February 2026

embedded world 2026:
CRA-compliant OTA Updates via Remote Debugger

The RED Delegated Act (RED DA) and the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) create new opportunities to develop significantly higher-quality wireless IoT and embedded systems: Security by design and the ability to use software updates, for example, reduce the probability of failure. SSV's new Wireless Remote Development (WRD) Services now support developers and manufacturers in setting up a secure and long-term update pipeline to maintain user benefits throughout the entire product lifecycle.

Hanover, February 2026. The CRA stipulates that manufacturers must provide security updates as needed during the intended service life of their products in order to fix known vulnerabilities. For embedded systems, this means not only the ability to update, but also the secure, controlled, and user-friendly installation of new software versions in the field. This is exactly where SSV's WRD Services come in.

The core component is the WRD/Probe, a self-sufficient, battery-powered remote debugger with an integrated LTE-M mobile interface. It enables secure updates via SWD, JTAG, or UART interfaces. This is supplemented by GDB/GDBserver debug functions, a UART bridge, remote reset and power cycling, an integrated watchdog, telemetry data transmission, and energy monitoring for connected targets. This allows end-to-end tests to be performed directly in the real application environment – extremely helpful for proving CRA compliance. In this way, new firmware versions or edge AI modules can be comprehensively analyzed, validated, and secured directly in the field. The WRD/Probe is available in a compact housing and as an integrable module variant.

The new WRD Services also support the development of AI-based navigation solutions for mobile robots and machines. Users can, for example, develop and test Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) methods for autonomous drones, intralogistics or cleaning robots that can orient themselves independently in unfamiliar indoor and outdoor environments while maintaining a secure radio connection to a base station.

Henrike Gerbothe, Product Manager at SSV, explains: "The WRD/Probe can now be operated in conjunction with our WRD/Box. This allows us to visualize the use of the frequency spectrum in a target environment in a task-oriented manner. This ensures, for example, that the duty cycle in an ISM band is maintained or that the listen-before-talk function of a wireless IoT sensor works as intended."

You will find us at embedded world 2026 in hall 4 // booth 602.

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