Internet of Things

Edoardo Barbieri
26 April 2022

Embedded Linux project: Yocto or Ubuntu Core? [Part II]

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Welcome to Part II of this mini blog series on Yocto vs Ubuntu Core for your embedded Linux project. In Part I, we set the stage for the remainder of the series and gave an overview of the pros and cons of using Yocto, alongside the advantages of its recipes, layers, and BSPs. Users, developers, and

Edoardo Barbieri
26 April 2022

Edoardo Barbieri
25 April 2022

Embedded Linux project: Yocto or Ubuntu Core? [Part I]

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Welcome to this mini blog series on Yocto vs Ubuntu Core for your embedded Linux project. Throughout this series, we will diligently assess the key considerations when choosing the OS of an embedded Linux system. We will also analyse the pros and cons of the most widely-adopted Linux-based distributions for embedded...

Edoardo Barbieri
25 April 2022

Edoardo Barbieri
31 March 2022

A guide to Linux for embedded applications

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An embedded device is a hardware and software system that performs a dedicated function within a larger computer system. It is typically resource-constrained and comprises a processing engine. The software of an embedded Linux system runs on top of the Linux kernel, the fundamental core of the OS with complete control...

Edoardo Barbieri
31 March 2022

Edoardo Barbieri
30 March 2022

The State of IoT – March 2022

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It’s Wednesday, and you have less than 2 days to make the quarter. Busy month with no time to catch up with the latest info? No problem! Get up to speed with this curated list of bite-sized chunks of IoT news. In case you missed it, here is the State of IoT from last February!

Edoardo Barbieri
30 March 2022

Nathan Hart
29 March 2022

The Evolution of the Smart Home: Future Predictions [Part 3]

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In blogs one and two of this series, we covered how far we’ve come from the earliest smart homes, including older technologies and standards, and smart-home ideas that covered the gamut from innovative to total head-scratchers. We also covered the smart home landscape today, and what developments are on the immediate...

Nathan Hart
29 March 2022

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
28 March 2022

The journey from mir-kiosk to Ubuntu Frame

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We now deliver Ubuntu Frame, a display server for embedded devices that makes it easy for developers to deploy their graphics applications on Linux. Ubuntu Frame simplifies the development of embedded displays such as digital signage solutions, kiosks, IoT devices, robots, and more. In this blog, we will discuss the...

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
28 March 2022

Nathan Hart
25 March 2022

The Evolution of the Smart Home: Current Trends [Part 2]

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In part one of this series, we covered how far we’ve come from the earliest smart homes, including older technologies and standards, and smart home ideas that covered the gamut from innovative to total head-scratchers. We also talked about the DIY movement in the present day and the role of open source in the smart

Nathan Hart
25 March 2022

Nathan Hart
24 March 2022

The Evolution of the Smart Home: How it Started [Part 1]

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A brief history Smart home technology has long been the subject for futurists predicting robot butlers and the like. While we may not have “The Jetsons” style tech available to us just yet, smart home technology has come a long way in recent years. Let’s take a look back at the journey of smart home

Nathan Hart
24 March 2022

Edoardo Barbieri
7 March 2022

The State of IoT – February 2022

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One could aptly name this February State of IoT as the State of Silicon. With the much-anticipated partnership between ARM and NVIDIA halting to a grind, Intel grabbed this month’s headlines by investing in the open RISC-V architecture and announcing a new fund promoting disruptive startups. Let’s dive straight in!...

Edoardo Barbieri
7 March 2022

Canonical
2 March 2022

Advantech and Canonical Collaborate on Ubuntu Pre-Loaded Embedded Solutions for Edge Computing Applications

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March 2nd, 2022 — Advantech, a leading provider of embedded IoT solutions, has collaborated with Canonical in the provision of Ubuntu pre-loaded and certified embedded boards and systems for diverse edge computing applications. By certifying Advantech products, Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, guarantees up to 10...

Canonical
2 March 2022

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
28 February 2022

Mir 2.7 brings idle timeout and OSK support for Qt applications

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We are glad to announce the release of Mir 2.7 — our open source and secure display server for building Wayland-based shells. Mir provides a set of libraries and a Wayland compositor with integrated window management. This new release brings to you an idle timeout and on-screen keyboard (OSK) support for Qt...

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
28 February 2022

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
25 February 2022

Developing GUIs for IoT is easier with Ubuntu Frame on-screen keyboard

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Isn’t it nice when things just work? When you don’t have to worry about every single detail but only about what creates value? Imagine that you are building a digital kiosk using a touch screen. To log in, users need to input their credentials. Do you want to spend time integrating an on-screen keyboard or

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
25 February 2022

Edoardo Barbieri
14 February 2022

Low latency Linux for industrial embedded systems – Part III

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Welcome to the concluding chapter of this three-part blog series on the low latency Linux kernel for industrial embedded systems. Each blog is standalone and can be read independently from the others, although you may want to start at the beginning for some continuity. If you need a quick refresher on userland and...

Edoardo Barbieri
14 February 2022

Edoardo Barbieri
11 February 2022

Low latency Linux for industrial embedded systems – Part II

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Welcome to Part II of this three-part blog series on adopting the low latency Linux kernel for your embedded systems. In case you missed it, check out Part I for a brief intro on preemptable processes in multiuser systems and memory split into kernel and user space. The low-latency Ubuntu kernel ships with a 1000

Edoardo Barbieri
11 February 2022

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All you need to know about building and managing IoT and embedded devices using Ubuntu.