QNX RTOS used to Ensure Highly Reliable V2G Charge Posts
ByteSnap choses QNX RTOS to ensure high-reliability in V2G charge post project ByteSnap Design selected Blackberry’s QNX Neutrino RTOS [1] components – supplied by Direct Insight [2] – as part of its new vehicle charging system. This is the UK’s first integrated vehicle-to-grid system for charging electric cars. QNX RTOS & VIGIL project: The new […]
Hybrid Vehicles & Their Peak Growth in View
The EV Smart Charging rEVolution: Hybrid Vehicles & Their Peak Growth in View About The EV Smart Charging rEVolution Column This month we’re looking into Hybrid Vehicles & Their Peak Growth… I’m Julian Skidmore, a senior software engineer at ByteSnap Design and helping to develop our EV – electric vehicle – charging solutions. We’re a […]
Applications Processors Head-to-Head: STM32MP1 vs I.MX7ULP
A comparison of STM32MP1 vs I.MX7ULP The STM32MP1 and I.MX7ULP chip series are manufactured by STMicro and NXP respectively. They both offer a combination of low-power and high-performance with full support for high-performance operating systems. This article will be looking at some of the differences between the two, and also highlighting best fits for various […]
VIGIL V2G Project Successfully Completed
VIGIL: UK’s First Comprehensive Communication and Control Platformfor V2G Systems and Electrical Networks Management The collaborative research project VIGIL (‘VehIcle to Grid Intelligent controL’) has successfully met its aim of building and trialling an off-vehicle communication and control platform. Further, this platform will encourage DNOs, building owners and EV/EV infrastructure owners to adopt V2G (vehicle-to-grid) […]
Working From Home & Electronics Design During the Pandemic
COVID 19-Proof Your Electronics Product Design Projects for Working From Home It’s fair to say that – due to the COVID-19 pandemic – the world of work will never quite be the same again. We’ve been working from home, in lockdown, for a few weeks now. To date, a number of problems and solutions have […]
ByteSnap Finalists at Electric Vehicle Innovation & Excellence Awards 2020
ByteSnap Finalists at Electric Vehicle Innovation & Excellence Awards 2020 We’re excited to announce ByteSnap Design as a finalist for this year’s Electric Vehicle Innovation & Excellence Awards (EVIEs), where we’ve been shortlisted in the ‘Innovation in V2G’ category. We were nominated for the work on our Vehicle 2 Grid Intelligent Control (VIGIL) project, an […]
Analog Design – 12 tips for Electronic Product Development
Analog Design – 12 tips for Electronic Product Development ByteSnapBytes is our part of the blog where we look at best practice development for engineers designing embedded electronics and software. Here, we take a closer look best practice tips for analog design. Analog Design – Avoid Common Pitfalls In our modern digital age, analog design […]
2020 electronics industry predictions from ByteSnap Design
2020 Electronics Industry Predictions from ByteSnap Design We’ve seen frontiers continuing to expand in the tech space during 2019 – with advances in Deep Learning accelerators, smart materials, AI, autonomous vehicles and cloud computing, to name a few. What can we expect from the electronics product design industry in terms of growth and trends during […]
ByteSnap Wins ‘Design Team of the Year’ at the Elektra Awards 2019
ByteSnap Wins ‘Design Team of the Year’ at the Elektra Awards 2019 Winners of this year’s ‘Design Team of the Year’ award and shortlisted for five years running prior to this, ByteSnap has been recognised at this year’s Elektra awards for its ability to approach challenging problems in innovative ways, while demonstrating customer satisfaction. ByteSnap […]
Windows 10 IoT Core: what you need to know
Windows 10 IoT Core: What you need to know Windows 10 IoT Core is gradually growing in popularity among system designers, not only because of its simplicity, but also due to the combination of low licencing costs and ongoing updates. The latter ensures that major security holes and upgraded feature-sets for new standards are available […]