Time flies — we’ re excited to celebrate the 14th year of Maker Farie Shenzhen. Last year, we gather at MFSZ 2024 “Enchant Everything With AI”, where AI cameras, chatbots, AI-dogs and other fascinating projects all left deep impressions on us. Despite several projects remain in the initial stages, Makers’ enthusiasm and pursuit of AI technology are as strong as ever. Undoubtedly, we shared an unforgettable Tech Feast!
This year, with the theme of “AI and more things”, we’re thrilled to welcome more fantastic community partners joining MFSZ 2025 and believe their participation will spark makers’ creative ideas. Can’t wait to see you on November 15-16th at MFSZ 2025!
Today, let’s introduce our community partner — ClockworkPi (Booth number: B09).
ClockworkPi
Started from a small tech group, ClockworkPi has grown into a global community within five years. Following the FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) philosophy, ClockworkPi dedicated to offering digital products with a spirit of independence.
The company has launched two main development boards, ClockworkPi 3.1 and ClockworkPi 3.14, and supports a wide range of ARM/RISC-V SoCs, including Raspberry Pi 3/4, Arduino, Allwinner, and Rockchip. Their DIY product kits include GameShell, DevTerm, uConsole, and PicoCalc—each designed to empower creators with open-source tools.
Product Introduction
1. uConsole
We’re sure many of you are already familiar with uConsole, a product that has now made its way into the world of software-defined radio. Its LoRa support for Meshtastic enables long-range, low-power communication. Many community users take uConsole to incredible places—mountaintops, remote wilderness, vehicles, and even aircraft. ClockPi is excited to see how the community is using it in unique settings and look forward to connecting at MFSZ!
Additionally, uConsole now fully supports the new Raspberry Pi Compute Module CM5, with a redesigned motherboard optimized for its power consumption and supply needs. ClockPi will showcase its upgrade for detailed discussion with everyone on-site!
2. PicoCalc
For those who have just gotten or are still waiting for their PicoCalc, it’s an exciting new product! PicoCalc is a lightweight handheld computing device powered by the Raspberry Pi Pico series, preloaded with a BASIC interpreter. Some fascinating and creative ideas have also been discussed on the forum, including classic games revived by BASIC and impressive demos from the creative demoscene.
Thanks to the community’s support, PicoCalc now supports a wide range of programming languages including MicroPython, uLisp, Lua, and FORTH. In fact, by swapping the Pico core module, PicoCalc can even run Linux, expanding its capabilities beyond expectations!
Contact With ClockworkPi:
For inquiries and collaboration opportunities, feel free to reach out:
📧 Email: biz@clockworkpi.com
🌐 Website: clockworkpi.com
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Over the past 12 years, the development trajectory of Maker Faire Shenzhen can be seen as a microcosm of the development of maker culture in China.
- 2012: “Gathering Small Wisdom, Journeying through the Great Future” – This was the first Mini Maker Faire in China, with less than 1000 attendees, and was more like a gathering within a small circle. But we saw the infinite possibilities emerging from the maker community.
- 2013: The slogan was absent, and the maker community was still small. – In the OCT Creative Park, there were cross-disciplinary exchanges among different creative communities, silently laying the foundation for cultural output.
- 2014: “Innovate with China” – the event was upgraded to the Featured level for the first time, with a significant increase in scale compared to previous years, and the beginning of professional independent forums. This year, makers began to enter the public’s view.
- 2015: “Everyone is a Maker, what are you waiting for?” – This year’s Shenzhen International Maker Week became one of the largest Maker Faires in the world. This year, the concept of “maker” was elevated to a national level, and the trend of “mass innovation, mass entrepreneurship” swept across the country.
- 2016: “My World, My Creation” – As the sub-venue of the National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week, the event was held for the first time in the commercial center area, experiencing unpredictable weather from typhoons to scorching heat. Many makers succeeded in your entrepreneurial endeavors this year, but it seemed like there were even more failures. The hype around entrepreneurship shifted towards rationality.
- 2017: “Makers, Go Pro” – The event took place at the university campus for the first time, focusing on Maker Pros and providing a platform for diverse innovators and makers to showcase themselves, presenting more possibilities for the growth path of makers to the entire community.
- 2018: “Co-making in the City” – The main venue of Shenzhen International Maker Week, where individuals and groups with shared visions and values gathered to showcase stories, projects, and explorations of collaboration among different communities and people.
- 2019: ” To the Heart of Community, To the Cluster of Industry” – The event was upgraded to the Maker Faire Shenzhen, attempting to attract professional audiences and focusing on pragmatic aspects such as solving the needs of industrial upgrading and co-developin. It aims to build a platform for innovation and industry dialogue and collaboration.
- 2023: “Where Are The Makers?”– Starting from our own mission and values, we aim to explore the future direction of makers and theapossibilities for commercialization. Though this question does not have a definitive answer, we do hope that through this event, we can communicate and share with every one of you, finding more ideas and directions together.
- 2024: “Enchant Everything With AI” – This year, we brought together over 120 exhibitors from around the world, attracting nearly 1,500 professional attendees from nearly 20 countries and over 20 provinces across China. The exhibition showcased a wide range of AI application projects and hosted 10 AI hardware-themed satellite events, alongside various workshops.
