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Blog posts tagged
"IoT"

Nathan Hart
5 January 2023

Security in the smart home: considerations for device makers

IoT Article

When people think of home security they usually think of an alarm system with a keypad next to the door. These days, however, home security should have two meanings. I’m here to talk about the second: cybersecurity. In other words, security in the smart home. A recent investigation found that a shocking number of leading ...

Edoardo Barbieri
12 December 2022

The State of IoT – October & November 2022

Internet of Things Article

Welcome to the combined October & November edition of the monthly State of IoT series. These past couple of months were packed with news and announcements. Let’s dive straight in! Matter 1.0 is finally here Amazon, Apple, Comcast, Google, SmartThings, and the Connectivity Standards Alliance came together in 2019 to develop and promote an ...

Canonical
15 November 2022

Canonical announces new enterprise-grade Ubuntu images designed for Intel IoT platforms

Internet of Things Article

The optimised Ubuntu images target industrial computing on next-gen Intel SoCs 15 November 2022: Canonical announced today the availability of new enterprise-grade Ubuntu images designed for next-gen Intel IoT platforms. Purpose-built for industrial environments and use cases, the latest Ubuntu images on Intel hardware deliver the perform ...

Nathan Hart
25 October 2022

Two approaches to IoT prototyping

Ubuntu Engineering

Taking a new device from an idea to production readiness can be a challenge. Hacks or workarounds can help you deliver a proof of concept, but they can negatively impact production devices. A development kit can be great for quickly proving out an idea, but oftentimes the hardware constraints will be more stringent in production ...

Canonical
25 October 2022

Canonical enables Ubuntu on Sipeed’s LicheeRV RISC-V board

Internet of Things Article

Canonical continues to expand the availability of Ubuntu running on RISC-V processors and hardware. Followed by a few announcements during the RISC-V Summit China 2022 we are proud to announce the Ubuntu release for additional RISC-V hardware – Sipeed’s LicheeRV board. RISC-V, defining of open computing Open standards and collaboration ar ...

Holly Hall
24 October 2022

What does OTA mean? [Part I]

Internet of Things Article

In the second part of this blog series, we cover the top 3 reasons why OTA updates are important. Read more about the importance of OTA technology in the blog post here. OTA is a term commonly used when working with any type of device. Simply, the abbreviation OTA means ‘over-the-air’, and refers to the ...

germanvlas
13 October 2022

An inside look at autonomous vehicle hardware: Advantech’s ITA-460

Internet of Things Article

You’ve probably heard about the Internet of Things but what about the Artificial Intelligence of Things? Yes, connected things are also getting smarter and smarter. AIoT is a new field that combines AI and IoT in fascinating new use cases, some of them in automotive.  In response to the booming AIoT market, Canonical partnered with ...

Edoardo Barbieri
10 October 2022

IoT Project Lifecycle: Key considerations for OTA updates at scale [Part IV]

Internet of Things Article

From entertainment to security, automation is now pervasive. Intelligent devices are transforming our homes while enriching our lives, making them more efficient, productive and environmentally friendly. Most embedded devices run Linux, and their number is poised to keep growing. As we move into a world where our houses are full of device ...

Edoardo Barbieri
7 October 2022

The State of IoT – September 2022

Internet of Things Article

Welcome to the September edition of the monthly State of IoT series.  Smart homes, automotive and RISC-V took the headlines, with several announcements and press releases in each industry. Without further ado, let’s dive straight into the most prominent news across the IoT landscape from the last month. RISC-V to define the future of soft ...

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
3 October 2022

IoT project lifecycle – long-term support for IoT devices [Part III]

Internet of Things Article

How long will you support your device? Long-term support for IoT is a simple but difficult question for many device manufacturers.  If you are developing a smart home device, a mobile robot for hospitality, or the next iron man jetpack, you need to consider how long you will support the device on the market. This ...

Edoardo Barbieri
27 September 2022

IoT project lifecycle: App-centric software development [Part II]

Internet of Things Article

The traditional embedded Linux development model ties applications to the OS. Such a constraint means apps have to target a specific release, which lowers development velocity. Furthermore, broken upgrades in one part of the device may affect refreshes in the rest of the OS. On the other hand, embedded developers are increasingly looking ...

Vergil Yotov
23 September 2022

IoT Project Lifecycle: Efficient prototyping with Snaps and Ubuntu Core [Part I]

Internet of Things Article

There is nothing more exciting than creating something new. Whether developing a new idea, coding a new software feature or creating a new product altogether. After a lot of hard work, we can finally see users interacting with the system and sharing their feedback. The quickest way to reach that point in a project is ...

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