Embedded Executive: Your Industrial Application Needs an Industrial MCU, Infineon
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by Rich Nass, Embedded Computing Design
1w ago
Industrial platforms come with a specific set of design criteria. And the term “industrial” can be quite ambiguous, running the gamut from power tools to manufacturing equipment.  Obviously, there are different requirements within this range.  When you’re choosing an MCU for this space, you had better understand what your specific requirements are. Making the wrong choice will likely have an impact on the efficiency of your end product, which could result in higher power consumption, less heat, and so on. To understand where a designer should start the MCU selection process, I spoke ..read more
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Embedded Executive: The Evolution of a Wireless Standard, LoRa Alliance
Embedded Executive
by Rich Nass, Embedded Computing Design
2w ago
At the LoRa Alliance, there’s a new sheriff in town. Alper Yegin is the group’s new CEO. LoRa, which stands for long range, allows transmissions to occur at very low power, sometimes lasting many years without changing batteries. Yegin believes the LoRa spec is quite solid, but there’s always room for it to evolve. He feels that one of his primary tasks is increasing awareness and education around the standard. This can (and will) happen by increasing partnerships with complementary organizations, having more activity at industry events, and holding local meetups. In this week’s Embedded Ex ..read more
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Embedded Executive: Develop Your Embedded Code on an Open Platform, Analog Devices
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by Rich Nass, Embedded Computing Design
2w ago
Open tools are becoming the norm in the embedded software development space. And that’s definitely the case for Analog Devices’ CodeFusion Studio tool. The IDE lets developers start with an SoC, and design their systems from there. The software development platform is based on Microsoft's Visual Studio Code (VS Code). On this week’s Embedded Executives podcast, with Kumar Gala and Maureen Helm, both Distinguished Engineers with Analog Devices’ Software & Digital Platforms Group, we defined what “open” means in this space, then jumped into how and where a developer would get started ..read more
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Embedded Executive: A Banner Year for Z-Wave, Z-Wave Alliance
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by Rich Nass, Embedded Computing Design
3w ago
It’s been a very successful year for the Z-Wave Alliance. If you have any doubts about that statement, check out this week’s Embedded Executives podcast, where I spoke to Avi Rosenthal, the Chairman of the Alliance.  Avi rattled off a long list of achievements for the organization, including a new spec, an unplug fest, and many new products. These endeavors all transcend nicely into wins for the community. That means developers have more/better options when it comes to wireless devices ..read more
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Embedded Executive: A Productivity Tool From a Name You Likely Recognize, Circuit
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by Rich Nass, Embedded Computing Design
1M ago
Tyson Tuttle left the helm of Silicon Labs a few years ago, took a little time to recharge the batteries, and now he’s back in the thick of things with a new company called Circuit. Given its name, you might think it’s a company designing ICs, but that’s not true. The company is building what some might call a productivity tool, but Tyson describes it as something way bigger and far more involved than that. He claims it’s a way to turn information into insights to simplify life, enhance work, and strengthen communities. Hear all about it on this week’s Embedded Executives podcast ..read more
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Embedded Executive: Deploying Production AI, Synaptics
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by Rich Nass, Embedded Computing Design
1M ago
The industry revolves around two types of AI, namely research AI versus production AI. I wasn’t sure what these terms meant and their differences, so I asked an expert to join me on this week’s Embedded Executives podcast. John Weil is the Vice president and General Manager of Synaptics’ IoT Business Unit. After setting me straight, John talks about the last 20% of a design that the customer needs to figure out for themselves, amongst other things ..read more
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Embedded Executive: The Latest in SDVs, Sonatus
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by Rich Nass, Embedded Computing Design
1M ago
What is the real definition of a software-defined vehicle (SDV)? It depends, mostly on who you are asking that question of. I asked John Heinlein, the Chief Marketing Officer at Sonatus and he had a great response on this week’s Embedded Executives podcast. We discussed the differences between various tiers of vehicles, how they are upgraded, and what we should be looking out for as we move forward. Note that John has his podcast and was gracious enough to have me on as a guest recently. Hear that one here ..read more
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Embedded Executive: Tools Create All Your Documentation, Driver
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by Rich Nass, Embedded Computing Design
1M ago
Is documentation an issue for your embedded project? Wouldn’t it be great if you didn’t have to create that documentation yourself, yet have it be as good (or better) than you could do yourself? That’s what the tool from Driver does. In full disclosure, I didn’t understand how the company’s technology worked, so I had a great discussion with Driver’s CEO and Co-Founder, Adam Tilton on this this week’s Embedded Executives podcast ..read more
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Embedded Executive: Memory Controllers Are More Complex Than You Think, Silicon Motion
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by Rich Nass, Embedded Computing Design
2M ago
The amount of NAND memory that exists today is staggering. There are many different kinds of NAND, and the needed type is based on the intended application. Sometimes you need high-speed memory, sometimes very dense memory, and sometimes you need the memory to go into an environment that’s less than favorable. But the memory itself is just one piece of the system puzzle. You also need a controller to go with that memory. You might think like I did, that the controller is fairly simple to design and would be something the memory suppliers can handle without breaking a sweat. As I learned in t ..read more
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Embedded Executive: Your AI Platform Needs Wireless, Synaptics
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2M ago
With all the focus on AI and machine learning these days, we sometimes take other facets of design for granted, some of which are vital, like the wireless component. Synaptics’ Veros architecture fits the bill for state-of-the-art wireless communications with high throughput, low power consumption, and top-notch security. If you’re designing an AI-based platform using the company’s latest AI platform, Veros has built-in hooks to attach the two subsystems seamlessly. To understand what that means and how it works, I spoke with Venkat Kodavati, Synaptics’ SVP and GM for the company’s Wireless ..read more
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