One Coremark is a single execution or iteration of the program so it lends itself handy in two ways. Both benchmark how many iterations can be executed per clock cycle (MHz) and how many iterations per energy unit (mJ). Typically a CPU will display a certain number for Coremark per megahertz; CM/MHz. Broadly speaking the higher this number is the better or more computational load can be performed by the CPU.When designing digital IPs such as a CPU there is no problem to achieve high computational efficiency if no weight is to be put on how much energy is being used. Now, to use Coremark to also benchmark computational energy efficiency: one measures the number of Coremark per millijoule; ULPMark-CM.Now that we know a bit more about Coremark and what we can use it for - let’s consider a few things.<h2>The Coremark Applicability</h2>There is certainly an argument to be had when it comes to how applicable or representative Coremark is for what you do in your application. Because the benchmark itself is written in a way where the CPU is loaded in a way that is very synthetic, especially for an embedded system. And here we can only nod and say yes, for many applications this is true. However, at the same time Coremark is a nice way to compare between various product offerings in the market. That naturally creates a momentum for pushing as high CM/MHz or CM/mJ. One can certainly see this in the ARM Cortex M lineup, where the M0, M0+, M3, M4 and M33 largely share the same instruction set - but due to implementation differences they yield different Coremark scores.<h2>RISCY ARM wrestle?</h2>At ONiO we utilise the RISC-V instruction set. Everyone will have their own justification for licensing an CPU IP or implementing their own. Certainly, it is very clear that over time ARM’s Cortex M lineup provides some very strong CM/MHz numbers where for instance an M33 in some of the products from ST, Nordic Semiconductor etc. will yield around 4CM/MHz. This is very strong compared to most RISC-V implementations that can be licensed. These seem to offer between 2.8-3.4CM/MHz, something that is certainly not bad scores - but seemingly a bit short compared to ARM. And of course there are some IPs that are better than the numbers listed here! At ONiO we knew pushing beyond 3.2-3.4CM/MHz meant that we had to compromise computational efficiency. Or in other words energy had to be wasted to get more computational power. Being an energy harvested system the gravity is always towards energy efficiency. And thus no such tradeoffs were done.<h2>Gameplay: Upperhand</h2>Luckily a CPU by itself is pretty meaningless - you need a bus system, memories, a clock source and some kind of power management system. And &nbsp;this is where the battle is ultimately going to be won - and where ONiO does its magic. Make all of these pieces really well, fabricate them in a good CMOS process and you have a great combination.For an energy harvesting system like the one implemented on ONiO,there are some disadvantages. Typically when you make a power management system it is easier to achieve a high efficiency number as the power load increases. Simply because at low loads, the quiescent power of the switcher is non negligible. Furthermore - Coremark is run at 3V fixed rail not a solar cell. So while most MCUs will optimise their power delivery system to alway buck down a 3V source to a core voltage and thus have great current translation rate.<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/onio/image/upload/v1719475422/CRT_Coremark_2_b7f7a6d9ff.jpg" alt="CRT-Coremark-2.jpg"></figure><h2>Conclusion</h2>ONiO.zero is capable of a very respectable 135CM/mJ and 22uW/MHz while running Coremark from non-volatile memory! A result we are very proud of and an excellent tradeoff between computational and power efficiency. &nbsp;

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You might not be familiar with Coremark - and certainly that makes more than one. Simply said, Coremark is an application or software that can be executed on a CPU to benchmark its processing performance. There are many such benchmark payloads - but Coremark has become an industry standard for embedded and application processor units.

