#Java’s FFM #API removes one of the biggest barriers in embedded development: complex native bindings. @FrankDelporte shows how #Pi4J enables simpler, faster, leaner hardware integration on #RaspberryPi.

Learn what changes for your projects https://javapro.io/2026/04/01/the-ffm-api-openjdk-changed-the-game-for-native-interactions-and-javaonraspberrypi/

#IoT @Pi4J

Native interop has long been a bottleneck for #Java in #IoT. The FFM #API changes that. @FrankDelporte explains how #Pi4J reduces dependencies, improves compatibility, and simplifies hardware access.

See how this affects real-world systems: https://javapro.io/2026/04/01/the-ffm-api-openjdk-changed-the-game-for-native-interactions-and-javaonraspberrypi/

#RaspberryPi

#Java’s FFM #API removes one of the biggest barriers in embedded development: complex native bindings. @FrankDelporte shows how #Pi4J enables simpler, faster, leaner hardware integration on #RaspberryPi.

Learn what changes for your projects https://javapro.io/2026/04/01/the-ffm-api-openjdk-changed-the-game-for-native-interactions-and-javaonraspberrypi/

#IoT @Pi4J

New @pi4j video with Tom Aarts!

We dive into hardware testing with the Pi4J Smoke Test, use it to reproduce a virtual thread pinning bug in the #Java #FFM plugin, and take a first look at the Ikalogic SE254 logic analyser for visualising PWM and SPI signals on the wire.

Also, some honest thoughts on AI-assisted coding and the context-switching trap that comes with it.

Video on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy3oWn9iIWs

More info on:
https://www.pi4j.com/hardware-testing/

#Pi4J #Java #RaspberryPi #OpenSource #FFM

Join us at 12:00 CET today for a live stream to learn more about the Foreign Function and Memory #FFM API, delivered in #Java 22, and how we integrated it into #Pi4J.

https://www.youtube.com/live/4elclflGac8

RE: https://foojay.social/@pi4j/116141992022189943

This is a great read about @commonhaus_fdn that clearly describes the reason why we joined with the #Pi4J project: https://thenewstack.io/commonhaus-open-source-governance/

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/

#JavaOnRaspberryPi #JavaOnSingleBoardComputers #Pi4J #Java

Excited for #JCON EUROPE 2026? See Frank Delporte at #JCON2026 in Cologne talking about 'The Wait is Over: Foreign Function & Memory (FFM) #API brings modern #Java to the #RaspberryPi'

Since 2012, #Pi4J has enabled #Java to control electronic…

🎟️ 2026.europe.jcon.one/tickets
Free for #JUG members

A new version of the #Pi4J has been released! V2.8.0 adds a LinuxFS SPI provider to support the Raspberry Pi 5, detects more (and new) board codes, and much more! Check the release notes and thanks to everyone who contributed!!!

https://www.pi4j.com/

#java #raspberrypi #iot #hardware