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QT Applications for Embedded Systems
Written by: Mistral Solutions
In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, the ability to develop applications that function seamlessly across multiple platforms is crucial. QT, a powerful and versatile framework, has emer |
Automotive Electrification and Power Supply Design
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Automotive and Electrification represent a significant advancement in automotive technology, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional internal combustion engine vehicles. Powered by electrici |
Unlocking the Potential of AI-Powered Autonomous Drones with the Mistral MRD5165 Eagle Kit – Part 2
Written by: Rohit Dey, Drone Architect, Mistral
The first part of the blog covered the hardware capabilities of the MRD5165 Eagle Kit. This part discusses various software packages and the benefits they bring when using the Eagle Kit for your drone |
Unlocking the Potential of AI-Powered Autonomous Drones with the Mistral MRD5165 Eagle Kit – Part 1
Written by: Rohit Dey, Drone Architect, Mistral Solutions
Drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), have surged in popularity due to their versatility in various fields, from military reconnaissance to agriculture. Integrating artificial intelli |
A Comprehensive Guide on Radar Systems
Written by: Mistral Solutions
The inception of Radar technology dates back to the late 1880s, yet it wasn't until the 1920s that the true potential of this revolutionary system began to unfold. With the rise of airplanes in milita |
NVIDIA Jetson Platform and Use Cases – Part: 2
Written by: Mistral Solutions
The first part of the Blog was focused on various NVIDIA Jetson platforms and their hardware capabilities. This blog will look at some of the popular use cases of these SoMs. All these use cases come |
Aerospace and Defense Industry – Technology Trends in 2024
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The Indian Aerospace and Defense Industry is a critical sector for India’s economy and national security. The Indian A&D sector has made significant strides in recent years, with India becoming |
NVIDIA Jetson SoMs – Capabilities and Use Cases – Part: 1
Written by: Mistral Solutions
Autonomous machines, robotics and artificial intelligence have been transforming daily life, making it more convenient, safe and efficient. These technologies are being applied to multiple application |
High-performance, Real-time Video Streaming Designs
Written by: Mistral Solutions
Real-time surveillance and remote monitoring are gaining large importance in a wide range of industries such as Oil and Gas, Power Grid, Industrial Automation, Smart Buildings, etc. The demand for hig |
Automotive Antenna Technologies for Automotive Applications
Written by: Mistral Solutions
The global automotive market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.5% over this decade according to Market Research Future. The key drivers for the growth are increasing demand for connected vehicles, au |
IoT Antenna Technologies and Factors Influencing Antenna Selection
Written by: Mistral Solutions
IoT applications greatly rely on wireless connectivity to communicate with IoT gateways and other devices in the ecosystem, especially applications wherein wired connectivity is practically impossible |
Airborne Electronics – Airworthiness Regulations and Safety Requirements
Written by: Mistral Solutions
The growing demand for high-efficiency fighter aircraft, commercial airbuses and the ever-evolving Aerospace and Defense technology landscape is driving the demand for next-gen Airborne Electronics. A |
Brief on High Density Interconnect PCB – HDI Technology
Written by: Mistral Solutions
Over the past couple of decades, we have seen electronic products and other consumer electronic devices reducing in weight and size while improvising phenomenally in speed, performance and power consu |
Indian Defense Offset – Role of Make in India and its Impact on A&D SMEs
Written by: Mistral Solutions
Indian Defense Offset, an Overview India has one of the largest defense infrastructure networks and is one of the largest importers of defense equipment in the world. According to Mordor Intelligence |
Wearable Antenna – Applications, Technologies, and their Impact on Human Body
Written by: Mistral Solutions
The demand for wearable electronics and related technologies have grown tremendously in recent years. Some of the key developments that accelerated this growth are miniaturization of wireless devices, |
Vital Signs Monitoring Using mmWave Technology
Written by: Srinivasan Subramani, Senior Technical Architect - Software Design
This article discusses how vital signs such as breath rate (BR) and heart rate (HR) can be monitored using mmWave Technology based RADAR. Vital signs are a set of medical parameters that indicate the |
Designing a Cost-effective, Steadfast Unmanned Ground Vehicle for Security and Surveillance
Written by: Raja Subramanian N and Pramod Ramachandra
According to a study conducted by IEEE, by 2040, three of every four vehicles will be autonomous. While most of the major players’ focus is on Autonomous passenger vehicles or semi-autonomous vehicl |
Fundamentals of Printed Circuit Board
Written by: Mistral Solutions
We live in a world driven by technology and use them in nearly every aspect of our daily lives. We tend to depend on smart electronic devices to make our lives easier, organised and better connected. |
Top trends for the Embedded Device market in 2021
Written by: Dan Noal, VP – North America, Mistral Solutions
In its 2021 strategic technology trends, Gartner identified 3 major categories to have the biggest impacts: People Centricity; Location Independence and Resilient Delivery. The embedded device segment |
Security & Surveillance – Role of Artificial Intelligence