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ONiO RISC-V Coremark Results

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Vemund Kval Bakken

<div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="100%" height="100" frameborder="no" scrolling="no" seamless="" src="https://elevenlabs.io/player/index.html?publicUserId=6c21a9b7ad57703231dc05932a21048d408feec7404ccb881f833127d05d8391&amp;projectId=zcvQ4oAOOvapqEXWRuri&amp;small=true&amp;textColor=rgba(0,%200,%200,%201)&amp;backgroundColor=rgba(245,%20245,%20245,%201)"></iframe></div><h2>The ARM Legacy</h2>What was always clear was that the ARM Cortex-M3 made a big splash in the market in the early to mid-2000s. It made a clear demarcation between the 8/16-bit world at the time and what seemed like overly complex 32-bit architectures. Not to step on too many toes, but with the 8/16-bits of the time, you could “just sit down and code” while it was actually a bit more painful to do so pre-Cortex-M3. AVR32 was another favorite of the early 2000s. A few years later, we saw the birth of the Cortex-M0 and, quickly thereafter, the Cortex-M4 and Cortex-M0+. The last two CPUs arguably being pretty damn good for what they were intended for; embedded applications where energy efficiency, code density, and ease of use are the most sought-after features. Lineup topped with the brutal Cortex-M7 behemoth of a CPU.<h2>The Cortex Conundrum</h2>With most any market and performance profile covered - what came next seemed like a solar eclipse and a 180-degree turn of direction. The introduction of TrustZone into the embedded world. The seemingly unstoppable Cortex-M bonfire ran out of premium fuel, and in came the “security” ready Cortex-M23 and Cortex-M33. Anyone that has ever touched the topic of CPUs and security knows that it is better to make that part of the initial plan of a device - not an afterthought. It is pretty near impossible to just retrofit a Cortex-M23/M33 device into an existing device. It is not a simple swap. And based on the speed at which secure enclaves, secure islands etc., popped up, it became pretty clear what embedded in reality wanted was safe and secure storage of encryption keys and use of these. Being able to run trusted and not trusted code in an embedded device is a bit of an elusive idea, to say the least. So as a consumer of embedded devices, you find yourself left with the ONLY option to fix your product’s security by classifying code as secure and not, it begs the question if product security was really well understood at all.<h2>The Dawn of RISC-V</h2>Now being well primed on ARM’s deliverables and a basic understanding of there being many better venues to solve device security than the CPU itself - in the CPU diary, we are now at 2015. Lo and behold, the RISC-V Foundation is created and the definition of the RISC-V architecture is being put in very fertile soil; strong industry players come aboard as backers, and CPU extensions for various application profiles are being defined. Slowly sprouting, it is clear that this is a great platform for embedded devices - and what’s there not to like? &nbsp;Its appeal stems from an open instruction set architecture (ISA), the complete absence of fees or royalties, a versatile range of profiles for a perfect match, stellar performance alongside efficient code density, and the straightforward process of integrating bespoke instructions.<h2>Why RISC-V Shines</h2>And especially for what ONiO is doing, it was a match made in heaven. We have always believed embedded machines were all about; energy efficiency, code density and ease of use. But also being able to tweak the RTL implementation to our own liking, adding instructions to set us apart in applications we know well has tremendous value. If we as a collective pause for a second and reflect upon what a microcontroller is really up against:<div class="raw-html-embed"><ul class="ul--navi">
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At ONiO, we had to make a choice very early in the company’s history - do we go for the safe option of using a CPU core delivered by ARM, or do we make a bit more rebellious choice? Admittedly and retrospectively, the choice was heavily tainted from being users of ARM products for a long while.

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Two seemingly unrelated technologies, each with their own impressive qualities, suddenly find themselves thrown together in a serendipitous twist of fate. And as they mingle, they discover that they can accomplish far more together than they ever could apart. This isn't the premise of a sappy romantic comedy—it's the story of how ambient energy and the Internet of Things (IoT) are joining forces to create a greener, more energy-efficient world.

