Monthly Archives: September 2013

From kindergarten to Kickstarter

Resurgence of the Do It Yourself (DIY) community has driven a range of open hardware platforms, giving aspiring technologists cheap and easy access to embedded development. Outside of hobbyist toys and educational devices, however, “hacker” boards are increasing performance and … Continue reading

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IT Technology for industrial controls

It is the author’s opinion that integration of the controls network and the IT network is inevitable. It became inevitable the moment the controls industry chose to use Ethernet as the medium with which to communicate data. The controls industry … Continue reading

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Creating customized SDK

Creating a customized SDK basically comes down to selecting the set of embedded computer libraries and APIs that application developers should use, and then ensuring that they are built into the application development toolchain in a version-controlled way. If the application … Continue reading

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