Industrial IoT development for Industry 4.0 solutions
This guide on Industrial IoT explores the core solution components of IoT device design (electronics, embedded firmware, embedded systems, microcontrollers, sensors, and actuators), machine-to-machine connectivity, data analysis, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and automation. Table of Contents Introduction – What is Industry 4.0? The 4th industrial revolution, referred to as Industry 4.0, is pretty much part […]
Developing Products for Smart Home Systems? Do This
3 expert tips to help you optimise your smart home system design projects Happy Smart Home Day! Here are our top development tips for designing products for smart home systems. 1 Give consideration to energy demand response when designing new products In the future, energy providers will need to better balance provision of electricity, requiring […]
What is ATEX Design? Tips for successful ATEX product development
Read our guide which covers related terms & standards and shows you how to approach ATEX product design for success.
Matter Standard Smart Home Device Design: Developer Benefits
What is Matter Standard? Learn what the smart home device communications protocol means for developers, consumers and future connectivity:
The Global Chip Shortage: How to Get Through 2022
The Global Chip Shortage: How to Get Through 2022 For months, the news has been full of stories around component supply shortages and their wider impact. Analysts at Goldman Sachs found that over 160 different industries were affected by the crisis¹. Tech giants issued warnings about disruption to production. Though some are reported to be […]
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, […]
Survey: Biggest challenges faced by electronic design businesses into 2020
Survey: Biggest challenges faced by electronic design businesses into 2020 As an embedded systems consultancy we wanted to understand what fellow electronic design businesses expected of the future. While exhibiting and presenting at the Engineering Design Show (EDS) recently we interviewed show visitors and asked what they felt their greatest challenges were. We questioned executives […]
How to Manage Component Obsolescence
How to Manage Component Obsolescence Obsolescence is a dirty word for most engineers. A successful, reliable product can be suddenly rendered unmanufacturable by a single component going End Of Life (EOL), or a new design hasn’t even gone into production and one of the chips has been pulled by the manufacturer. Sometimes it is ICs, […]
Top 5 Tools for Cross Platform Mobile Development
Mobile Application Development Series – Part 3 Welcome to part 3 of our 5-part series on mobile application development. Part 1 looked at the essential breakdown of your mobile application development budget, and how to financially plan carefully for project success. And we examined priorities to consider when matching the right mobile application development company for […]
Selecting a mobile application development company for your project
Mobile Application Development Series – Part 2 Welcome to part 2 of our 5-part series on mobile application development. Part 1 looked at the essential breakdown of your mobile application development budget, and how to financially plan carefully for project success. And here’s part 2 – read on as we drill down into the fundamentals […]