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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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...

IoT

EdgeX Foundry joins industry-wide push for IoT interoperability - Other

April 28, 2017

You're sitting in your cubicle working on a zigbee driver for some connected "thing" when you decide to see if Google can provide any shortcuts. After...

Security

Embedded Insiders Podcast: Protecting Medical ?Things? - Podcast

April 25, 2017

This week the Embedded Insiders welcome David Kleidermacher, Chief Security Officer at BlackBerry and one of the leading security evangelists in the embedded and IoT technology markets. Of...

Healthcare

Embedded Insiders ? Episode #14 ? Protecting Medical "Things" - Podcast

April 25, 2017

This week the Embedded Insiders welcome David Kleidermacher, Chief Security Officer at BlackBerry and one of the leading security evangelists in the embedded and IoT technology markets. Of...

Networking & 5G

Turning the Industrial IoT toolbox Blue(tooth) - Blog

April 21, 2017

Interview with Mats Andersson, Senior Director Technology, Short Range Radio Product Center, u-blox Given recent specification updates, what is Bluetooth’s outlook in the Industrial Internet of...

Industrial

Self-healing mesh networks on the 8-bit Industrial Internet - Product

April 13, 2017

One of the most interesting stories in the embedded processing market over the past decade has been not just the survival, but in many ways the triumph, of 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs). Indeed,...

Automotive

Embedded Insiders ? Episode #13 ? On the Road to Level 5 Autonomous Drive - Podcast

April 11, 2017

The Embedded Insiders, Rich Nass and Brandon Lewis, both of Embedded Computing Design, drive into the Society of Automotive Engineer's (SAE's) six levels of autonomous driving. From full human...

Industrial

Virtualizing legacy control systems for an efficient, scalable, low-cost IIoT - Blog

April 06, 2017

  The irony of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is that it requires architectures that enable quick, in some cases real-time iteration and change from markets that often rely on industrial...

Industrial

IIC Connectivity Framework defines IIoT network architecture for scalable interoperability - Product

April 05, 2017

Without question, the biggest obstacle facing widespread adoption of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is interoperability. From a high level, one impediment is the very loose...

Analog & Power

Embedded Insiders ? Episode #12 ? Analog and Smart Alix - Podcast

March 30, 2017

The Embedded Insiders welcome in the newest member of the Embedded Computing Design editorial team, Alix Paultre. Alex will be covering analog and power topics from his home base outside of...

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