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Ambient Energy and IoT: A Perfect Match for a Greener Tomorrow

Runar Finanger

Poor health surely makes for some of the worst possible human experience - nothing can quite affect the quality of our lives like disease can. Disease though is inevitable - not even the most painfully optimistic among us can refute that cruel dictum of nature - However, poor health shouldn’t be a perpetual reality in our lives. The food we eat, at any rate, shouldn’t be making us sick. So many of today’s prevalent health challenges, such as obesity and diabetes are due to the atrocious food choices we make. Hey, but those are our choices - we like our donuts and that’s fair enough - but, when it’s not our food choices but the way our food is sourced that’s killing us, we have a problem. Today however, due in most part to the disjointed nature of our globalised world, we are more cut off than ever from the sources of our food. For thousands of years we have been eating what we grow or raise in our vicinity. For practical reasons, that might not be possible for most of us today. However, as a technologically advanced civilisation, access to healthy food should surely rank extremely high on our list of priorities? After all, isn’t the availability of good food the primordial human problem? All our wars were pretty much fought, in essence, for more land - i.e access to nourishment. It is nothing short of a travesty then that even after all this progress and wealth creation, we can’t take for granted this essential, life-making requirement - in fact, more than ever before, contaminated food is killing a ridiculous number of people. Even in the developed world, we still lose an unacceptable number of people every year to this entirely avoidable cause. In addition to this egregious loss of life, foodborne illnesses also take a massive toll on the economy - healthcare costs, lost productivity and population loss cumulatively add up to billions of dollars of losses. So obviously, we have to stand up and do something about this - it is pretty much imperative that we find ways to ensure that.<h2>What is Blockchain?</h2>Before we get into how Blockchain can be used for asset tracking, let's first take a step back and understand what Blockchain is.Boiled down to its essence, a blockchain is a decentralized database. This means that there is no central authority that controls the data. Instead, the data is distributed across a network of computers (also known as nodes). Each node in the network has a copy of the data, and all the nodes must agree on any changes made to the data. This makes it very difficult for anyone to tamper with the data. Any blockchain-based construct (think bitcoin), no matter how complex, is based on this simple idea.&nbsp;Now that we have a basic understanding of Blockchain let's look at how it can be used for asset tracking.&nbsp;What is asset tracking though?Asset tracking is the process of tracking the movement of assets, such as products or raw materials, from one location to another. This information is essential for various reasons, including quality control and supply chain management. Traditionally, asset tracking has been done using paper records or barcodes. However, these methods are not very secure. They are also subject to human error. When vast amounts of data are involved, these errors add up in massive ways.&nbsp;Blockchain, on the other hand, &nbsp;is a very secure way to track assets. As we just saw, it’s pretty much tamper-proof. Each transaction is recorded in a block, and each block is chained to the previous block. This creates a tamper-proof record of all transactions.In addition, because Blockchain is a decentralized database, there is no single point of failure. This means that even if one node in the network goes down, the rest of the network can still function normally.<h2>The benefits of Blockchain asset tracking</h2>Asset tracking is a huge problem for any business - when it comes to the food business, the problem is even more severe - after all, the margin for error is very slim, almost non-existent when it comes to food - for obvious reasons as well - human lives are at stake.So what then?Enter blockchain asset tracking - blockchain is a distributed ledger technology that allows for transparent and secure tracking of assets. When it comes to food safety, blockchain asset tracking can be an invaluable tool for businesses and consumers alike.So how does blockchain help in food safety?Well, to put it simply, blockchain can be used to track items throughout the supply chain and identify contaminants at any stage. Blockchain asset tracking provides a number of benefits for both businesses and consumers. Now imagine you own a food establishment - say, a restaurant or even a chain of fast-food joints - here’s why you’ll want to look into using blockchain technology to track your supply chain -&nbsp;Blockchain can provide you with a complete record of where food items have been and when. i.e you can follow your ingredients and raw materials from the source all the way into your hands. This can go a long way in making sure you are able to perform exhaustive QC on your ingredients before serving them to your customers. This information can be used to quickly identify contamination issues and take rectifying measures at the earliest.That’s not all though - as a business owner, blockchain can help you save money by reducing the need for manual data entry and paper records, which are far from fool-proof anyway - pretty nifty huh? &nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/onio/image/upload/v1654172107/onio-website/2022-04-30/onio_salmon_on_a_plate_b226ce5dd2.jpg"></figure>For consumers, Blockchain provides transparency and peace of mind. When you buy food that has been tracked using Blockchain, you can be sure that it has been produced safely and securely. You can also trace the produce back to its source, knowing exactly where it came from.