Software

Take a look inside your first board support package

A good board support package (BSP), or software development kit (SDK), provides a jump-start for embedded software developers. What are you expecting to find inside a BSP, and what should you be looking for?

How no-code design could accelerate Industrial IoT development

Developing large numbers of new and diverse devices for an Industrial IoT solution can challenge your engineering resources. Using a no-code approach to development can reduce the size and complexity of that challenge.

Behind the datasheet: HW-RTOS

Using hardware accelerators is nothing new, but what about an accelerator to improve the way your operating system handles data communications?

Top 10 pitfalls in developing machine vision systems with artificial intelligence

Machine vision (MV) and artificial intelligence (AI) provide valuable inspection and analysis capabilities to a wide range of leading-edge applications. As with all advanced technologies, there are pitfalls to avoid.

Don’t reinvent the wheel when it comes to IoT

Avnet’s scalable, repeatable vertical SaaS applications are each between 60 and 80% complete, speeding time to market in IoT.

Customization comes with a competitive edge—and security challenge

Whether you have an in-house team or are exporting the building of infrastructure to a trusted partner, make sure the team is asking the right questions when it comes to implementing and deploying IoT solutions.

In their words: Benefits of the world’s biggest engineering community

In the summer of 2018, Avnet celebrated a major milestone: 1 million community members across Hackster.io and element14. As a project-based site, Hackster enables anyone to jump feet first into hardware through knowledge sharing, as well as contests

From hacker spaces to Hackster.io: Alex Glow owes her career in hardware to communities

Exposure to engineering as a kid helped Alex Glow fall in love with hardware. But it was communities that gave her confidence to turn her hobby into a career.

Model behavior with microcontrollers: Kitty Yeung’s intersectional engineering spans art, science

“Current established industries don't often leverage people's multiple talents and passions. But the forthcoming generations of the workforce are getting more interdisciplinary and they need opportunities to develop and grow.”

Element14 allows Sneha Nidhi to continue a lifetime of learning

Sneha Nidhi always comes from a community of engineers. Her first was her family.

How one engineer found both confidence and community in element14

Tracking Santa Claus changed the track of Frederick Vandenbosch’s life.

Standout Product Keeps Employees from Sitting Too Much

You’ve probably heard in the news lately how unhealthy sitting can be. According to WebMD, sitting for long hours has been linked to mental health problems, obesity, death from heart disease and cancer, and other conditions.

Red Hat and Eurotech Partnership: Paving Way for End-to-End Architecture for IoT

Red Hat Inc., in its March 2016 press release, announced its collaboration with Eurotech, a leading M2M and IoT solution provider based out of Italy.

Mobile Asset Tracking With Bing Maps: Keeping Your Fleet Fleet

You can have a fleet of things, like vehicles. Or you can be fleet, as in fast. OR, in the case of transportation logistics, it could mean both.

Maps For Your Business: It's More Than You Think

If you run a business, then you want to be found. It seems like a no-brainer right? Customers have to be able to find your store to be able to make a purchase. So you put your address and a map of your locations on your website.

Mapping For Senior Care: The Potential of Bing Maps In A Growing Industry

It’s hard to admit it, but we’re all getting old. With the huge population of Baby Boomers all entering their senior years, the number of senior Americans is higher than it’s ever been.

Not Your Father’s Billboards – Bing Maps Brings The Out-Of-Home Industry Into the Digital Age

When you hear the words “Outdoor Advertising” you might think of dusty highway billboards and smiling realtors on bus stop benches. 20 years ago, that was probably pretty close to accurate. Today, it’s a different story.

Going Up? Elevators, Windows 10 And The Internet Of Things

People are excited about the Internet of Things for a variety of reasons. It’s already made us more connected. And as more and more things are connected, a number of industries are poised to become faster, more efficient and more reliable.

One Windows to Rule Them All

Unless you’ve been on an extended vacation on a remote tropical island you know Windows 10 was released on July 29. And the hype is huge.

Setting a Course For A Golf Course With Bing Maps

With more than 25 million regular players worldwide, there’s no doubt that golf is one of the most popular past times on the planet. And it’s a sport that’s growing every year.

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 ...

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.

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.