The Value of 8-bit MCUs Today: How to Choose the Optimal 8-bit MCU for Your Design?

The Value of 8-bit MCUs Today: How to Choose the Optimal 8-bit MCU for Your Design?

Author: Mark Beecham, Silicon Labs Introduction Despite fierce competition and the strong growth of new platforms like the 32-bit Arm Cortex-M processors, today’s 8-bit MCUs still occupy a significant portion of the entire microcontroller (MCU) market. The continued advantages of 8-bit MCUs in the embedded market stem from several factors: low cost, simplicity, ease of … Read more

5 Major Challenges in Implementing Industrial IoT

5 Major Challenges in Implementing Industrial IoT

Translator | Julian Chen Reviewer | Sun Shujuan This article will explain the basic concepts of Industrial IoT while discussing the 5 major challenges associated with it. It is well known that if enterprises can successfully implement Industrial IoT (IIoT), they will benefit immensely and significantly improve production efficiency. However, we must not only focus … Read more

A Guide to Building the Perfect Smart Home System

A Guide to Building the Perfect Smart Home System

Chuntin has been engaged in private home construction in Shanghai for 23 years. Although he started to come into contact with smart homes early on, the demand has seen an explosive growth in the past two years, indicating the completeness and variety of smart home systems. In fact, the design of smart homes is more … Read more

Why Design Patterns Are Rarely Used in Embedded Development?

Why Design Patterns Are Rarely Used in Embedded Development?

After working for a few years, I often see some friends asking whether design patterns need to be learned. It seems that those who work in embedded systems have never encountered the need to use design patterns, so they have never systematically studied them. However, I know that design patterns are important, yet over time, … Read more

How Fog Computing Empowers Industrial IoT: 5 Advantages and 8 Pillars

How Fog Computing Empowers Industrial IoT: 5 Advantages and 8 Pillars

Abstract In a data-driven manufacturing environment, how can a secure, distributed automation architecture be developed? Balancing fog computing and cloud computing will help the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) better realize its potential. By implementing automation systems through the IIoT, deploying sensors to measure, monitor, and analyze data can enhance efficiency and increase revenue in … Read more

How to Choose the Best IoT Platform?

How to Choose the Best IoT Platform?

Source: IoT Home Translator: Winter Night Published by IoT Think Tank Please indicate the source when reprinting —— [Introduction] —— Although IoT applications are diverse and vary greatly, there are some common points to consider when choosing the best IoT platform. Despite the great diversity in IoT applications, there are key factors to consider when … Read more

Why IoT Devices Choose RTOS Over Linux

Why IoT Devices Choose RTOS Over Linux

Follow+Star public number, don’t miss wonderful content Compilation | strongerHuang WeChat Public Account | Embedded Column The rapid development of the Internet of Things in recent years, everyone must have seen it, because of the Internet of Things, C language has become the most popular language (JAVA has always been the leader in previous years). … Read more