Modern technology is built from layers that continuously interact with one another. At the physical level, electronic devices transform electrical signals into digital information. Digital logic turns that information into computation, while processors, memory and communication interfaces provide the machinery needed to execute instructions and move data. As these components become part of embedded systems, they begin to interact with the physical world through sensors, controllers, actuators and real-time software.
But computation does not exist in isolation. Operating systems coordinate hardware and software, firmware gives specialized machines their behaviour, and communication protocols allow independent systems to exchange information. At the same time, machine learning is moving beyond the cloud into edge and on-device systems, where models must operate within real constraints such as memory, processing power, latency and energy consumption.
PrajnaEdge explores these connections as one continuous technology landscape — and takes them beyond explanation. From computing foundations and embedded systems to intelligent machines and edge AI, ideas can be understood, experimented with, and eventually turned into technology that can be experienced in the real world.
Experiment with intelligence beyond the cloud.
Explore how neural networks learn representations from data before compression and deployment. Future experiments will allow adjusting learning parameters—such as learning rate, epoch counts, and batch sizes—to observe loss trajectories and decision boundaries.
Can this image classifier maintain its intelligence while becoming small enough for the edge?
Run a fully quantized INT8 image-classification model directly on embedded hardware.
Can this image classifier maintain its intelligence while becoming small enough for the edge?
Run a fully quantized INT8 image-classification model directly on embedded hardware.
This experiment investigates preparing a compact INT8 TensorFlow Lite model for direct inference on resource-constrained embedded hardware. The model uses the same CNN architecture as the Edge AI exploration, converted to a full INT8 representation to classify three classes: Apple, Banana, and Orange.
Explore the ideas, systems and connections that shape technology — choose any node to begin your journey.
Practical guides to embedded systems and engineering.
Deploying neural networks and intelligent decision loops on raw silicon targets.
Understanding who decides which Process gets the processor.
To coordinate this competition, the operating system kernel relies on a core component: the Scheduler.
The Scheduler is the gatekeeper of execution. Its role is simple to state, yet highly complex to engineer: it decides which process in the Ready queue receives CPU time, and when. At this stage, we do not care how it makes this decision (which algorithm it uses). We only care about its role as the manager of execution.
Operating systems divide this task into three distinct types of schedulers, each operating on a different timescale and handling a different state of the process lifecycle.
* The Question: Which programs on disk should become active processes in memory? * The Purpose: When you start a program, it doesn't instantly run on the CPU. The Long-Term Scheduler determines if the system has enough RAM and resources to allocate a new process. It controls the degree of multiprogramming—the total number of active processes residing in memory. It runs slowly, only when new tasks are created.
* The Question: Which processes should temporarily leave memory to free up RAM? * The Purpose: If too many processes are running, the system runs out of physical memory, leading to thrashing. The Medium-Term Scheduler temporarily removes inactive or blocked processes from RAM and writes their state to a swap space on disk. This is called Swapping. When memory pressure drops, it swaps them back into RAM.
* The Question: Among the ready processes in RAM, who gets the CPU next? * The Purpose: This is the primary scheduler. It operates at microsecond speeds. Whenever a running process yields, finishes, or gets interrupted, the Short-Term Scheduler instantly selects the next process from the Ready Queue and dispatches it onto the CPU.
The diagram below visualizes exactly where these three schedulers sit and operate across the process lifecycle states:
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PrajnaEdge began with Embedded Systems — exploring the foundations that connect hardware, software and intelligent computation.
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PrajnaEdge is a technology company created by Devaharsha Meesarapu.
I am the engineer behind the design, development, and content of PrajnaEdge. I build low-level systems where code directly controls hardware, bridging the gap between register-level silicon behavior and intelligent edge decision loops.
I am an Embedded Firmware Engineer focused on developing software for resource-constrained systems. My experience spans bare-metal firmware, device drivers, microcontroller peripherals, and communication protocols, working across the boundary between hardware and software.
My work has involved microcontroller-based systems, real-time behaviour, hardware interfaces, and communication technologies such as CAN, CAN FD, UART, SPI, and I²C. I am particularly interested in understanding systems from the lowest level upward—from registers and peripherals to intelligent edge systems.
Engineering is not just about writing code; it is about managing constraints, timings, and physical hardware characteristics. True mastery of complex systems comes from understanding the interactions across different layers of the stack.
This conviction is why I built PrajnaEdge—to bridge the gap between conceptual theory and direct, register-level physical reality.
Software that runs directly on hardware without an operating system.
"Every embedded application begins long before main()."
An Operating System manages hardware and software resources so complex applications can work efficiently.
"When one loop is no longer enough to carry the burden."
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