video is available on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70FYg1YzFfM