One of the first and most important decisions an embedded systems engineer must answer when designing electronic systems is how the master and slave devices will communicate, that is, which communication protocol will be used to transfer data. There are several types of communication protocols that are typically used in embedded syste...

Embedded systems design combines the highly technical disciplines of hardware design and firmware and application software development. Embedded systems engineers face significant challenges throughout the design process, especially when it comes to the integration and debugging of hardware and software systems. 

As an embedded s...

The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the fastest-growing markets for new technology with billions of new devices being deployed each year. The concept of the IoT is simple: adding internet connectivity to everyday objects reveals a whole new range of possibilities for collecting data from the environment in ways that enhance consume...

Embedded systems consist of a microcontroller or microprocessor and peripheral devices that carry out a specific function within a larger electronic system. Embedded systems are a special type of computer, and just like your desktop computer at home, they require an operating system to function. In this week's blog post, we're ex...

For engineers that approach embedded systems design from a hardware background, configuring software for embedded systems can pose a significant challenge. Those with experience and know-how in software engineering will still need to adapt their software design and programming methodologies to meet the unique requirements of embedde...

We live in a period of intense and concentrated technological change, to the extent that we sometimes lose perspective on just how quickly things around us are transforming for the future. If we think about the life-changing technologies that we interact with on a daily basis, many of them were likely not present in the marketplace as r...