ENGINEERING ARCHIVE
Projects, engineering notes and architectural decisions. From the lab to real systems.
Microchip reports early PIC64-HPSC radiation results: TID to 200 krad(Si) and SEL testing to 78.2 MeV·cm²/mg. A technical analysis of RISC-V, radiation effects, ECC and mission software.
From kWp and AC power balances to battery reserve and EV charging: a technical exploration of photovoltaics, energy calculations, EEBUS, SunSpec and the SolarPilot Linux/LVGL controller.
Agricultural drone software and firmware: C++20 architecture, PX4 autopilot, MAVLink communication and sensor data. SLX AgriPilot illustrates the engineering capabilities needed by UAV manufacturers, integrators and survey platform developers.
SLX EchoBench connects synthetic ultrasound, ThreadX firmware and RTL verification through Renode, Verilator, Godot and C++20. Explore the 3D bench, reproduce FIFO overflow and compare firmware on the same saved input. Windows preview on GitHub.
SLX OrbitLab integrates F Prime, Basilisk, a proprietary C++ core and a Qt console for satellite mission planning, energy and data management, and embedded firmware development with RTEMS and Renode.
Test ESP32 firmware before hardware arrives: how Zephyr and Espressif QEMU fit together, where to start, and what still needs a physical board.
When cellular coverage disappears, readings and alerts can remain on the device. Satellite IoT opens up remote monitoring for agriculture, infrastructure and logistics, with firmware, power consumption and service coverage as key design decisions.
TI has introduced the first commercially available CAN XL transceiver. With frames up to 2,048 bytes and data rates up to 20 Mbit/s, CAN XL opens new options for robots, HMIs and industrial machines. Here is when to assess it against CAN FD and Ethernet.
From 11 September 2026, Cyber Resilience Act reporting duties begin. Learn what changes for embedded and IoT device manufacturers and how to prepare firmware, SBOMs, secure updates and vulnerability-management processes for 2027.
Galileo is more than Europe's alternative to GPS. OSNMA authenticates navigation data, HAS brings decimetre-level positioning, and dev boards, Linux and SDR help validate resilient embedded PNT systems.
A 0.25 kW gearmotor, about 5 °C across a TEG and one thermoelectric generator powered a LoRa node without an electrochemical battery. Measured results, sizing equations, limits and a practical proof-of-concept method.
A Firmware Black Box for STM32, ESP32 and RTOS devices captures reset reason, watchdog state, HardFault data, persistent logs and application state so teams can diagnose embedded resets in the field.
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