Ian Smith Blog on EmbeddedRelated.com https://www.embeddedrelated.com/blogs-1/nf/Ian_Smith.php Ian Smith Blog on EmbeddedRelated.com https://www.embeddedrelated.com/blogs-1/nf/Ian_Smith.php https://d23s79tivgl8me.cloudfront.net/user/profilepictures/6542.jpg en-US Mon, 18 May 2026 16:57:33 +0000 1779123453 Embedded Firmware Refactoring, Optimisation and Migration https://www.embeddedrelated.com/showarticle/936.php Legacy products are often based on older hardware platforms which often become under-powered or run out of memory which constrains further product development. Customers are always looking for new features and improved performance but often either don’t want to invest in new hardware or need to retain the current field population of devices.

These are ongoing challenges for...]]> Tue, 29 Mar 2016 10:44:42 +0000 Ian Smith SIGFOX – A new network technology for IoT comms? https://www.embeddedrelated.com/showarticle/926.php

It’s quite likely you've never heard of SIGFOX, or if you have it has been sketchy at best on details. So what is it, and why should you care?

Well, if you have a need for low cost, low power data collection which doesn't involve transferring megabytes of data and doesn't have to be particularly “real-time” e.g. you only need your data say once an hour, or even once a day, then SIGFOX...]]> Mon, 29 Feb 2016 15:51:54 +0000 Ian Smith