<h2>How Blockchain is being used to track salmon</h2>Food contamination happens in a number of ways and more importantly, It can happen at any stage - from farming to manufacturing to packaging and distribution. That's why it's so important to have a system that can track food items throughout the supply chain and identify where contamination occurs. This way, any safety issues can be nipped in the bud and potential problems can be preemptively dealt with.Norwegian salmon is one of the most popular types of salmon globally. In fact, Norway shipped more than 1,393,781 <a href="https://salmonbusiness.com/three-countries-alone-have-imported-more-than-100000-tonnes-of-norwegian-salmon-this-year/">tonnes of Salmon in 2021</a>. Due to its popularity, there is massive worldwide demand for the product. Supply chains are often long - extending across continents. This being the case, it is crucial to ensure that Norwegian salmon is safe for human consumption, by the time it gets on your plate, say in New York City. Blockchain is playing a significant role in ensuring this.<h3>Fake Salmon</h3>The salmon industry is particularly vulnerable to fraud. Salmon is a high-value commodity, and there is often a temptation to cut corners to increase profits. This means, suppliers can often resort to the use of lower quality ingredients, false labeling, and other forms of fraud.Blockchain can help combat fraud in the salmon industry by providing a transparent and secure way to track assets. For example, blockchain-based tracking can verify the origin of salmon and ensure that it has been raised sustainably. In addition, Blockchain can track the movement of salmon throughout the supply chain, from farm to table. This would make it very difficult for fraudsters to tamper with the product.Fraud harms consumers and damages the reputation of the salmon industry. The Norwegian Seafood Association has started using blockchain asset tracking for Norwegian salmon to combat this problem.In 2021, the country exported over €8.1 billion worth of salmon. Given the importance of the salmon industry to the Norwegian economy, it's no surprise that the country is a pioneer in using Blockchain for food tracing.In 2016, the Norwegian Seafood Council launched a pilot program to track Norwegian salmon using blockchain technology. The project was developed in partnership with IBM and Microsoft, and it used the <a href="https://www.hyperledger.org/">Hyperledger Fabric</a> platform.The aim of the project was to create a system that would allow consumers to trace the journey of their salmon from farm to table.<h3>Trace your fish back to the farm</h3><a href="https://www.kvaroyarctic.com/">Kvarøy Arctic</a> is a significant supplier of Norwegian farmed salmon, which has recently joined the <a href="https://www.ibm.com/blockchain/solutions/food-trust">IBM Food Trust</a> to improve traceability and foster consumer confidence throughout its supply chain. They wanted to give corporate buyers, such as select Whole Foods Market shops in the United States and Canada, and eateries, access to a QR code that can show a provenance history for Arctic salmon and the feed it was raised on.<blockquote>Blockchain is the future for ending fraud in the seafood industry. It is a level of transparency that shows our dedication to being the best of the best. The technology tracks a level of detail that helps us reduce food waste so we can feed more people in the world.&nbsp;- Alf-Gøran Knutsen, CEO of Kvarøy Arctic</blockquote><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/onio/image/upload/v1654172792/onio-website/2022-04-30/salmon_ice_7a6ec969c0.jpg"></figure>Buyers interested in the farms will be able to download photos and videos, allowing them to see for themselves how Kvarøy Arctic handles animal care and conditions. In the future, the firm plans to release a consumer app that will provide information on the quality and sustainability of its seafood.This is just one example of how Blockchain is used to track food items and ensure safety. As the technology evolves, we can expect to see more and more companies using Blockchain to track their products and ensure stricter quality control.<h2>The QR code deception</h2>Our Norwegian salmon tale might sound like it's all roses and sunshine - but alas, nothing ever is. As is often the case with most things, there's a major but. QR codes are the most commonly used modality for food tracking. Even though blockchain technology is regarded as very trustworthy, the trustworthiness of QR codes themselves is hotly disputed. From a fraudster's standpoint, QR codes are just a piece of cake to work around - &nbsp;just a few additional cents in additional cost to photocopy the labels. QR stickers are completely reproducible, and the links to where they take you are readily available to everyone. Several online services allow you to generate your own code from whatever weblink you choose. As a result, a QR-based solution might even encourage counterfeiting and become more hazardous than not using one at all!