As I mentioned last week, I went to Embedded World in Nuremberg. The show itself seemed very busy – it was difficult to make my way through some of the crowds among the booths at times and there were a good many visitors to the Mentor Graphics booth. The event seems to be extending its reach beyond purely embedded systems. Although there were 2 or 3 halls full of technology that an embedded developer … Read More
Tags: Embedded World, USB
This week sees the 10th anniversary of the Embedded World conference in Nuremberg, Germany. This show and conference has been growing steadily over the years and I guess it is now the biggest event devoted to embedded systems in the world.
I am fortunate enough to attend Embedded World most years, as I reported here and here, and this year is no exception. I have two papers in the conference: “USB … Read More
Tags: Embedded World, Nucleus, USB, RTOS
I recently mentioned that this time of year is very busy for me, with numerous conferences and similar events to attend – normally to deliver presentations. The most hectic period is past and, as the Christmas and New Year holiday approaches, things are settling down. Except for this week, when I am attending two conferences:
On Tuesday, I am going to ESE Kongress in Stuttgart, Germany. I have … Read More
Tags: IP-SoC, USB, ESE Kongress, Open Source, Development Tools
It is October, which is always the start of a busy time of year for me. Most people I know are preoccupied with returning to school or the change in weather heralding the approach of Winter, but I am contemplating all the conferences that I need to attend. It is the same every year. The world of embedded software goes quiet during the Summer, then everyone realizes that they have sales targets to make … Read More
Tags: Programming Languages, Development Tools, RTOS, USB
As I have mentioned before, I am always interested in user surveys, as they do offer some kind of glimpse into what is going on the world of embedded software development. The recently published VDC Embedded Engineering Survey [summary available here] shows up some interesting results and trends.
However, it does, like with many surveys, raise nearly as many questions as it provides answers …
One … Read More
Tags: RTOS, VDC, USB, Development Tools
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
Tags: Networking, TCP/IP, USB
USB, as I have written about before, continues to be a popular topic and this seems to be on the increase with the emergence of USB 3.0. The new USB spec yields a number of benefits, but the clearest advantage that it has [over USB 2.0] is potential for higher data transfer speed.
There are a number of applications where the extra throughput can be used to advantage. An obvious example would be multimedia, … Read More
Tags: data storage, SCSI, USB
USB seems to be a subject of great interest among embedded developers. I recently delivered a couple of Web seminars on the topic and had a very good sized audience and lots of questions. If you attended, thanks for coming along. If you were not there, but are interested, you can find a recording here. Please email me if you would like a copy of the slides. There was a very wide range of questions, … Read More
Tags: USB
Only two weeks ago, I commented that USB is a popular topic. In the last few years, any event or publication that we run/publish on USB seems to draw a crowd. I think that part of the attraction is that it is a well-established, widely-utilized standard, but also it does not stand still. Engineers naturally want to keep up with the new developments.
Although USB 2.0 has served us well for numerous … Read More
Tags: USB
I have written about various aspects of USB before and presented many seminar and conference sessions on the topic. I find it interesting that, considering that USB is such a straightforward technology for most users to utilize, its deployment in devices can be quite challenging.
A particular area of confusion is USB Class Drivers. The word “class” is very overloaded in the software world … Read More
Tags: USB
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