Embedded electronic control units are finding their way into more and more complex safety critical and mission critical applications. Many of these applications operate in adverse conditions, which ...

Watchdog timers, both internal and external, are critical in ensuring systems never freeze or get caught in an endless loop A watchdog timer’s job is to force an embedded processor or microcontroller ...

When talking about remote machines, sometimes we mean really remote, beyond the realms of wired networks that can deliver the Internet. In these cases, remote cellular access is often the way to go.