<blockquote>The weakest link in the chain is not blockchain or any technology; the weakest link is the piece of sticky tape that puts the label on the package.&nbsp;- Craig Heraghty, agribusiness leader at PwC.</blockquote>So, what can be done? We need to think like fraudsters, always discovering the simplest methods to get around supply chain tracking, in spite of sophisticated and complex technology solutions.To address this, food retailers and blockchain firms will need to collaborate in order to devise solutions that prevent products from being tampered with before they reach store shelves.<h3>The Shining Knight - ONiO.zero</h3>The key is to combine the security of blockchain technology with the safety of a seal that combines both physical (hardware) and digital protection. That's precisely what is attainable with ONiO.zero.&nbsp;ONiO.zero is a wireless and batteryless microcontroller with built-in sensors for temperature and tampering. Each chip has a UUID stored in a non-fungible memory (Yes, it does actually have that). This UUID is used as part of the transmission to the ledger. It's easy enough to validate that with a list of current UUIDs. The issue now is that for the tech-savvy it still would be possible to replicate this solution. To prevent that from happening - some further steps were taken. You can read about that in our whitepaper: <a href="https://hubs.ly/Q01cHGn60">BLOCKCHAIN BASED ASSET TRACKING USING ONiO.zero</a>.<h2>ONiO fish &amp; chip - a simple demo</h2>We created an application for tracking frozen salmon at ONiO. A crate of fish was equipped with a sensor using the ONiO.zero platform and was moved between different locations (Norway, Germany, USA, and Japan). Each receiving location could examine the case using our Bluetooth-enabled ONiO gateway and save the data in the Blockchain. This was done in accordance with the following requirements:<div class="raw-html-embed"><div class="raw-html-embed"><ul class="ul--navi"> <li> 1 Data has not been tampered with or altered </li> <li> 2 It is accurate </li> <li> 3 A systematic way to fuse other data with your own to create new insights </li> <li> 4 An efficient scheme to distribute data - no single point of failure </li></ul> </div></div><div class="raw-html-embed"><div style="position:relative;padding-bottom: 56.25%;padding-top: 30px;height:0;overflow: hidden;">
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</div></div>&nbsp;The video above doesn't really show in-depth how it's done. Still, it's a simple visual demonstration of a solution that provides both physical and digital protection for your asset tracking using the ONiO.zero microcontroller.<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/onio/image/upload/v1654170871/onio-website/2022-04-30/onio_salmon_demo_screen_23d75e815a.jpg"><figcaption>Screen-dump showing CO2 footprint, the temperature during the scan, data of origin, and journey.</figcaption></figure><h2>Challenges faced by the food industry</h2>While blockchain asset tracking provides many benefits, there are some notable challenges that need to be addressed -One of the biggest challenges is scalability. The food supply chain is vast and complex, with millions of products being transported worldwide every day. It can be challenging to track all of these items using blockchain technology.Another challenge is data quality. For blockchain asset tracking to be effective, businesses need to input accurate and up-to-date data into the system. This can be a challenge, particularly for small businesses that may not have the resources or expertise to do this effectively.Finally, there is the issue of cost. Blockchain technology can be expensive to implement, and it may not be feasible for all businesses in the food industry.<h2>Summary</h2>Blockchain asset tracking is a very promising new vista that Iot technology is offering us. Yes, there are some challenges that stand in the way of immediate implementation on a large scale, but in spite of these challenges, blockchain asset tracking has the potential to transform the food industry. The value-adds it promises are pretty hard to ignore - cost savings, transparency, traceability and as a result, improved food safety and fewer lives lost to food contamination.&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><a href="https://hubs.ly/Q01cHGn60" class="resource resource--black"> Download the Whitepaper <svg width="21" height="21" viewBox="0 0 21 21" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="svg">
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Did you know that one in ten people get sick every year from eating contaminated food? In the United States, that amounts to about 48 million people. Of these 48 million, 128,000 are hospitalized, and about 3000 meet a fatal end. These numbers are staggering, and they underscore the importance of keeping our food supply safe and secure. As such, we live in perilous times where the quality of the food we eat is <a href="https://www.onio.com/article/our-huge-soil-problem-how-iot-help.html">dubious</a> at best. Thanks to modern technology, today we have a number of savvy ways to monitor and control the quality of what goes into us - One way is through blockchain asset tracking. In this article, we’ll look at how Blockchain is being used to track Norwegian salmon and ensure that they are as safe as can be when they end up on our plates.

