Comparison of embedded operating systems including Yocto, Windows IoT Enterprise, Android and Ubuntu Pro, outlining key advantages, limitations and use cases.

Clear guide to choosing an embedded OS, covering real-time performance, system footprint, security, connectivity, and long-term lifecycle considerations.

SimpleSwitch helps embedded software teams prototype applications faster and reuse the same code across compatible SMARC modules during hardware selection and development.

Tria introduces optimized compute module solutions for industrial applications, including COM Express, COM-HPC, SMARC and OSM modules based on Intel and NXP processor platforms.

Learn how Tria engineers reliable touch screen systems to reduce ghost touch in mission-critical applications where safety, accuracy and input validation matter.

It’s a truth universally accepted that the work of software developers is inextricably linked to the hardware their code will finally run on. So, when the hardware changes, so must the code. It’s what has always happened but doesn’t make the process any less frustrating when it comes to meeting tight go-to-market deadlines, or when suddenly your chosen compute modules are unavailable. In these difficult circumstances, developers have always had to suck it up and start from scratch or simply…wait.

Learn how Tria designs EMC-stable projected-capacitive touch displays with an air gap between the touch sensor and cover glass for rugged industrial applications.

Tria is adding new standard 21.5″ display and touchscreen options to its portfolio designed specifically for high-use electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, in response to high demand from EV charging OEMs.

Today, we’re taking our sensor technology into a new era with the addition of AD Mesh – a lighter, sleeker and more bendable sensor which is a custom build and can be easily adapted customer needs. It joins our existing DITO, SP-ITO and Metal Mesh sensors, which are already widely in use across the world-class displays that we deliver to our customers in every industry.

There have been plenty of key moments in history when technology catches up with ambition and the results have been world changing. But there are also many many other, smaller, eureka moments that have been a quiet revolution for millions of lives. We say ‘quiet’ because unless you needed them, you likely wouldn’t even notice.

Avnet Embedded has announced a scalable SMARC 2.1.1™ system-on-module family designed for extremely low power consumption combined with good computing performance. The compact CPU boards are suitable for battery/solar-powered systems, IoT edge products, portable embedded controllers, handheld test and measurement devices, and mobile medical systems. The new power-efficient module generation is a further technology evolution step from microcontrollers (MCUs) to microprocessors (MPUs).

Data, data, data, data… we read a lot about data lately, don’t we? But less about what it is capable of. The power it wields. The changes it can drive. The ways it can make our lives better – and how it can quietly save them. This, arguably, is the ultimate goal of the Smart City, to provide us with an environment so efficient, so purposeful and sophisticated that not only is our quality of life impacted, but life itself. But how might we see this happen? Let’s look at a few lifesaving scenarios that smart cities are putting into action today…

We’ve lost count of the many and inventive ways that organisations look to meet their sustainability goals, keep on top of costs and transform to operate more efficiently and effectively. And like the old adage about not seeing the forest for the trees, we know that quite often they are overlooking one obvious, but significant change that can address all three issues in one single action: through better management of energy consumption.

Today, if you take any measure of exercise, it’s highly unlikely that it’s in complete isolation. At one end of the spectrum, many of us have the ubiquitous smart watch or fitness tracker, keeping count of our steps and automatically recognising if we run, cycle or even swim. At the other end, we have elite athletes, who are also subject to scrutiny from worn sensors but produce data that is assessed by other means too. Their movement and form are captured on camera and analysed through machine learning. Vitals are monitored with precision tools and athletes’ bodies undergo rigorous assessment by medics using advanced imaging techniques.

Coco Chanel’s famous take on the definition of luxury came from a world where the ultimate smart bed ($120,000 dollars with smartphone-controlled sleep scenarios, ambient lighting, fragrance control and private cinema) and bespoke Hermès Apple Watches did not exist. However, a clever designer and savvy brand builder, Coco was absolutely correct in that a little bit of luxury goes a long way. And, today, you certainly don’t have to be super-rich to feel super rich when the wealth of upscale products on the market can give your day that platinum-coated edge.

If you’ve ever read the work of Nobel prize-winner Daniel Kahneman, then you’ll be familiar with the concept of ‘availability bias’, that is, the human tendency to default to the most recent information that comes to mind. But what does that have to do with electric vehicle charging? Well, they’re rapidly becoming an important topic of conversation, routinely springing up in news reports, included in government policy and even advertised on TV. You might be led to believe that they are commonplace, when, in reality, they’re not that easy to come by at all.

As acronyms go, what you see is what you get with the COM-HPC form factor standard. A far more manageable way of saying ‘Computer on Module for High Performance Computing’, the standard itself is just as straightforward – put simply, it’s fast. Modules manufactured to the COM-HPC standard have a faster network connection, a greater number of high-speed interfaces and can significantly enhance performance.

SMARC (Smart Mobility ARChitecture) is a 314-pin Computer-on-Module standard for compact, low-power embedded systems. Learn how SMARC modules support scalable designs, faster development and easier platform upgrades.