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COMs Ease Concerns Related to Compatibility, Long-Life, Security, and More

October 25, 2022
COM Express Type 10 mini module on carrier board

COMs are essentially embedded computers built on a single circuit board. What differentiates the COM from a conventional single-board computer (SBC) is that it lacks the standard connectors needed to directly connect external I/O devices. Hence, the module would be mounted onto a carrier card or baseboard that breaks the system and I/O buses out… Read More »

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Cyber Security: It Starts with the Embedded System

October 15, 2021

Whitepaper on Cyber Security of Embedded and IIoT Systems Some of the most famous information breaches over the past few years have been a result of entry through embedded and IoT system environments. Often these breaches are a result of unexpected system architecture and service connectivity on the network that allows the hacker to enter… Read More »

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COMs vs. Single Board Computers – Part 2

November 6, 2020

Part 2: COMs Offer a Simple Path to Higher Functionality In my last blog, I wrote about single-board computers (SBCs), their origins, where it makes sense to use them, and even included an example of a great SBC. Here, I’ll do the same for computer-on-modules, or COMs, and highlight some of the differences between the… Read More »

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COMs vs. Single Board Computers – Part 1

November 6, 2020

Part 1:  SBCs Offer an All-in-one Small Form Factor Solution When the topic of computer-on-modules (COMs) versus single-board computers (SBCs) first arose, I thought, “what is there to write about?” Everyone knows the difference between these two platforms. But as I dug deeper, it became clear why people still ask questions. In fact, there’s so… Read More »

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To Pi or Not to Pi with Arm-Based SBCs For Industrial Applications

October 19, 2020
To Pi or Not to Pi?

The Raspberry Pi has taken the embedded industry by storm. Everyone from high schoolers up to mainstream embedded developers are taking advantage of the architecture’s ease of use and large base of open-source software. But a key question that must be asked is whether the Pi is appropriate for industrial applications. First, some background. Raspberry… Read More »

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The Past, Present, and Future of PC104 for Small Form Factor Designs

June 30, 2020

PC104, or what used to be PC/104, has been around in some form for over 30 years. That’s a long time, even for embedded systems. Despite that age, it remains a viable and important architecture for embedded systems. Read More>>>

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How to Deal with the End of Extended Support for Windows Embedded Standard 7

June 24, 2020

Windows Embedded Standard 7 (WES7) has been a fixture in the embedded computing industry for nearly a decade. While the operating system (OS) isn’t going away, Extended Support is coming to a halt on October 13, 2020. WES7 originally debuted in 2010. It differed from the more commonplace Windows 7 OS in that it offered… Read More »

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ECC RAM in Embedded Systems

June 12, 2020

Error correction code (ECC) memory is a must-have for every embedded computer platform, right? Not exactly. There are places where it absolutely makes sense. But there are probably even more where it’s not required. First, let’s define the memory type. ECC RAM is found in servers where data loss would be catastrophic. Its differentiating factor… Read More »

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