There’s a lot of talk about Yocto and Poky and Angstrom these days. Unfortunately, there’s also a fair amount of confusion in the terms. In some popular websites and presentations, the terms Yocto and Poky seem to be used interchangeably. But there are quite unsubtle differences in the terms, and these differences will continue to grow over time, as other bits and pieces of technology … Read More
I often joke about having a “supercomputer” on my desk. It is actually a moderately powerful desktop PC, which is not really stretched by the work that I expect it to do. But, at least I am not normally left twiddling my thumbs waiting for it to do something. I have this computer, instead of a powerful laptop, as I concluded that, when traveling, I did not need to lug an enormous computer … Read More
Tags: Cray, embedded software, Cortex-A9, Zynq
Another guest appearance this week. My colleague Faheem Sheikh is a member of the Mentor Embedded engineering team. He wanted to share his ideas about embedded software performance optimization …
‘Present’, ‘head’ and ‘court’ do not seem related at first sight. Do they? But these words have one attribute in common. They can take on multiple meanings depending … Read More
Well, tomorrow is the big day. ESC San Jose 2012 [now part of DESIGN West] runs for 3 days and looks set to be an excellent show for anyone interested in embedded systems software or hardware.
I recently outlined our plans for the Mentor Embedded booth, but we now have more details …
Our booth is set to be a hive of activity, with a continuous program of technical briefings in the theater and … Read More
Tags: Nucleus, Embedded Systems Conference, low power, DESIGN West, Linux, Yocto
Embedded Linux Terminology
Often the hardest part of an initial learning curve is learning the specific language related to the subject. It is especially difficult when the language is not necessarily defined by any particular authority, as is the case when learning to speak German or Spanish.
The language of Linux and especially embedded Linux has evolved over time. Some terms are overloaded – … Read More
Next week, the Embedded Systems Conference will take place in San Jose, California. Except that it has a new name: ESC is now part of DESIGN West, which is an aggregate of a number of conferences. Personally, I do not care for the new name, as the word “design” has a very broad meaning way beyond electronic systems. But I guess I will get used to it.
The event will be interesting from many … Read More
Tags: Embedded Systems Conference, low power, DESIGN West, Linux
Welcome
If you’re reading this for the first time, that makes two of us. I’m writing here for the first time! Welcome to my inaugural blog post on blogs.mentor.com. I hope you’ll find the coming content interesting, timely and varied. Thought it will be my primary focus, I won’t always write about Linux and open source related subjects. I will occasionally add some fun topics of interest to me, … Read More
I was lucky enough to be invited to a preview of the results from UBM’s annual survey of embedded developers. This survey is carried out every year and provides a valuable opportunity to see trends by comparing year on year changes. To be frank, a lot of the data is unsurprising and many factors never seem to change. However, from time to time, clear trends emerge and there can even be surprises. … Read More
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