Tap a phone on the card and nine LEDs light up in sequence that emulates a neural network. The whole thing runs on whatever energy a mobiles NFC field can push into a loop of copper on a credit-card-sized PCB (about 5 mA at 2 V). The card is to promote my new book, Embedded AI: Intelligence at the Deep Edge (No Starch Press), and Reefwing Software, the company behind it. Front Side: the book title, my name and the LED network. Back Side: Reefwing branding, a QR code, the web address and three...
7 days ago • 1 min read
Embedded AI Book is Available The printed copies of Embedded AI: Intelligence at the Deep Edge arrived this week. After a year of early access chapters, revisions, and more hardware letting out the magic smoke than I care to admit, it is a physical book! That new book smell Getting a Copy The book is available direct from No Starch Press. If you buy direct you can get the print edition plus the ebook. No Starch Press Buying direct helps me. Author royalties on direct sales are roughly double...
15 days ago • 1 min read
Embedded AI PCBWay Bonus Offer and Bonus Content We are on track for publication in October. While you wait, there is some more bonus content from the book that you can read for free now and PCBWay are providing a special discount to the first 200 people who order the custom PCBs using the code below. These Medium links will let you read the material without needing to be a member. Free articles Bonus Content Chapter 13, Project 32: Battery Monitor Shield This article extends Project 32:...
28 days ago • 2 min read