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Rapid prototyping platforms for embedded developers
Driven by the demands for ever faster design cycles and increasingly complex products, embedded developers feel compelled to back the "right horse" at the earliest stage.
By Dieter Kiermaier, EEtimes, Mar. 16, 2016 –
Discussions with companies often reveal that, driven by internal marketing and also by the apparently good availability of hardware and software solutions, highly popular community boards are used for the first prototypes, although these are often suited for true embedded solutions under very specific conditions only.
Time and again, the long-term availability of both the processor and the boards will not be guaranteed, the ECN (Engineering Change Notice) / PCN (Product Change Notification) procedure will be lacking, as will the qualification for extended temperature ranges documentation of the supply chain. Simultaneously, developers are also facing new challenges posed by increasingly complex products. These challenges comprise especially encryption technologies, driven by tightly interlinked devices, and the user interface design know-how required to meet the high user demands.
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