Internet of Things

Edoardo Barbieri
10 February 2022

Low latency Linux for industrial embedded systems – Part I

Article Internet of Things

Welcome to this mini blog series on the low latency Linux kernel for industrial embedded systems! The real-time patch, which is not fully upstream yet, has had many developers wonder about stable alternatives for their projects adopting an embedded Linux operating system (OS) with latency requirements in the...

Edoardo Barbieri
10 February 2022

Edoardo Barbieri
31 January 2022

The State of IoT – January 2022

Article Internet of Things

No day goes by without innovation in the Internet of Things (IoT) landscape, affecting enterprises and individuals alike. In case you missed it, here is a roundup of last year highlights from the IoT world. January was a month packed with IoT-related news, so brace for a ride as we dive straight into this monthly

Edoardo Barbieri
31 January 2022

Fouaz Bouguerra
17 December 2021

Data centre networking: SmartNICs

Article Internet of Things

Providing an overview of SmartNIC and DPU, its architecture and the main benefits they bring to the modern data centre.

Fouaz Bouguerra
17 December 2021

Canonical
15 December 2021

The EPC-U3233 by Advantech gets Ubuntu certified to accelerate AIoT Applications

Article Internet of Things

Canonical and Advantech have collaborated to help enterprises accelerate Edge AIoT Applications with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS certified on the EPC-U3233, powered by an 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i series processor. This compact fanless embedded PC facilitates data-intensive computing in IoT edge applications. By certifying the...

Canonical
15 December 2021

Edoardo Barbieri
13 December 2021

Internet of Things and Ubuntu: 2021 highlights

Article Internet of Things

With rising unit shipments and hardware spending, 2021 will go into the record books as a critical year in the ever-increasing adoption of connected devices. Ubuntu – the modern, open-source Linux operating system for the enterprise server, desktop, and cloud – is rapidly becoming the de-facto standard for Internet of...

Edoardo Barbieri
13 December 2021

Igor Ljubuncic
3 December 2021

Ubuntu Frame – A picture is worth a thousand snaps

Article Internet of Things

The development of graphical applications intended for use on IoT devices isn’t trivial. The complexity goes beyond the usual challenges that exist in the classic desktop and server domains. One, the IoT world is much less mature. Two, developers need to take into consideration various edge cases that do not apply to...

Igor Ljubuncic
3 December 2021

Edoardo Barbieri
30 November 2021

Embedded systems: the advent of the Internet of Things – Part II

Article Internet of Things

This is the second part of the two-part blog series covering embedded Linux systems and the challenges brought about by the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. In Part I, we surveyed the embedded ecosystem and the role Linux plays within that space. This blog takes you on the next step in the journey,

Edoardo Barbieri
30 November 2021

Edoardo Barbieri
24 November 2021

What is embedded Linux? Part I

Article Internet of Things

“Hello everybody out there using minix – I’m doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won’t be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. It is NOT portable (uses 386 task switching etc), and it probably never will support anything other than AT-harddisks, as that’s all I have :-(.” [1] The

Edoardo Barbieri
24 November 2021

Vergil Yotov
5 November 2021

Five reasons to manage your IoT edge devices

Article Internet of Things

The Internet of Things adoption is growing faster than ever before. As connected devices become more affordable, they find their place in many aspects of our lives. Users worldwide can benefit from a large ecosystem of IoT solutions. However, this rapid growth comes at a cost. Different IoT edge devices have different...

Vergil Yotov
5 November 2021

Oliver Smith
28 October 2021

Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W with Ubuntu Server 21.10 support is here

Article Cloud and server

The Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W has been announced and delivers a performance boost that will enable both Ubuntu Server and Ubuntu Core support.

Oliver Smith
28 October 2021

jiashiuan
18 October 2021

Industrial specialised Pi Use Cases with Ubuntu and AMD

Article Internet of Things

DFI’s GHF51 mini industrial-grade motherboard, and the EC90A-GH mini fanless industrial computer, are the world’s first industrial computer products that have passed the Ubuntu IoT hardware certification and are equipped with high-performance AMD processors. The 1.8-inch motherboard of the Ryzen R1000 processor has the...

jiashiuan
18 October 2021

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
13 October 2021

Mir 2.5, incorporating new features to improve the development of embedded graphic applications

Article Internet of Things

With another release of Mir, we have prepared a new blog with the a roundup of the product’s newest features. Mir is our flexible display server that provides a set of libraries and a Wayland compositor for building Wayland-based shells with integrated window management. Today, Canonical is launching Mir 2.5, a new...

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
13 October 2021

Holly Hall
1 October 2021

What is an IoT marketplace?

Article Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem is expanding at a rapid rate, with the number of devices growing every year. The increase in physical hardware being manufactured multiplies the amount of software needed to perform various functions on new platforms. There are a range of IoT use cases, including voice-controlling...

Holly Hall
1 October 2021

Canonical
8 September 2021

Advantech UNO-420 PoE-Powered Data Sensing Gateway Certified on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Article Internet of Things

Advantech, a leading provider of intelligent IoT systems and automation technology, is pleased to announce that its UNO-420 data gateway is certified on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu Core 20. UNO-420 is a PoE-powered data sensing gateway powered by an Intel® Atom™ E3815 processor, characterized by its high compatibility...

Canonical
8 September 2021

Internet of Things

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