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Real-Time Operating Systems - What's Really at the Core

For most design engineers, the Internet of Things is referenced regularly. From an abundance of applications and security concerns to discussions about how data will be used, the topic of IoT is pervasive. When questions arise regarding the core of I

Differentiated FPGAs Provide Security in Today’s Hyperconnected World

We live in a hyperconnected world that is constantly redefining how people communicate, congregate, collaborate and share information globally and instantaneously.

Zynq SoMs Decrease Customer Development Times and Costs

Xilinx’s Zynq®-7000 All Programmable (AP) System-on-Chip (SoC) provides a new paradigm for embedded system design ...

AC/DC Supplies: Design and Make, or Just Buy?

How to implement the ubiquitous AC/DC supply is a complicated decision with many factors and perspectives, ranging from technical to regulatory ones.

What’s All The Buzz About? Bees And Smart Map Technology

You’ve heard about the problems with the bees, right? Their population numbers are dwindling and that’s not good news.

An Overview of FPGAs: The Solution to Countless Design Challenges

The field-programmable gate array as a primary processing element offers many design, debug, and production benefits with few, if any, downsides.

Will HaLow open the door for more intelligent systems?

Reporting on the recent announcement of the “long-awaited Wi-Fi HaLow standard for products incorporating IEEE 802.11ah wireless networking technology,” Jim Hunter of Tech Crunch explains why this new standard may pave the way for more connected

An Introduction to IoT Components

From locomotives and jet engines to baby monitors and home appliance controls, new applications are challenging the imaginations of designers — both in startup companies and within giant corporations.

Driving the LED Revolution for Light and for Art

The emergence of LEDs as a usable and hugely beneficial light source has created a massive impact in the global lighting market.

Automotive LEDs Deliver Greater Design Flexibility for Safety, Style and Efficiency

LED lighting has been making major inroads into the automotive market for two key reasons: safety concerns and energy consumption.

For industry 4.0, reliability builds on robust connections

Looking to relieve increasing product complexity and cost pressures, manufacturers are moving toward the next phase of industrial automation envisioned in Industry 4.0.

What To Do With All That Data

Just as important as the hardware and the data it collects in an Intelligent System are the tools we need to process and analyze information. Otherwise, an Intelligent System does nothing to serve our purposes.

Embedded vision is everywhere! See for yourself

Embedded vision technology will soon touch nearly every aspect of our daily lives –- from automatic vacuum cleaners in our homes to augmented-reality applications.

The right way to turn on a light

What if we want to be able to control the light at a distance, up to 1km away from the room, and to turn it on and off at certain hours and change color and intensity according to users? What if we want the system to be able to adjust itself in respo

Avnet WTWH Basics of LEDs

Using the evolving Power over Ethernet standard to supply DC power to LED-based lighting in place of using the AC line offers both new options and some serious concerns.

Defense/Aero Spinoffs Remain an Exceptional Source for Breakthrough Technology

Yes, automatic across the board cuts within the Department of Defense (DoD) will put the squeeze on many within the defense/aerospace supply chain.

Defense Cuts Put Squeeze on Mil/Aero Design Chain

Cutbacks in U.S. defense spending is putting the squeeze on designers and builders of military, aircraft, aerospace, communications and intelligence equipment.

DefAero Mitigating Cyber Attacks MCU Hardware Accelerators Boost 2CP

Over the years, cyber attacks on financial institutions and news organizations have garnered the lion's share of attention...

DefAero-New iPad Application Helps Pilots Assess Flying Risks - 2 CP

A new application, the iPad Flight Risk Assessment Tool (iFrat), is making it easy for pilots to assess, document and communicate risks in upcoming flights.

Automotive Electronics: Top 5 Tech Trends of Tomorrow’s Smart Cars

In the United States alone, motor vehicles travel well over four trillion miles each year according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.*

How wireless communication protocols make or break designs

The design process includes many critical decisions for engineers, such as which wireless communications protocol to use.

Driving data with unintentional new uses: Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a natural evolution of the things we already make today.

Cognitive computing and IBM Watson IoT: unlocking the power of information

Businesses, academic institutions, cities, and other enterprises may have diverse objectives and missions but all have two things in common: Data, lots of it.

Circuit Protection: Helping Drive Reliability and Longer Life

The primary concerns of engineers designing mobile devices connected to the IoT remain device functionality, performance and feature set.

Avnet: your key enabler for efficient IoT product development

There’s no shortage of hype when it comes to IoT! Fashion designers, futurists, gadget geeks, salespeople...

Antennas for RF Designs in the IoT

The physical connection for many IoT nodes leverages legacy wired networks found in homes, offices, schools, factories and other areas. As we become mobile, wireless physical connections are becoming the norm.

Bing maps V8 control brings exciting upgrades for developers

For developers, being able to pack more features into apps is definitely a plus. And that’s exactly what Microsoft is trying to help you with.

Bing Maps Is Bringing The World To The Classroom

You’ve heard about Bing Maps for business, right? Companies in a wide variety of industries are using Bing Maps to drive sales, increase efficiency and save money.

A Look at the MicroSD Card of the Future: Speed and Capacity meet Reliability

Manufacturers recently released the largest capacity and fastest microSD cards ever made. The 128 GB cards demonstrate more than a 1,000-fold increase in storage density over the last decade.

Accelerating the Motor Control revolution Using New MCU and FPGA Solutions

Motors provide the muscle for electronic controls to interact with the physical world. Whether in transportation, process control, robotics, appliances or even just opening a garage door, motors are the primary movers in our connected and controlled