Develop firmware and software for embedded projects.
My background includes lots of experience developing satellite data terminals for remote monitoring and vehicle environments. SpaceX is also continues to successfully launch thousands of satellites for the Starlink constellation, which will revolutionize the IOT and remote data industries. Starlink’s likelihood of success increased in March as OneWeb declared bankruptcy. Now to those not familiar […]
Hi folks, sorry about dropping off the radar for a few days, but I wrecked my back and sitting hasn’t been an option. But I’m back so let’s get back to some recent news items. May 13th Creation Technologies announced it acquired Applied Technical Services (ATS), which expands Creation’s facilities to four countries. These include […]
In Part 1 we defined a set of operating system classes we have as general choices when faced with deciding on what operating system to use in new project. The choices were No Operating System Pre-emptive Kernel (embedded) Real time operating system (RTOS) General purpose operating system And in Part 1 we discussed choice one […]
Back in April we discussed the concept of a wrapper and mentioned how it can be used to separate the core application layers from the system services, which implies some sort of operating system. So today we’ll talk about a few operating architecture forms and why you’d use one over the other. In the embedded […]
Yeah, I thought that would get your attention, but it’s a real thing. Like many of you I have a long running interest in robotics, starting with my first Lego robot as a kid and I have done work in motion control systems for machines. So I have watched with much interest what I believe […]
Continuing with our microprocessor discussion today we’ll look at the NXP Kinetis® KL2x family of Ultra-Low-Power Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm® Cortex®-M0+ Core, specifically the MKL25Z128. The MKL25Z128VLK4 is a more modern competitor to the MSP430 we discussed last week and provides better low power at 47 uA/MHz (versus 120uA/MHz). However, the standyby/deep sleep power levels are […]
Do you have an application needed to measure the flow or levels of fluids, well you are in luck check out the Texas Instruments MSP430FR600x family released in March with the MSP430FR6005, which you can find at https://www.ti.com/product/MSP430FR6005. This new family of MPUs combines all the cool features of the MSP430FRxxxx products with digital and […]
Straying a little off today to discuss 5G and specifically concerns about 5G safety. By now most of you are familiar with new 5G networks being rolled out in various parts of the world and the expected benefits. Many people are voicing concern about its safety and a large number of groups opposing its deployment […]
Most of the world is still in some level of lockdown due to the Corona-virus Pandemic, and the main topic of discussion is how we get out of lockdown and will our world change. So, let’s take a look. I live in Canada and like most places we’ve been in self isolation and most businesses […]
I was looking for suitable microprocessor development board to show case some aspects of embedded firmware techniques, and as luck would have it, I had a number of candidates. A had a couple TI MSP340 based boards and a few NXP KL family boards along with a random collection of Raspberry Pi and Beaglebones. I […]