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It got rather lost in the bigger news of the Qualcomm acquisition of Arduino, but we should note the new Arduino Uno Q on Gadget Master.

A scalable Linux tool launched by Peridio is an open-source OS designed to migrate designs from protoype to production. Justin Schneck, co-founder and chief product officer of Peridio, explained that embedded developers’ either have to choose a packaged Linux distribution which can work immediately but which is difficult to scale and secure in volume production, or build their own security-hardened, ...

Ultimately, the Cyber Resilience Act will be crucial in combating cybercrime. Martin Grossen explains the OS choices to be considered. Choosing an operating system (OS) is an important decision that dictates how users interact with their computer. The division between Linux and Windows is blurring as both evolve. An informed choice therefore requires understanding the key differences, the pros and ...

Achronix has teamed up with Bluespec to offer a family of Linux-capable RISC-V soft processors for the Speedster7t FPGA family. “Bluespec’s RISC-V processors now integrate into the Achronix 2D network-on-chip architecture, simplifying integration and enabling engineers to add scalable processing to their designs,” according to Achronix. “The network allows multiple instances of the RISC-V core to be added, and relocated ...

When selecting the optimal OS for an embedded systems project it is important to compare the available options – will RTOS or Linux serve best? asks Graeme Wintle. At a top level, the choice is between a full OS, such as Linux, with general purpose features and a wide range of drivers, middleware and applications or a more targeted system ...

The  Linux Foundation is to form the High Performance Software Foundation (HPSF).  Through a series of technical projects, HPSF aims to build, promote, and advance a portable software stack for high performance computing (HPC) by increasing adoption, lowering barriers to contribution, and supporting development efforts. As use of HPC becomes ubiquitous in scientific computing and digital engineering, and AI use cases multiply, ...

Qualcomm is to create RISC-V based silicon for wearables, working with Google to optimise it for Google’s Wear OS. “We are excited to extend our work with Qualcomm Technologies and bring a RISC-V wearable solution to market,” said Google general manager Bjorn Kilburn. Leading up to this, the companies will continue to invest in Snapdragon Wear platforms for the Wear ...

Last weekend, I spent many hours banging my head against software, trying to get Universal G-code sender to run with Mint Linux. It now works, so if you are having similar issues, what follows might help. BTW, UGS comes from here – thank you to all the people who have contributed to this amazing project. For running it, scroll down. ...

NXP has added low-end to its i.MX 9 series, with Linux-capable single core Arm Cortex-A55 application processor variants, running at up to 1.4GHz, without supporting microcontrollers. The existing i.MX 93 family has two A55s and a Cortex-M33, and the high-end i.MX 95 family has up to six A55s, an M33, a Cortex-M7 and an audio DSP. The new parts have ...

One of the few remaining reasons to use Windows on computers here has just gone, as my ageing PicoScope 3205 (not to be confused with the current 3205D) is happily ticking away on a Linux Mint PC as I type. PicoScopes are display-less PC scopes from UK-based Pico Technology. They have real scope performance (and real scope prices to go ...