Internet of Things

Congatec is aiming at high-end industrial workstations and desktop clients with a Micro ATX-compliant carrier board with a COM-HPC interface – avoiding committing to a specific BGA or LGA processor. “As it is processor socket and vendor independent, the board can be equipped with any computer-on-module available in COM-HPC Client Size A, B or C,” according to the company, which ...

For practical reasons in this time of chip shortages, as well as sustainability, Dr Stephen Coulson, of P2i, urges that electronic design focuses on durability to avoid the need for frequent repairs or replacements. There is currently a global chip shortage, prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic and the consequent surge in demand for electronics. The growth of IoT devices has ...

Astrocast, the Swiss nanosatellite IoT network operator, has announced a partnership with ArrowSpot, a supply chain logistics specialist. The agreement will see Astrocast integrating its Satellite IoT (SatIoT) technology into ArrowSpot’s tracking devices and its ArroWatch application. Specifically, Astrocast’s technology will be in ArrowSpot’s new ArrowTrack SAT device (pictured), which combines cellular and satellite communication to manage containers moving around ...

Sensor and AI technologies can support firefighting efforts to prevent the spread of devastating wildfires that destroy habitat and homes, writes Caroline Hayes. One of the main reasons for out-of-control forest fires is that extremely dry ground vegetation catches light rapidly, spreading the fire. In New South Wales, Australia, ICT International has installed SFM1L sap flow meters and PSY1 stem ...

At Embedded World 2022, we caught up with Thomas Rottach of Siglent Technologies, as part of our promotional coverage for the event. This is the first official presentation of its newly introduced 12-bit oscilloscope. With this, Thomas tells us, Siglent moves up in performance and deliver more benefits to its customers, with the high vertical resolution enabling developers to see ...

Connection to Amazon Web Services is the job of u-blox’ SARA-R510AWS module, intended to provide a cloud link for asset tracking, smart farming, sensor monitoring and medical equipment. A variant of the globally certified SARA-R5 LTE-M cellular module, it “offers product developers a straightforward path to secure and scalable AWS cloud services”, said u-blox. “Thanks to a stripped-down command interface, the module can ...

NXP will be launching a new microcontroller portfolio at Embedded World. Called MCX, the MCUs will span from highly-secured high pin-count processors with 4Mbyte flash and 1Mbyte of sram, to a Cortex-M in a 16pin package – the smallest Electronics Weekly has yet heard of. Made on a 40nm process and build around Arm Cortex-M33 cores, there will be four fundamental ...

Manufacturing processes make CMOS devices vulnerable, but in an embedded system this can be useful, proposes Chris Jones of Crypto Quantique. CMOS microcontrollers and processors suffer from imperfections during the manufacturing process due to the variability in the CMOS processes used. This can lead to atomic-level, random variations in the thickness of the oxide layer on silicon wafers. There are ...

Astrocast, the satellite IoT service provider, is buying Hiber, a rival European Industrial IoT-as-a-Service provider. Under the terms of the deal Astrocast will acquire all of Hiber’s shares in exchange for the issuance of new Astrocast shares, representing 16.5% of Astrocast’s share capital. Hiber’s shareholders have also agreed to invest €10.45 million. Hiber’s services include wellhead monitoring for oil and ...

Trusted Objects, the cybersecurity specialist, has partnered with Crypto Quantique, the quantum-driven cyber security supplier, for deliver end-to-end security to customers designing networks of IoT devices. Trusted Objects’ software secure element, called to-protect, is a root-of-trust for generic microcontrollers (MCUs). Designed for use with IoT devices in which MCUs have limited computing and communication capabilities, it enables onboard generation of ...