Often, however, system architects and domain experts don’t know what target embedded software will ultimately run on. Tung explains that a system engineer working in Matlab might describe an algorithm ...

Open-source or commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) operating systems? In an era of safety-critical embedded systems, the debate ...

As 2024 begins, you may find yourself reviewing what went well in 2023 and what didn’t. Yearly reflection can help you and your development team fine-tune your direction so that you can have a ...

In several of my previous posts, we’ve been looking at embedded software testing using Cpputest and build environments using Docker. Each topic is a building block ...

Prepare for Safety-Critical Embedded Systems at MTU. When software lives inside machines, failure isn’t an inconvenience—it’s a safety, reliability, and security risk. From vehicles and aircraft to ...

Every good hardware or software design starts with a structured approach throughout the design cycle, but as chip architectures and applications begin focusing on specific domains and include some ...

My two years of personal experience at Lynx that (among other things) focusses on certifying code for deployment on big mission-critical programs, tells me that today’s vendors of proprietary RTOS / ...

Software development is inherently difficult, expensive and error prone. Additional constraints are imposed when developing software for embedded systems, such as ...

Transmeta on Tuesday released a software development tool for its Crusoe processor and for developing embedded mobile devices that use Microsoft Windows CE .Net and Windows XP Embedded operating ...

One of the biggest dreams anyone has is to make a living doing what they love. For all hackers, makers, and DIYers with a passion for embedded systems, it may make sense initially to pursue embedded ...

This article first appeared in Builder AU Magazine. Writing software designed to be embedded in an appliance, phone, or some other real-world device is a growth area, but has its own set of challenges ...