Embedded and Microcontrollers blog

Let’s see how to write a simple C application for the LTPP. Here is the list of steps: get the cross-compiler, install the SDK, build a program, and load it into the board.

SAN MATEO, Calif.—The Maker movement has exploded thanks to forces like open system software and hardware and accessible, affordable components and design tools. Now, the great minds behind Arduino have…

As you may already know, PSoC Creator 3.3 Service Pack 2 is available for download on the Cypress website (http://cypress.com/creator). The Update Manager will be popping up desktop notifications soon…

The Bay Area Maker Faire is just around the corner, but I find myself casting my mind back to something eye-opening I saw at this year’s Embedded World conference in Nuremburg this February.BeagleCore…

Tibbo Project System (TPS) is a highly configurable, affordable, and innovative automation platform. It is ideal for home, building, warehouse, and production floor automation projects, as well as data…

More post from Gadget GuruPre-GO PPP and the Gumstix BBB Rover CapeThis is not going to be a long post.  Basically, I got the Pre-GO PPP working with the BeagleBone Black almost effortlessly through the…

An RTOS (Real-Time Operating System) is the most universally accepted way of designing and implementing embedded software. It is the most sought after component of any system that outgrows the venerable…

Following on the heels of a recent post highlighting trade-offs in HDI technology and layer count of a single-board versus a som solution and how that drives bare_board costs, we wanted to take the next…

PSoC 4200L, 4200M, 4200BL and 4200 parts boost the flexibility and performance of the PSoC 4 portfolio, by adding Cypress’s unique Programmable Digital Blocks. Programmable Digital Block are hardware…

Critical Link is often asked to help cost-out the differences between a single-board chip-down solution and a solution that incorporates a som.  It’s well known that HDI (high density interconnect) and…

If you haven’t been in the embedded space long, it’s difficult to appreciate the sector’s technological evolution in recent years. Back in the day, 4-, 8- and 16-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) ruled the roost…

Today was the final day of Embedded World 2016, and the last day of our #ARMBoardWins competition. If you've been following, you'll have noted the theme for each day has been matched to a blog about the…

A panel representing automotive, semiconductor, software and systems experts met to share insights on the hardware-software challenges of ISO 26262 compliance.By John Blyler, Editorial Director, JB Sy…

Today I continued my visit of Embedded World, to seek and find other interesting IoT demos.Walking to the ublox booth (Hall5-158), I am pleased to see the connected dice demo. I had the pleasure of seeing…

The first day of embedded world is gone, and it’s incredible how fast it went by, as there is so much to see!Here is a sample of the IoT based demos that I noticed, on the floor, on Day 1NordicOn the …

It is day one of the #ARMBoardWins contest for Embedded World 2016. Today, to coincide with the theme of my first Wall of Boards blog, today's winners were selected from entries with an 'Industrial' flavour…

This is the fourth and final blog in a series on the ARM® Wall of Boards at Embedded World 2016.Today we’ll cover the boards representing some exciting emerging trends in the electronics and embedded…

This is the third in a four part series on the ARM® Wall of Boards at Embedded World 2016.Today, I’ll present the 40 plus ARM mbed Enabled™ boards we have on the wall this year. If you…

This is the first in a four part series on the ARM® Wall of Boards at Embedded World 2016. Today, I’ll introduce the ready-to-deploy Industrial System on Modules (SoMs) and Single Board Computers…

You know it’s going to be big, but just what is the future of automotive design? And how fast might that future approach?Already we’re talking about and creating regulatory frameworks around things…

Where did your last project start? How did you get from an idea to the point where you knew it would work and could do real product development? What twists and turns did your path take before the first…