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                            Vemund is the chief technology officer and co-founder for ONiO. He is responsible to set the long term technical direction and make sure that novel solutions are applied in our products. And make sure when ideas are novel enough that they are added to a growing IP portfolio.
                        
                        
                            Vemund is extremely curious and is always searching for knowledge. He finds great motivation when someone says it cannot be done.
                        
                        
                            Vemund has previously served as group manager and senior system architect at Nordic Semiconductor ASA, working on nRF52810/32/40 and nRF9160. Besides from technical work he was able to establish a chip prototyping platform and enjoyed employing more than 20 excellent engineers. When at Atmel Corporation Vemund held various positions and was for four years stationed in San Jose, CA.
                         Vemund is the chief technology officer and co-founder for ONiO. He is responsible to set the long term technical direction and make sure that novel solutions are applied in our products. And make sure when ideas are novel enough that they are added to a growing IP portfolio.

“I am very pleased with strengthening our advisory board with an industry titan like Gaute Myklebust”, says Vemund Bakken, CTO of ONiO. "His diverse knowledge will be applied from day one continuing our momentum in making the most energy-friendly microcontrollers enter full volume production"Gaute Myklebust has a PhD in Computer Architecture and Parallel Processing from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and brings insight, industry-nous and tons of insider knowledge from his rich vein of experience in the semiconductor space. Since 2016, he's been managing TouchNetix' semiconductor development organization, which is a world-leading supplier of HMI solutions to automotive and industrial markets.<blockquote>ONiO has taken on the massive challenge of unlocking IoT’s potential by solving the energy issue, says Gaute Myklebust. Working with ONiO’s extremely talented team reassures me that we’re well on track to meeting this challenge!</blockquote>In 1996, Gaute Myklebust co-founded the AVR Microcontroller Design Center in Trondheim, Norway, and held multiple positions in Atmel Corporation, a renowned provider of microcontrollers, touch logic and wireless connectivity solutions, from 1996 to 2016. Among the positions he’s held, Vice President in the CTO office from 2011, where he was responsible for product definition, IP portfolio management and M&amp;A are a few noteworthy ones. Gaute Myklebust’s input and expertise is sure to be an invaluable asset to the ONiO board of advisors.

ONiO is excited to announce that Gaute Myklebust has joined the ONiO board of advisors. Gaute has more than 30 years of experience in the semiconductor industry and will be a valuable asset to ONiO as we continue to grow and develop our technology.

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