Editor-in-Chief

Embedded Computing Design

Brandon is responsible for guiding content strategy, editorial direction, and community engagement across the Embedded Computing Design ecosystem. A 10-year veteran of the electronics media industry, he enjoys covering topics ranging from development kits to cybersecurity and tech business models. Brandon received a BA in English Literature from Arizona State University, where he graduated cum laude. He can be reached at [email protected].

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Networking & 5G

Digi XBee Cellular adds LTE Cat 1, Cat-M, and NB-IoT support - Other

September 07, 2017

Digi International has released three new cellular modems in its XBee product family that individually support LTE Cat 1, LTE-M, and NB-IoT.

Processing

Low-voltage serial quad I/O memory device leans on SuperFlash technology to cut power, latency - Other

September 04, 2017

The SST26WF064C is a 64 Mb device that combines Dual-Transfer Rate (DTR) technology with SuperFlash NOR Flash memory, allowing designers to reduce latency and power consumption.

IoT

Embedded Insiders Podcast ? Keeping an eye on connected devices with data categorization - Podcast

August 09, 2017

"Data categorization" is helpful in support business of intelligence applications, but it's also an elegant way of monitoring the behavior of devices to reveal potential cyber attacks.

Software & OS

Embedded Linux: Features outweigh footprint - Blog

August 02, 2017

Advances in embedded processing have rendered the flexibility and features of embedded Linux distro like Yocto, Android, and Ubuntu Core more valuable than the drawbacks of their footprint.

IoT

Embedded Insiders Podcast: Into the Mist as IIoT Goes Private - Podcast

July 21, 2017

One half of the Embedded Insiders made a trip to Southern California this week, where he encountered to opposite sides of the Industrial IoT spectrum. On one end, engineers from ADL Embedded...

Networking & 5G

Long awaited Bluetooth Mesh spec brings tradeoffs to IoT networking - Blog

July 21, 2017

  On Tuesday the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) released the long-awaited Bluetooth Mesh specification, a technology rumored to disrupt smart lighting, smart home, smart retail, and...

IoT

Embedded Insiders Podcast: Making "Connections" at the Industrial IoT University - Podcast

June 29, 2017

Embedded Computing Design’s second Industrial IoT University conference occurred this week, with industry experts from Cisco, zigbee alliance, Digi International, LoRa Alliance, Trusted Computing...

IoT

IoT over BLE in 10 minutes with Microchip Curiosity and MikroElektronika Clicks - Press Release

June 16, 2017

  Goal: The following describes how to build a simple Internet of Things (IoT) data streaming application over Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) using the Microchip Curiosity High Pin Count (HPC)...

Automotive

Functional safety, AI collide in automotive behind heterogeneous MIPS core - Blog

June 14, 2017

  When I think of functional safety in the context of processing, I usually think of a small microcontroller (MCU) responsible for one or two dedicated tasks. Its architecture is probably simple...

Industrial

Embedded Insiders - Episode #10 - Embedded World Day 3 Recap - Podcast

June 02, 2017

Wrapping up embedded world 2017 from their hotel bar, the Embedded Insiders, Rich Nass and Brandon Lewis of Embedded Computing Design, discuss some of the highlights they saw on Day 3 of the show....

Software & OS

Embedded Insiders - Episode #9 - Embedded World 2017 Day 1 and 2 Recap - Other

June 02, 2017

Embedded Computing Design editors Rich Nass and Brandon Lewis review some of the highlights from days one and two of embedded world 2017, including how software and solutions continue to eat the...

Industrial

Embedded Insiders - Episode #16 - Power, PCIM, and Europe - Podcast

June 02, 2017

Once again, power takes center stage, at least in this week’s Embedded Insiders podcast. ECD Power Editor Alix Paultre is at the PCIM show in Germany, Europe’s premier event for the...

Open Source

Embedded Insiders - Episode #17 - How the IIC Connectivity Framework Is Like Whales, Seals, and Bats - Podcast

June 02, 2017

Many types of animals live on land, many more in the sea, and more still spend their time airborne. What’s that got to do with the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)? Earlier this year the...

IoT

Industrial IoT Roadshow: Ease of Use, Ethernet TSN help National Instruments address the range of IIoT applications - Other

May 31, 2017

Kyle Voosen, Senior Business Segment Manager for Physical Test Systems and Industrial IoT at National Instruments is responsible for hardware and soft...

Software & OS

NIWeek Video Demo: LabVIEW NXG brings back ease of use to configuration-based software programming - Other

May 31, 2017

Software development platforms like LabVIEW are faced with simplifying programming for a range of embedded applications and use cases, which inevitabl...

Open Source

National Instruments platforms and tools evolve for IIoT developers of all skill levels - Other

May 26, 2017

Almost 31 years ago National Instruments (NI) introduced LabVIEW, one of the first visual programming languages and design environments for system dev...

Storage

2017 Top Embedded Innovator: Bill Mensch, CEO and Founder, Western Design Center - Blog

May 15, 2017

  A pioneer of embedded microprocessor design and manufacturing, William “Bill” Mensch was a major contributor to the designs of the Motorola 6800 microprocessor (MPU); MOS Technology 6502 MPU...

Open Source

Embedded Insiders ? Episode #15 ? Is RISC-V Risky Business? - Other

May 04, 2017

Researchers at Princeton recently found memory consistency errors in the RISC-V instruction set architecture (ISA), an extensible, open-source ISA spawned out of academia that is being adopted by...

Security

Safety, security, and source code for industrial embedded systems: No shortcuts - Other

May 04, 2017

For English-speaking embedded engineers the term "safety," as in functional safety, is used to imply the reliable and deterministic operation of elect...

Security

Think critically about defensive strategies for critical infrastructure - Other

April 28, 2017

Critical infrastructure devices in the industrial and government sectors are perhaps the most valuable assets in the cyber sphere. Given their complex...

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