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# Blog

Catch up on all our past Blog Posts

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## [5 Tools for Secure Over-the-Air Firmware Updates in Electric Vehicles](https://blog.emb-power.com/5-tools-for-secure-over-the-air-firmware-updates-in-electric-vehicles)

[EMB Power Team](https://blog.emb-power.com/author/emb-power-team) 

 Oct 28, 2026, 9:19:43 AM

Five tools make a secure over-the-air (OTA) firmware update programme practical for an electric or h...

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## [Troubleshooting CAN FD Networks: A Practical Diagnostic Workflow Using Raptor Breakout Boxes and Kvaser CAN Interfaces](https://blog.emb-power.com/troubleshooting-can-fd-networks-a-practical-diagnostic-workflow-using-raptor-breakout-boxes-and-kvaser-can-interfaces)

[EMB Power Team](https://blog.emb-power.com/author/emb-power-team) 

 Oct 26, 2026, 9:23:15 AM

CAN FD's higher data-phase bit rates make a network faster, but they also make it far less forgiving...

[Read more](https://blog.emb-power.com/troubleshooting-can-fd-networks-a-practical-diagnostic-workflow-using-raptor-breakout-boxes-and-kvaser-can-interfaces)

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## [Programming a Raptor BCM48: A Step-by-Step Guide to the EMB Power Harness Workflow](https://blog.emb-power.com/programming-a-raptor-bcm48-a-step-by-step-guide-to-the-emb-power-harness-workflow)

[EMB Power Team](https://blog.emb-power.com/author/emb-power-team) 

 Oct 23, 2026, 10:21:36 AM

A body control module that won't take a clean flash is a stalled production line or a bricked bench ...

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## [Choosing a CAN Interface and Data Logger for Your EV Project: A Practical Framework](https://blog.emb-power.com/choosing-a-can-interface-and-data-logger-for-your-ev-project-a-practical-framework)

[EMB Power Team](https://blog.emb-power.com/author/emb-power-team) 

 Oct 14, 2026, 10:15:06 AM

The CAN interface that's right for bench debugging is rarely the right one for six months of fleet t...

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## [Over-the-Air ECU Updates Without the Risk: The Raptor-DEV Workflow EMB Power Runs for UK Vehicle Programmes](https://blog.emb-power.com/over-the-air-ecu-updates-without-the-risk-the-raptor-dev-workflow-emb-power-runs-for-uk-vehicle-programmes)

[EMB Power Team](https://blog.emb-power.com/author/emb-power-team) 

 Oct 12, 2026, 10:15:26 AM

A secure over-the-air (OTA) update strategy means a vehicle programme can fix a software issue or ro...

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## [CANbus Intelligence for EV Controls: 5 Practices That Separate Resilient Architectures From Fragile Ones](https://blog.emb-power.com/canbus-intelligence-for-ev-controls-5-practices-that-separate-resilient-architectures-from-fragile-ones)

[EMB Power Team](https://blog.emb-power.com/author/emb-power-team) 

 Oct 9, 2026, 10:15:32 AM

A CAN network that merely carries traffic isn't enough for a modern EV or hybrid programme — it need...

[Read more](https://blog.emb-power.com/canbus-intelligence-for-ev-controls-5-practices-that-separate-resilient-architectures-from-fragile-ones)

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## [From Simulink Model to Running ECU: How Raptor DEV Speeds Up Prototyping for UK Controls Teams](https://blog.emb-power.com/from-simulink-model-to-running-ecu-how-raptor-dev-speeds-up-prototyping-for-uk-controls-teams)

[EMB Power Team](https://blog.emb-power.com/author/emb-power-team) 

 Oct 7, 2026, 2:28:13 PM

Prototyping an ECU fast is one thing. Prototyping one that still looks like the production part six ...

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## [One Module, Not Two: Why Integrated Motor-Inverter Design Is Changing Vehicle Control Architecture](https://blog.emb-power.com/one-module-not-two-why-integrated-motor-inverter-design-is-changing-vehicle-control-architecture)

[EMB Power Team](https://blog.emb-power.com/author/emb-power-team) 

 Oct 5, 2026, 10:12:35 AM

Combining the motor and inverter into a single housing removes a wiring harness, a set of connectors...

[Read more](https://blog.emb-power.com/one-module-not-two-why-integrated-motor-inverter-design-is-changing-vehicle-control-architecture)

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## [ECU Obsolescence Nearly Grounded a $4 Billion Fleet: What UK Engineering Teams Can Learn](https://blog.emb-power.com/ecu-obsolescence-nearly-grounded-a-4-billion-fleet-what-uk-engineering-teams-can-learn)

[EMB Power Team](https://blog.emb-power.com/author/emb-power-team) 

 Oct 2, 2026, 10:16:05 AM

When the company that built your vehicle's electronic control unit stops making it, you are left wit...

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## [5 Test Tools That Speed Up Embedded Control System Development for EVs and Hybrids](https://blog.emb-power.com/5-test-tools-that-speed-up-embedded-control-system-development-for-evs-and-hybrids)

[EMB Power Team](https://blog.emb-power.com/author/emb-power-team) 

 Sep 30, 2026, 10:14:31 AM

Testing is where embedded control system programmes for electric and hybrid vehicles either stay on ...

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