Last week I attended Arm TechCon and a major theme through-out was embedded security. During the conference, Arm released their Security Manifesto which provides developers with Arm’s vision for how the IoT will be protected. Let’s briefly discuss a few highlights. First, I found the Arm Security Manifesto to be an interesting read. The document … Continue reading Embedded Basics – The Arm Security Manifesto
Month: October 2017
Tips and Tricks – 10 Steps for Selecting a Microcontroller (2017)
The way developers select a microcontroller for their embedded systems is dramatically changing. Traditionally developers have focused on the hardware first and thought about the software second. Selecting a microcontroller in this manner, will result in failure today. There are several new steps that developers need to follow if they are going to be successful … Continue reading Tips and Tricks – 10 Steps for Selecting a Microcontroller (2017)
EETimes University – Fundamentals of IoT System Design
Designing an IoT device requires more than expertise in embedded system design. Developers also need to understand the IoT architecture and how their device fits into the grander scheme. IoT devices are not stand-alone but links in a chain that can affect the entire internet. Developers need to understand how to secure their device, provision … Continue reading EETimes University – Fundamentals of IoT System Design
CEC – Transitioning from C to C++
The C Programming language has been a dominate tool in embedded systems since its inception but as compiler and microcontroller technologies have advanced, more modern and object-oriented languages are beginning to make much more sense. I this course, Jacob Beningo will walk attendees through an introduction to C++ and demonstrate how it can be used … Continue reading CEC – Transitioning from C to C++