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IoT

IEI Brings Simplicity and Resiliency with Edge Platform

Embedded Computing Design Staff

June 9, 2025

The establishment of Industry 4.0 is well underway, by any measure. From factory automation, smart supply chain, and dark warehousing all the way to contactless retail and last-mile autonomous delivery, the power of the intelligent edge is penetrating every aspect of every industry.

Debug & Test

Hardware in the Loop Testing for Embedded Systems Development

Zoran Stankovic

June 9, 2025

Testing new hardware can be one of the most challenging parts of developing IoT and embedded systems. Hardware systems are complex, relying on multiple integrated components, including sensors, microcontrollers, communication modules, and power management systems. Each of these components requires rigorous validation.

IoT

Product of the Week: Nexcom's NISE3000 C30 Edge AI Computing Platform

Embedded Computing Design Staff

June 9, 2025

Industrial automation and AI-driven applications are constantly evolving, demanding real-time data processing at the edge. These applications are often tasked with decision-making and advanced video analytics capabilities, which can be delivered in a single, high-performance, energy-efficient, and rugged computing system.

Software & OS

Zephyr Plus ModusToolbox Puts the Power in the Hands of the Developer

Embedded Computing Design Staff

June 9, 2025

Infineon has built quite the Bluetooth resume over the years, and with the launch of support for the Zephyr OS in our latest Bluetooth^® LE MCU, the AIROC™ CYW20829, we are opening the door even wider for developers. And with the number of applications growing almost daily, such support is welcome. Applications today include game controllers, PC peripherals, wearables, electronic shelf labels, asset tracking, and automotive applications such as car access, tire pressure monitoring, and battery management systems.

Debug & Test

Get Infinite Oscilloscope Trigger Types with Zone Triggering

Joel Woodward

June 5, 2025

Oscilloscopes remain the ultimate authority for real-world troubleshooting and problem identification in electronics and electrical systems. The primary technology block that allows engineers to isolate specific events is the oscilloscope’s trigger. Oscilloscopes come equipped with a fixed number of triggering types such as edge, pulse width, pattern, and other parametric conditions.

Debug & Test

Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) Technology: Advancing Precision Applications

Patrick Frank

June 5, 2025

Many emerging applications, from autonomous vehicles to smart agriculture, require far greater positional accuracy than conventional GNSS systems can deliver. Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) technology offers centimeter-level precision but has historically been complex, costly, and difficult to integrate into embedded and IoT designs. This article introduces the fundamentals of RTK, explores its challenges, and outlines how modern, integrated platforms such as the Taoglas EDGE™ Locate are simplifying deployment and expanding RTK’s potential across a broad range of high-precision applications.

Consumer

Get 3X Traditional Performance With Bluetooth LE Audio

Embedded Computing Design Staff

June 4, 2025

Bluetooth^® has found its way into far more applications than anyone could have imagined when the spec was first introduced, decades ago. To be fair, the specification has evolved with higher range, more bandwidth, and with less power consumption than what was originally possible, paving the way for all these new and cool applications.

Software & OS

Designing for Safety and Reliability in Multicore Hard-Real Time Applications

Jay Thomas

June 3, 2025

Hard real-time applications, including automotive, avionics, industrial, and military systems, demand deterministic execution times for mission-critical tasks. To increase performance, many of these applications utilize multicore processors to split complex software code across many cores to reduce overall processing execution time.

Consumer

Application Highlight: Infineon Enables Smart Home & Building

Embedded Computing Design Staff

June 2, 2025

Smart Home is a thorny problem. What is a Smart Home? Nearly every home has Wi-Fi now, and most have additional connected, or IoT-enabled, devices. Whether those be smart locks with cameras, connected light bulbs, power meters and thermostats, or all the way to home hubs or assistants controlling all of the above, Smart Home tech is finally starting to become part of many people’s home life.

Processing

Mouser Product of the Week: NXP Semiconductors’ FRDM-MCXC444 Development Board

Embedded Computing Design Staff

June 2, 2025

Today’s advanced motor control technologies, ranging from industrial to smart city and smart home applications, can benefit from an efficient and robust platform that combines rapid prototyping capabilities with integrated hardware and software solutions.

Consumer

Broadcast Like Never Before with LE Audio

Embedded Computing Design Staff

May 29, 2025

Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) is a variation of the Bluetooth wireless standard that’s designed for short-range data exchange with minimal power consumption. Introduced as part of the Bluetooth 4.0 specification, it enables devices like wearables, sensors, and smart home products to operate efficiently on small batteries. Bluetooth LE supports features like quick device discovery, secure connections, and in newer versions (5.0+), extended range, and higher data rates.

Industrial

Panel PCs Offer the Traits Needed for Industrial, Healthcare, Retail Applications

Embedded Computing Design Staff

May 27, 2025

A panel PC is generally an all-in-one computing platform with an integrated touchscreen display, designed for industrial or commercial use. It combines a computer and monitor in a compact, durable enclosure, often built to withstand harsh environments and support human-machine interface (HMI) applications.

Healthcare

Tear Down: Noise Luna Ring

Rich Nass

May 22, 2025

The best part about writing Tear Down articles is that I get to try out the latest/coolest products. The worst part is that I have to take the products apart, and only having a hammer in my toolbox, the products never work again.

IoT

Robustel’s EG5120 Built on NXP i.MX 8 to Power Scalable Industrial IoT

Chad Cox

June 9, 2025

Guangzhou, China. Robustel introduced its EG5120 Industrial IoT Edge Gateway designed for real-time data processing, analytics, and control at the edge. It offers a secure and highly flexible platform for cutting-edge IoT applications in smart manufacturing, energy, and smart building markets.

Open Source

LDRA Enhances Renesas Ecosystem with Seamless Functional Safety and Cybersecurity Verification

Chad Cox

June 9, 2025

Wirral, United Kingdom. LDRA publicized it joined both the Renesas Ready Partner Network and the R-Car Consortium. The relationship extends LDRA's support to seamlessly incorporate system development tools utilizing Renesas R-Car system on a chip (SoCs), microprocessors (MPUs), and microcontrollers (MCUs) that are required to be in full compliance with industry-wide functional safety and cybersecurity standards.