# Ep. 11 | Real-Time Edge Processing: Get to Market Faster with Future-Proofed Designs

- Show: [Moore's Lobby](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby)
- Published: 2020-10-29
- Length: 49m
- Episode: 11
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2020-10-29-ep-11-real-time-edge-processing-get-to-market-faster-with-future-proofed-designs
- Listen: https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/tech-days/summer-2020/amazon-web-services/webinars/richard-barry-real-time-edge-processing-get-to-market-faster-future-proofed-designs/

## Summary

Richard Barry, founder of FreeRTOS and senior principal engineer at Amazon Web Services, discusses the shift toward real-time edge processing in IoT devices. He explains how microcontrollers are handling more complex workloads, including machine learning and connectivity, which creates significant knowledge gaps for engineers specializing in single domains like motor control. Barry details AWS's fleet provisioning strategies, such as Just-in-Time Registration and Fleet Provisioning by Claim, to secure devices at scale without pre-registration. He emphasizes future-proofing designs through Over-the-Air (OTA) updates and using pre-integrated, open-source libraries like FreeRTOS to manage undifferentiating functionality.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2020-10-29-ep-11-real-time-edge-processing-get-to-market-faster-with-future-proofed-designs#t=2) Introduction and Drivers of Edge Processing
- [4:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2020-10-29-ep-11-real-time-edge-processing-get-to-market-faster-with-future-proofed-designs#t=277) Microcontroller Complexity and Knowledge Gaps
- [11:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2020-10-29-ep-11-real-time-edge-processing-get-to-market-faster-with-future-proofed-designs#t=698) IoT Security and Device Provisioning Challenges
- [15:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2020-10-29-ep-11-real-time-edge-processing-get-to-market-faster-with-future-proofed-designs#t=925) AWS Fleet Provisioning Solutions
- [26:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2020-10-29-ep-11-real-time-edge-processing-get-to-market-faster-with-future-proofed-designs#t=1595) Future-Proofing with OTA and Open Source
- [33:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2020-10-29-ep-11-real-time-edge-processing-get-to-market-faster-with-future-proofed-designs#t=2009) FreeRTOS Development and AWS Sponsorship
- [44:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2020-10-29-ep-11-real-time-edge-processing-get-to-market-faster-with-future-proofed-designs#t=2646) IoT Predictions and Industry Trends

## Topics

- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- FreeRTOS (product)
- Amazon Web Services (company)
- AWS IoT (product)
- GreenGrass (product)
- PKCS 11 (tool)
- TLS (tool)
- MQTT (tool)
- IAR (company)

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