David Blaza

In some ways a self driving car is the ultimate embedded system (my definition of an embedded system is one where the user doesn't have access to the OS) and they have been in the news recently because…

Embedded Computing Boards have been around since the 1970's and come in many form factors such as VPX, COM Express, xTCA etc. depending upon the industry they are being deployed into. ECBs, also known…

If you've been following our Exploring the world of ARM based Embedded Computing Boards (ECB) project you know that Texas Instruments is a major player in the ECB market and their Sitara family of…

We have been Exploring the world of ARM based Embedded Computing Boards (ECB) here on the ARM Community for 2 months now and its been a real eye opener for me.  I've been in the Embedded business for a…

One of the fun parts of our Exploring the world of ARM based Embedded Computing Boards (ECB) project has been hearing about all the creative ways that embedded computing boards are being used in non traditional…

With all the buzz around crowdfunding new hardware and after meeting some of the founders of these startups I thought it wise to talk to someone who has literally written a book on electronic products…

Since we launched the Embedded Computing Board (ECB) Resource Guide last month we have seen so much innovation in the embedded computing board world that I can now definitely say its not a sleepy market…

The ARM Single Board Computers has been up for a month now and on a weekly basis we are hearing about innovation in the board market and there is no better way to understand whats happening than talking…

With so many ARM based multicore boards coming to market we are hearing more about systems running multiple operating systems on similar cores (SMP, symmetric multi-processing) or differing cores (AMP…

As I immersed myself in the world of Embedded Computing Boards it quickly became clear that the early days of the market were driven by Aerospace applications so it made sense to talk to Curtiss-Wright…

As we look in depth at the rapid increase of ARM based Embedded Computing Boards (ECBs) coming to market we are talking to industry experts, analysts, silicon partners and board vendors to help us understand…

PHYTEC is a German company which has been producing system on module boards (SOMs) for over 25 years so I connected with Yves Astein, a product manager at PHYTEC to get his take on the rise of ARM based…

As part of the preparation for the launch of the ARM Embedded Computing Board (ECB) resource guide I spoke to Thomas Aubin of Microchip about their approach to the market.  Thomas is a product marketing…

I recently spoke to Jerry Gipper the Executive Director of VITA to learn about how ARM embedded computing boards and modules are beginning to appear in this standards driven market.  My timing was…

As part of the preparation for the launch of the ARM Embedded Computing Board (ECB) resource guide, I spoke to Chris Rommel who is Vice President for IoT & Embedded Technology at Boston-based VDC Research…

As we started to research ARM based Embedded Computing Board (ECB) manufacturers for our Embedded Computing Board (ECB) Resource Guide Dave Tokic of Xilinx told us that there are now 25 companies making…

Anyone taking a serious look at the embedded market really has to speak to Freescale because the whole market came about because Motorola (Freescale’s former parent) was so successful with the 68000 architecture…

I'm posting this blog on behalf of Matt Benes of The specified item was not found. who looks at the trade offs to consider for wireless connectivity:Integrating ZigBee into your wireless designsIn my last…

I'm posting a guest blog from Matt Benes of The specified item was not found. on an important if not vital topic; power consumption of wireless systems.  During Kickstarter Week  we saw that the…

Its the first official day of CES today (Jan 6, 2015) and the circus is in full swing.  It's hard to miss the big stories of the show because every major media outlet in the world is there and the tech…

As we learned during Kickstarter Week modern development boards are amazing tools that have put the power of the microprocessor into the hands of hobbyists and entrepreneurs everywhere. These development…