Digital transformation has changed the way the healthcare industry operates. The shift to the use of electronic health records (EHR) over the last decade-plus and the 2014 push for “meaningful use” of EMRs (electronic medical records) in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act brought about the first major wave of changes. Now,...

Serial communication in the world of telecommunications is the sequential transfer of data one bit at a time over a communication channel or communication bus. Usually, this transfer of information happens between two or more components of embedded systems. In comparison, parallel communication sends several bits of information...

The Internet of Things (IoT) has been revolutionizing industries and is continuing to grow at an exponential rate. With all the interconnectivity, security is naturally a growing concern. Will the personal information stored on your Apple Watch get hacked? What about the bank information you have stored in a digital wallet? Hackers...

It is common for embedded device developers and engineers to have questions about what slave address is needed to communicate with a given I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) device. There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question. Some I2C slave devices use 7-bit addressing, some use 8-bit addressing, some use 10-bit addressing, and there a...

Like everything else these days, the manufacturing world is using more technology to stay abreast of new trends and maintain a competitive edge. By 2020, Business Insider estimates that global manufacturers will invest around $70 billion on IoT technologies; this is in comparison to the $29 billion spent in 2015 on IoT solutions. Usi...

Embedded systems engineering is full of opportunities to impact the everyday lives of people around the world. The global market for embedded systems continues to increase each year, with a recent report by analysts at Research and Markets projecting a global annual market growth rate of 6.5% CAGR up to 2024. With diverse applications in comm...