Written by: Pawan Vashisht, General Manager - Homeland Security BU, Mistral Solutions
Installation and use of CCTV Cameras for security & surveillance is a no-brainer. Cameras are considered a fundamental commodity for setting up any surveillance infrastructure, but at the same tim |
Importance of Drones and UAVs in the Current Pandemic Situation
Written by: Mistral Solutions
Drones and UAVs are unmanned aircraft with no on-board crew or passengers in it. They are pilotless vehicles that can either be remotely controlled or are pre-programmed for a specific mission (initia |
Application Development for Embedded Systems
Written by: Mistral Solutions
This blog aims at providing an insight into Embedded Applications Development and tools essential to developing an intuitive and user-friendly applications. The realm of embedded systems is witness |
IoT Testing Process for Building Robust Internet of Things (IoT) System
Written by: Mistral Solutions
An IoT testing process aids in checking the functionality of connected IOT devices. With the increasing acceptance of IoT devices there is an increasing need to deliver better and faster services. In |
SOC (Silicon) Validation Platform Development
Written by: Mistral Solutions
System on Chip (SoC) is becoming more and more complex in terms of functional capabilities, computing power, multi-interface support and performance. SoC manufacturers strive to bring in as many featu |
In-flight Entertainment Solutions (IFE) – Evolution and Emerging Trends
Written by: Nathasha S Pissey
What makes passengers air travel interesting? Window seats? Delicious meals and snacks? Or a full-fledged In-flight Entertainment solutions? Today’s generation of passengers crave for a great experi |
Trends in Medical Electronics
Written by: Mistral Solutions
As technology evolves, OEMs are widely exploring the scope of adopting the latest technology trends to Medical Electronics. Trends such as Artificial Intelligence, Augmented/Extended Reality, Internet |
An Overview of Non-Invasive Medical Electronics
Written by: Mistral Solutions
Non-Invasive Medical Devices cater to not just solution specifications and functions to satisfy users’ needs but addresses healthcare regulatory compliances. This blog provides a comprehensive an ov |
Recent Trends on RF Data Converters
Written by: Rajeev Ramachandra, CTO and Co-founder, Mistral
Overview Analog to Digital Converters (ADC) and Digital to Analog Converters (DAC) act as a bridge between the Analog and Digital Domain. For years, these devices have remained the interface betwee |
ARM big.Little Design and its significance in Embedded Domain
Written by: Nathasha S Pissey
The ARM architecture design, also known as the big.Little Design, is a heterogeneous multi-processing system that uses more than one processor core and offers multiple software architectures like AMP |
Automotive and Infotainment Technologies – An Overview
Written by: Nathasha S Pissey
Automotive and infotainment represents a pivotal convergence of technology within modern vehicles, integrating entertainment, navigation, communication, and vehicle control systems into seamless user |
Android HAL Development – Recent Updates and Security Enhancements
Written by: By Keerthi, Project Leader - Software Design
This Android blog talks about the recent Android HAL Development and the various best practices to keep in mind while offering Android HAL Design Services and Android App Development. The Hardware |
Internet of Things and the Cloud Ecosystem
Written by: Mistral Solutions
Internet of Things or IoT refers to an ecosystem of devices/things that are connected to each other over a network enabling communication among them. These connected devices are equipped with UIDs (Un |
Software Development Platforms – Why we need them?
Written by: Mistral Solutions
Product Development Platforms help product developers ensure that their hardware and software development runs in parallel, thereby accelerating their embedded product development process. What are |
Electronics based Assistive Technology
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The recent advancements in technology and the plethora of electronic devices that have emerged over the recent years have transformed the lives of common man. One of the most notable and humbling impa |
Industry 4.0 and its Implications in Process Industry
Written by: Mistral Solutions
Industry 4.0 has many synonyms.  It is referred to as Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Digital Revolution, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It doesn’t matter how we define it; Industry 4. |
Wearable Electronics Application Development – Challenges and Risks
Written by: Mistral Solutions
Wearable Electronics Application Development is an evolving field that focuses on creating software and systems for wearable devices such as smartwatches, fitness trackers, and smart glasses. Wear |
An Insight into Product Engineering Services
Written by: Mistral Solutions
In today’s fast-paced market, bringing a product from concept to reality requires a blend of creativity, technical expertise, and strategic planning. This is where Product Engineering Services (PES) |
Digital signal processing with Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) for Accelerated AI
Written by: Rajesh Chakkingal, Associate Vice President - VLSI
Digital Signal Processing with Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA and Signal Processing) has gained relevance in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) domain and now have an advantage when compared to GP |
Anticipating 2019’s game-changing technologies!
Written by: Srinivas Panapakam, VP - Sales & Business Development (PES)
As we welcome a brand new year, I am thinking and looking forward to the top tech trends of 2019. Of course, there are lot of new things coming up like blockchain and quantum computing, but I am inter |
Energize your product with the 820 Nano SOM!
