NXP's Brendan Slade discusses why major semiconductor companies are investing heavily in Zephyr RTOS, exploring how this open-source real-time operating system is transforming embedded development for IoT and edge computing applications. The conversation covers NXP's role as a founding platinum member of the Zephyr project, practical advice for developers evaluating RTOS options, and the collaborative ecosystem driving innovation in microcontroller software development. Key Takeaways: • Zep...
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NXP's Brendan Slade discusses why major semiconductor companies are investing heavily in Zephyr RTOS, exploring how this open-source real-time operating system is transforming embedded development for IoT and edge computing applications. The conversation covers NXP's role as a founding platinum member of the Zephyr project, practical advice for developers evaluating RTOS options, and the collaborative ecosystem driving innovation in microcontroller software development. Key Takeaways: • Zep...
In this episode, Jacob discusses trends in the embedded software industry and provides techniques and practices for staying relevant and successful. The trends include leveraging AI to develop embedded systems, improving CI/CD processes, phasing out C for C++ or Rust in 32-bit applications, adopting developer-centric workflows, moving to higher levels of abstraction, and using POSIX APIs in real-time operating systems. The techniques covered are model-based design, containerizing and virtuali...
The Embedded Frontier
NXP's Brendan Slade discusses why major semiconductor companies are investing heavily in Zephyr RTOS, exploring how this open-source real-time operating system is transforming embedded development for IoT and edge computing applications. The conversation covers NXP's role as a founding platinum member of the Zephyr project, practical advice for developers evaluating RTOS options, and the collaborative ecosystem driving innovation in microcontroller software development. Key Takeaways: • Zep...
