Embedded news

• Queues: introduction and basic services August 15, 2018
  Colin continues the RTOS Revealed series with a look at queues, which provide a more flexible means of passing simple messages between tasks than mailboxes.
• IoT designers face lengthy checklist August 14, 2018
  Building IoT is no cakewalk. There is a lot to learn - everything from embedded software to deep knowledge in hardware engineering - and broader expertise in digital operations before you connect your coffee machines.
• Machine-learning accelerator chip to speed image recognition August 14, 2018
  Startup AlphaICs described a machine-learning processor that Visteon said beat Nvidia's Volta GPU in an image-recognition test.
• Kit simplifies wireless-charging design for wearables and IoT devices August 14, 2018
  STMicroelectronics' plug-and-play STEVAL-ISB045V1 wireless battery-charger development kit lets users quickly build ultra-compact chargers up to 2.5W.
• Embedded Linux device drivers: Writing a kernel device driver August 14, 2018
  Embedded Linux continues to rank among the top operating systems used in embedded designs, and its ability to serve multiple roles will become increasingly important in the IoT and other connected systems. This article continues a series showing how developers work with device drivers in user space.
• How embedded projects run into trouble: Jack’s Top Ten – Number Nine August 13, 2018
  Jack continues his top-ten list of factors that cause embedded projects to fail.
• Device security: when 'how' becomes just as important as 'what' August 10, 2018
  Even using well-known security measures in device designs, designers can't always protect against attacks that don't even exist today. To make the device as difficult as possible to exploit if it's infiltrated, we can take our cue from the world of device safety.
• Multi-channel power monitor integrates ADCs August 10, 2018
  Power-monitoring IC measures power from 0 V to 32 V on a single chip.
• Survey says Python is top programming language August 10, 2018
  A survey by IEEE shows that the EE organization's members prefer Python overall for top programming languages among dozens. But, results depend on which group of engineers you survey.
• Gbps interfaces target automotive appications August 9, 2018
  Autonomous vehicle designers are asking for in-vehicle connectivity at multi-gigabit speed, to which industry groups ranging from NAV Alliance to MIPI and HDBaseT group are all saying that they are ready to serve.