Written by: Srinivas Panapakam
Sometime back I had written how the Augmented Reality / Glasses have moved beyond just Hardware and into a combination of many things (www.mistralsolutions.com/augmented-reality-virtual-reality-mixed- |
Augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed reality… What is the reality?
Written by: Srinivas Panapakam
It’s been an interesting decade and I remember clearly that it was sometime in 2007 when we actually started working on head-mounted glasses project for one of our customers. The customer had an int |
System Performance Optimization for Embedded Devices
Written by: Sachidananda Karanth
Industrial automation systems typically require data acquisition and processing in real-time. These systems could range from a simple lighting control system to a large distributed control system comp |
Top Technology Trends for 2016
Written by: Mistral Solutions Pvt.Ltd
1) Wearable Electronics In 2015, Wearable devices garnered the most attention from multi-functional smart watches with brands like Samsung, Motorola and Apple fighting for a place on the Wearable c |
Understanding the concept of PoP (Package-on-Package) technology
Written by: S Vijay Bharat
Over the past decade the embedded world has undergone tremendous change. With the advent of mobile phones, smart lifestyle gadget like wearables, health and wellness devices, on the consumer front, us |
Challenges for Mass Adoption of IoT – Security and Standardization
Written by: Avinash Babu
The world of Internet of Things (IoT) fascinates me for its potential to impact everyday life by extracting the immense power hidden within data and inference based actions. IoT infrastructure is a c |
The Visionary of our times
Written by: Anees Ahmed
There are a few people I consider visionaries of their times. In the 15th century, we had Leonardo da Vinci. He was centuries ahead of his times and unmatched in his abilities, talent and knowledge of |
Wearables Everywhere
Written by: Sachidananda K
In 2014, wearable electronics technology saw an enormous increase in popularity with Internet searches for related terms increasing ten-fold and over $1 billion invested towards development in this do |
New trends in Consumer Electronics Product Design and Development – Silicon to product
Written by: Srinivas Panapakam
Consumer electronics product design is a dynamic field that blends creativity, functionality, and user-centric innovation. Consumer electronics product design aims to create devices that seamlessly in |
IOT enabling Health Monitoring Device Designs
Written by: Srinivas Panapakam
With growing awareness of health and wellness needs and the escalating cost of medical care across the world, the emphasis on new and advanced technologies like IoT for developing Health Monitoring D |
Sensors and its impact on the ‘Internet of Things’
Written by: Sachidananda Karanth
Sensors form the edge of the electronics ecosystem, in which the physical world interacts with computers, thereby providing a rich array of data to be available at a click of a mouse. We have had sens |
Smart Homes of the Future
Written by: Vijay Bharath
From smart phones to smart cars, technology is transforming virtually every aspect of our busy lives. Technologies not only make life easier while on the go, but new options are quickly simplifying li |
A peep into the world of Wearable Electronics
Written by: Srinivas Panapakam
The market for the wearable electronics devices is estimated to reach $19 billion in the next 5 years. We are already seeing the biggies like Google and Samsung launching several innovative products i |
Connected Car Technologies
Written by: Ravindra B.S
Introduction Today’s automotive electronics solutions are going through a major transition in terms of technology consolidation and hence we come across many new feature additions and integration |
Challenges in SDI Video Streaming Designs
Written by: Suresha N S, Harshith Kasyap and Alagappan Ramanathan
Serial digital interface (SDI Video Streaming) is a standard for high quality lossless digital video transmission. In SDI Video Streaming designs, signals are uncompressed and self-synchronizing betwe |
Power Management – Hardware Software Co-design
Written by: Avinash Babu
Historically, power management for embedded devices was something that was mainly addressed at the hardware level. But in modern embedded systems, software has taken an increasing responsibility for p |
Virtualization and the smartphone
Written by: Samyeer Metrani
Virtualization is a term that has taken some time to internalize for me. My introduction with virtualization was as far back as 1992 when Windows 3.1 introduced the 386 enhanced mode, and the ability |
Power optimization on feature–rich devices
Written by: Avinash Babu
The ecosystem of chips for battery management and power optimization on feature–rich devices allows the designer to develop schemes to minimize power consumption while supporting power hungry feat |
A Quick Glimpse at the Automotive Linux Summit 2012
Written by: M R Raghavan
A Quick Glimpse at the Automotive Linux Summit 2012 September 19 and 20, 2012 at HERITAGE MOTOR CENTRE, GAYDON, WARWICK, UNITED KINGDOM The Linux Foundation had organized the Automotive Linux Su |
Connectivity and the new connected devices paradigm
Written by: Samyeer Metrani
Till recently, connectivity used to be about being able to connect to the internet. Whether it was from a notebook, a tablet or a smartphone it was about being connected to the rest of the world. Over |
The future is bright for embedded systems and technologies!!
Written by: Krishnakumar M
The tech world is going through unprecedented changes in the last few quarters. Apple and Samsung have taken the mobile phone market leadership to a different level where both of them have surged forw |