2016
August 19, 2016
We interact with embedded systems every day. You wake up, and turn on the coffee machine. You watch TV as you get dressed. At work, you send a fax. After work, you stop by the bank’s ATM, then use a GPS system to find a new restaurant. Some people return […]
August 4, 2016
When the new self-driving Tesla S car is in autopilot mode, a number of embedded systems are activated: Forward radar. Forward-looking camera. 360-degree ultrasonic sonar capable of detecting cars, children and pets 16 feet in any direction. A high-precision, digitally-controlled electric assist braking system. Thus, it’s no surprise that on […]
July 28, 2016
While many people wonder if they’re ready for self-driving cars, maybe we ought to be asking, “Are autonomous cars ready for us to use?” With almost daily headlines about such cars getting into accidents, it’s clear that they still struggle to discern conflicting data which we humans even struggle resolving. […]
July 12, 2016
Could you be wasting money on the next USB cable you buy? It’s possible. Maybe even probable. Recently I needed to monitor the current flow through a USB cable charging the battery in a USB device as part of a patent claim analysis. I used an oscilloscope with data-collection capabilities […]