Mentor Blogs

I always find it satisfying to see simple solutions to apparently complex problems and the world of embedded software certainly lends itself to some creativity. My concept of “simple” is quite broad, but essentially encompasses anything that is easy to understand [for me] and ideally avoids reinvention of any wheels. A while ago, I wrote about incorporating a Web server [HTTP server actually] … Read More

TCP/IP, Medical, Nucleus, RTOS, SMTP, POP3

I am not a networking specialist. If you are an expert in this area, this posting will be teaching a grandmother to suck eggs [strange expression - I wonder what it actually means]. Obviously, over years of working with embedded systems, I have learned quite a lot about protocols, so learning about a new one is not starting from scratch. For many, networking begins and ends with TCP/IP. However, there … Read More

Networking, TCP/IP, USB

Some weeks ago, I wrote a blog entry on MCAPI, which seemed to provoke some interest. Last week we ran a Web seminar on this topic, in conjunction with the Multicore Association. This was well attended and seemed well received. You can access the archive recording here. We will be running another session soon, with timing oriented towards European attendees. I have done quite a few Web seminars now … Read More

Multi-OS, RTOS, Multicore, TCP/IP, Nucleus, MCAPI

I recently wrote about a “multi-core” development project that I worked on many years ago, including some details of how we managed communication between the CPUs. Things have moved on a lot since those days and multi-core is now rapidly becoming the norm in embedded designs. It is, therefore, unsurprising that a degree of standardization is being established. Specifically, the Multicore Association … Read More

MCAPI, TCP/IP, Multicore, Nucleus Kernel, Nucleus, Linux

I will be straight with you. I am not a networking specialist. I look at the long list of protocols that we support with Nucleus OS and I recognize a large proportion of them. I probably know what they are used for and may even know what the arcane abbreviations and acronyms stand for. But I have little clue about their inner workings. That is fine. Nobody can be an expert in everything and I have colleagues … Read More

Nucleus Kernel, TCP/IP, Networking, Nucleus, RTOS