Like most people nowadays, I have a selection of electronic devices that have become part of the fabric of my life. I have certain expectations: I want a device to do what it is supposed to do. I want it to be easy to use. I am after reliability. I want it to consume the minimum amount of power - either to conserve battery life or to simply be environmentally friendly. Lastly, I want the device to be … Read More
It was well over 10 years ago and I was working a trade show booth with a techie colleague. It was quiet and we were bored. We chatted about things that interested us and eventually settled on our common ground: embedded software. He made a reference to “back in the 8 bit days”. I questioned this: “We are in the 8 bit days now!”. He did not believe me …
It was not that he thought I was deceiving him … Read More
Tags: Development Tools, Low Power, Multicore, RTOS, Automotive
It used to be simple. There were desktop operating systems - like Windows and UNIX - and real time operating systems, like Nucleus OS. There was never a question of one being better or more appropriate than the other. They were different animals and no comparison made sense. Then someone had the idea that maybe Linux could be used for an embedded application and it all changed.
The idea did not make … Read More
Tags: Low Power, Nucleus Kernel, Linux, Nucleus, RTOS
The Embedded Systems Conference in California is undoubtedly the #1 event in the embedded software world each year. I am fortunate enough to be able to attend most years and it is very interesting to see what’s new and look out for trends.
My first impression this year was of peace and calm. The show itself felt quiet. I have not yet seen the official visitor figures, but I am sure they’re down on … Read More