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Engineering notes from the awkward layer
Standards move, and most of the cost lands on the people who did not see it coming. Written for engineers who have to make the decision, not for procurement.
DDS Has a Rival in ROS 2 for the First Time
For more than a decade, building on ROS 2 meant building on DDS. That is no longer true, and the choice now sitting in front of robotics and industrial teams is harder than a simple middleware swap.
Your Machines Speak OPC UA. Is Anyone Listening?
You have added OPC UA to your device. The datasheet says so. And your customer's integrator is still emailing to ask what DB12_INT3 means. That gap is where most integrations stall, and it is rarely the protocol's fault.
ONVIF Profile V: What the New Cloud Video Standard Means
ONVIF has released the draft of Profile V, a standard designed to bring cloud video surveillance out of proprietary silos. What it does, why it matters for anyone specifying cameras in the next two years, and how to prepare.
ONVIF Profile S Is Being Retired in 2027
The industry’s most widely deployed camera-interoperability standard has a shutdown date. Most estate owners do not yet know their exposure, and the real risk arrives earlier and more quietly than the headline deadline suggests.
Embedded Linux vs RTOS: Choosing the Right Platform
Get this decision wrong and you tend to find out about eighteen months later, usually at certification or the first time a customer asks for a security patch. How to make it defensible before you commit to silicon.
The Future of Embedded Systems in Industrial Automation
Predictions about embedded systems tend to be lists of technologies. The more useful exercise is working out which constraints are actually changing, because those are what force design decisions.
Why Edge AI is Transforming Industrial Engineering
"Edge AI" covers a lot of ground, much of it marketing. The useful engineering question is narrower. Where should inference run, and why there rather than somewhere else?
Is OpenWrt Still a Reliable Base for a Commercial Product?
OpenWrt has spent twenty years as the default answer for anything that routes packets on embedded Linux. The engineering arguments for it are as strong as they have ever been. The commercial arguments are the ones that have changed.
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