Periodic Table of Embedded Systems: 118 Interactive Tech Terms
ByteSnap’s Periodic Table of Embedded Systems Tech Terms Discover embedded hardware and software tech terms with our jargon-busting interactive glossary. Popular technologies and systems have been compiled and defined by our engineering consultants to help you broaden your knowledge or brush up your memory on a ByteSnap topic favourite – embedded systems! How to use […]
Top 9 Factors when Choosing Radio Systems for IoT Design
Radio Systems: Key considerations for your IoT product design Communication is key Connectivity is the basis of IoT devices. They all communicate with other products to some extent. While some use wired connections, such as Ethernet, most operate on wireless protocols and require a radio system. Choosing the right system is a lengthy process that […]
ViGiL wins EVIEs 2020 Innovation in V2G Award
ViGiL wins EVIEs 2020 Innovation in V2G Award ByteSnap Design and a consortium of partners have been awarded the ultimate accolade for the successfully completed ViGiL (Vehicle-to-Grid Intelligent Control) project in this year’s Electric Vehicle Innovation & Excellence Awards (EVIEs). ViGiL is the UK’s first end-to-end, fully integrated Vehicle-to-Grid system and was named “Innovation in […]
UKCA and CE marking – what you need to know
UKCA and CE Marking – Your Questions Answered Within the EU, CE marking is mandatory for machinery, electrical and electronic equipment, medical devices, personal protective equipment and toys. As such, anyone looking to sell electrical products in the EU will need to test for compliance and affix a CE mark to their product. Post Brexit, […]
DSP Fundamentals Every Electronics Engineer Should Know
A guide to the core knowledge required for DSP application development and feature engineering – by Dunstan Power and Guest Author John Edwards of Sigma Numerix Digital Signal Processing (DSP) has been a key part of many real time applications for several decades but over the last few years the use of hybrid devices, which […]
QNX RTOS used to Ensure Highly Reliable V2G Charge Posts
ByteSnap choses QNX RTOS to ensure high-reliability in V2G charge post project ByteSnap Design selected Blackberry’s QNX Neutrino RTOS [1] components – supplied by Direct Insight [2] – as part of its new vehicle charging system. This is the UK’s first integrated vehicle-to-grid system for charging electric cars. QNX RTOS & VIGIL project: The new […]
Hybrid Vehicles & Their Peak Growth in View
The EV Smart Charging rEVolution: Hybrid Vehicles & Their Peak Growth in View About The EV Smart Charging rEVolution Column This month we’re looking into Hybrid Vehicles & Their Peak Growth… I’m Julian Skidmore, a senior software engineer at ByteSnap Design and helping to develop our EV – electric vehicle – charging solutions. We’re a […]
Applications Processors Head-to-Head: STM32MP1 vs I.MX7ULP
A comparison of STM32MP1 vs I.MX7ULP The STM32MP1 and I.MX7ULP chip series are manufactured by STMicro and NXP respectively. They both offer a combination of low-power and high-performance with full support for high-performance operating systems. This article will be looking at some of the differences between the two, and also highlighting best fits for various […]
VIGIL V2G Project Successfully Completed
VIGIL: UK’s First Comprehensive Communication and Control Platformfor V2G Systems and Electrical Networks Management The collaborative research project VIGIL (‘VehIcle to Grid Intelligent controL’) has successfully met its aim of building and trialling an off-vehicle communication and control platform. Further, this platform will encourage DNOs, building owners and EV/EV infrastructure owners to adopt V2G (vehicle-to-grid) […]
Working From Home & Electronics Design During the Pandemic
COVID 19-Proof Your Electronics Product Design Projects for Working From Home It’s fair to say that – due to the COVID-19 pandemic – the world of work will never quite be the same again. We’ve been working from home, in lockdown, for a few weeks now. To date, a number of problems and solutions have […]