E-cast: Where Software Meets Hardware - Lessons Learned From Building Intelligent Connected Products

Summary: Connected devices and the Internet of Things (IoT) represent an area of tremendous innovation and growth for the embedded industry, but they also present unique design challenges as software solutions become a key feature of your commercial device. From selecting the correct SoC and OS, to flexibility for component integration, to the ability to maximize app processing efficiency; software features have become as important as CPU clock speeds and memory when deciding on your hardware platform.