Microchip’s Low-Cost PolarFire® SoC Discovery Kit Makes RISC-V® and FPGA Design More Accessible for a Wider Range of Embedded Engineers

The open-source development kit features a quad-core, RISC-V application-class processor that supports Linux^® and real-time applications, a rich set of peripherals and 95K of low-power, high-performance FPGA logic elements. This full-featured, yet low-cost kit allows rapid testing of application concepts, developing firmware applications, programming and debugging user code.

EdgeQ Deploys Arteris IP for 5G+AI Base Station-on-a-Chip for Wireless Infrastructure

EdgeQ has developed a Base Station-on-a-Chip, with the aim to give operators, cloud service providers and enterprises the revolutionary ability to build, configure and deploy public and private networks that are simple, scalable, and affordable. This all-in-one chip delivers multi-mode 4G and 5G convergence along with artificial intelligence.

It offers high throughput and low power consumption while significantly reducing the total cost of ownership required for deploying and upgrading public and private 5G networks.

Using a flexible system-on-module approach, the DRF2580 A/D and D/A module enables deployment of direct RF functionality in a range of standard and custom form factors to meet application-specific needs.

Combining high-speed data conversion with advanced digital signal processing, the Mercury Processing Platform provides the wide bandwidth and low latency needed to detect and track transient signals in today’s complex communications environment.

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Watchdogs in Embedded Linux

This article discusses how to use watchdog timers to increase the robustness of embedded-Linux-based solutions.

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Editor's Desk by Kirsten Campbell

IoT's Chipper Future

As IoT continues to expand its influence across industries, embedded engineers will play a pivotal role in shaping the landscape of connected devices and smart systems, particularly with regards to NoC and SoC architectures.

NoC is a paradigm shift in communication architectures, offering scalable and efficient solutions for interconnecting the growing number of components within SoCs. In the context of IoT, an NoC provides a versatile framework to manage data traffic, minimize latency, and optimize power consumption. Future developments in NoC design are expected to focus on enhancing flexibility, reliability, and security, catering to IoT applications that span from consumer electronics to industrial automation.

SoCs integrate hardware components like processors, memory, interfaces, and peripherals into a single chip. With regards to IoT, where energy efficiency, real-time processing, and connectivity are paramount, future SoCs will prioritize performance optimization while adhering to strict power constraints. Customization and configurability will be key features to allow embedded engineers to tailor SoC designs to the specific requirements of IoT applications, whether it's edge computing, sensor nodes, or wearable devices.

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Asus Expands Tinker Board 3N Series with 3N Plus and 3N Lite Variants

The Tinker Board 3N is a single-board computer built around the Rockchip RK3568 System-on-Chip which was originally launched last year. Asus has expanded this lineup with two new SBC variants, designed to meet diverse requirements, from advanced computing tasks to basic functionalities.

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