Embedded Computing Design

When it comes to embedded computers for industrial applications, size does matter—sometimes.

A.I. Day September 20th, 2022

Processors to handle AI at the Edge are quite complex. However, that hasn’t stopped so many companies from producing their variants.

I have done lots of these Embedded Executive podcasts, a few hundred in fact. This particular podcast goes in a direction I have never gone before, and involves the mafia (yes, you read that correctly).

Based on its shiny new RISC-V MCU that’s now ready for prime time, the OpenHW Group is releasing a development kit so developers can get started on their “open hardware” projects, particularly those that want to connect to the IoT.

For starters, Smith is the largest electronics distributer that I have never heard of. They are a multi-billion-dollar company. One of the strengths of the company is ensuring that its products are real (as opposed to counterfeits). 

Here at Embedded Computing Design, we spend a lot of time helping engineers/developers work through the pains of industrial designs.

I’m a Visual Studio Code (VS Code) user. If you’re not familiar with VS Code, it’s a source-code editor from Microsoft that is intended for systems based on Windows or Linux. It’s mostly used for debugging, but has lots of other great features. Oh, did I mention that it’s open source, aka free? Yup, the price is right.

Richard Lind is about seven months into his role as CEO of IAR Systems, one of the leaders in embedded development tools.