Rapid prototyping with embedded products helps hardware developers focus on innovation
The internet of things is as much of a greenfield opportunity for established solution providers as it is for the next up-and-coming hardware startup. Whether adding connectivity to an existing product or creating a brand-new application altogether, the need to innovate and iterate quickly is...
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Deeper than deep sleep: Creating a zero-load microcontroller standby
Putting a microcontroller into sleep mode can help reduce the amount of power it consumes, saving energy and preserving battery life. However, even in a standby state, the microcontroller still siphons off some...
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How analogue makers can further their craft with digital tools
It's a fascinating time to be a creative: Traditional crafts and skills are coming back into vogue at the same time that hundreds of novel uses for technology are being pioneered and made available to everyone. As the digital and physical worlds converge, blurring the line between old-school craft...
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Serving up five real-world applications for Raspberry Pi
Profile: Brian Geisel
We thought Raspberry Pi was a fad. Then we thought it was just for tinkerers or hobbyists. But ever since the first of these microcomputers was shipped in 2012, it's been making inroads in real companies making legitimate products. Even though the Raspberry Pi hardware is not open source, it is...
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The rise of the IoT security chip
With the ever-expanding landscape of the internet of things, we are now in an environment where every semiconductor and chip IP vendor is, or soon will be, launching their own "security" chip. No matter the type of IoT product, all security is moving deeper into hardware, and ultimately down to the...
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Incentivizing IoT security: Fear is not enough
The recent DDoS attack carried out by hackers using tens of millions of unprotected IoT devices has mainstreamed what security pros have known for a long time: IoT...
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