Nearly every industry has taken advantage of more powerful and efficient embedded systems to drive everything from autonomous vehicles to high-tech drones. While the latest RISC-V boards and Tensor-equipped SBCs push the boundaries of what embedded platforms can accomplish, many older systems are still being utilized in one form or another. In this roundup, we will take a look at some of the popular embedded technologies that have taken hold over the last few months and years.
Engineer, Machinist, Maker, Writer. A graduate Electrical Engineer actively plying his expertise in the industry and at his company, Gunhead. When not designing/building, he creates a steady torrent of projects and content in the media world. Many of his projects and articles are online at element14 & SolidSmack, industry-focused work at EETimes & EDN, and offbeat articles at Make Magazine. Currently, you can find him hosting webinars and contributing to Penton’s Electronic Design and Machine Design.