Tag: Embedded

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CRU: Security, Open Consumer Products, Solderpad Hardware Licence 2.0, and More

GreenWaves Technologies has officially launched GAP8, its RISC-V based low-power application processor for Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Based on the work of the Parallel Ultra Low Power (PULP) project, GAP8 was first shown off as a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) core back in March… Read More

Solving Slot Antenna Issues in High-Frequency PCB Design

Electronics consultant John Dunn has published a piece on accidental slot antennas in printed circuit boards on the EDN Network, showcasing how the same mitigation techniques used in the microwave industry can apply to high-frequency circuit designs. “Way back when, I described how a blundering engineering manager managed to… Read More

Intel Launches AI: In Production Programme for Movidius Devs

Chip giant Intel has announced a programme designed to help developers bring devices with artificial intelligence capabilities – powered by the company’s Movidius Myriad 2 vision processing unit (VPU), naturally – to market more quickly and easily. “Intel AI: In Production means we can expect many more innovative AI-centric products… Read More

CRU: PULP Launches, RISC-V Fedora, LoRa, and More

The PULP (Parallel Ultra Low Power) Platform, a joint project between ETH Zurich and University of Bologna, had a busy February beginning with the release of the PULPissimo RISC-V microcontroller core, designed to take over from the more basic PULPino. “Today we are happy to announce PULPissimo, a new single-core… Read More

Particle Announces Embedded Mesh Network Development Boards

Internet of Things (IoT) specialist Particle has announced the impending launch of a trio of development boards with Bluetooth 5 mesh networking capabilities, alongside Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Wi-Fi, and cellular connectivity. Designed to make it easier to deploy sensor networks and control systems where traditional infrastructure isn’t available, Particle’s… Read More

CRU: RISC-V, LoRa, Movidius, and More

The rise of low-power long-range radio technologies like LoRaWAN has been a boon for the Internet of Things (IoT), but working in radio brings unique challenges – as demonstrated by Embedded.com’s new guide to optimising the performance of embedded radios. Written by Chris Lamb and Rod Williams, the guide… Read More

University of Manchester Graphene Sensor

Researchers Demonstrate Energy-Harvesting Graphene Sensors

Researchers at the University of Manchester have announced graphene-based battery-free sensors which they claim could revolutionise the Internet of Things (IoT). Using graphene, a layer of carbon one atom thick and which is being hailed as the wonder-material of the future for a range of technologies, in graphene-oxide form, a… Read More

Intel Movidius Myriad 2 VPU Chip Hits the Skies

Intel’s innovative Myriad 2 vision processing unit (VPU) has found its way into the drone market through a partnership between start-up Ryze Tech, Intel, and drone specialist DJI. Designed to offer ease of flight and remote photography with smartphone control, the Ryze Tello is described by the company as a… Read More

Arm Releases Low-Resource, High-Resiliency LittleFS

Arm’s MBED division has announced the release of LittleFS, a file system designed to offer high-integrity storage for embedded devices with minimal RAM and flash usage. Built into Mbed OS 5.7 as an alternative to the classic File Allocation Table (FAT) file system, LittleFS is designed to reduce resource usage… Read More

Get Hands-on with Deep Learning at Intel Movidius NCS Workshop

On 22nd February Intel, OSHUG and BCS OSSG will host a 1-day workshop in London that provides an introduction to deploying deep neural networks with the Intel Movidius Neural Compute Stick. Open source frameworks such as Caffe and TensorFlow expedite the development of deep learning applications, and with… Read More

Hands-on with the LoRa Explorer

Pocketable LoRaWAN development platform from SODAQ and Microchip combines Arduino ease with all the features needed to start developing fully untethered applications right away. A little while Microchip were kind enough to send us a SODAQ Explorer board and the other night I finally got round to running up… Read More

Broadcom Offers £98.8 Billion to Acquire Qualcomm

Broadcom has issued an offer to buy rival chip maker Qualcomm in a deal valued at nearly £100 billion – to include NXP Semiconductor, should Qualcomm’s own acquisition go through – further shrinking the embedded and communications chip markets. Following ongoing legal battles with Apple, Qualcomm’s largest customer, and reports… Read More