We have spent a while studying Endpoint and evaluating where it should go. Thanks to the feedback we have had along the way, we are ready to share the next major release, and you can try it on your Domino right now.
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No more SSH. Plug in the USB cable, pick your board from the list, press F5. No keys, no passwords, no IP addresses. The same flow we have had in TinyCLR for years, now on a Linux-class processor, and it works for all three languages.
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Three languages, one set of APIs. .NET 11, Python 3.14, and C23 and C++23 with no toolchain to install. CAN, ADC, SPI and the rest work the same way from C and Python as they do from C#. Learn the API once and it travels with you.
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pip install over the debugger. Install Python packages onto the board from VS Code, over USB, from your PC. The board does not need an internet connection.
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Under three seconds. A C# blink application goes from power on to running in less than three seconds.
Also in this release:
- Ctrl+F5 compiles in AOT mode and sets the application to run at boot.
- Display and network configuration has been reworked. Load, modify and save configuration from your application, or edit the JSON directly. A FAT32 partition is exposed so you can edit that file by opening the SD card image. SD card only for now.
- All APIs reworked to match .NET conventions.
- VS Code is fully supported for all three languages. Visual Studio supports .NET.
For anyone new to this: Endpoint runs full .NET, Python and C++ on a Linux-class processor, with real debugging and direct hardware access. Domino is the evaluation board we built for it.
Yes, the silkscreen says .NET 8 Microcomputer Test Pilot. It runs .NET 11 now. That is what evaluation hardware looks like, and we are leaving it as a reminder of how far this has come.
Domino remains evaluation hardware. “For Evaluation and Excitement Only” is on the board for a reason. We have not released SoMs or dev boards yet, and that is deliberate. We are still shaping what the commercial product should be and we would rather get that right than ship it early.
Which is where you come in. If you are using Endpoint or thinking about it, three questions: what form factor do you need, which peripherals matter, and is wireless a requirement or a nice to have. Those answers shape what we build next.
Docs have moved to ghielectronics.com/docs/endpoint Try it and tell us what breaks and what is missing.