Back when I first started in embedded systems, everything was about hardware. You had to get that board running, flash some LEDs, write a few drivers, and then pray ...

In previous articles, we looked at how to configure the kernel as well as the key components of an embedded operating system (OS). This new article focuses on the hardware components of embedded Linux ...

Embedded Hardware Design is responsible for the architecture, design, development, validation, and technical leadership of ...

The rule of thumb in embedded system design has been that addinghardware increases power demands. The careful use of hardwareaccelerators, however, inverts the rule: adding hardware can reducepower.

Embedded systems are increasingly prevalent in nearly every aspect of human life. Innovations made possible by embedded systems are making our lives healthier, safer, cleaner, and more stimulating.

What are the main issues behind the “painful” process of embedded-systems design? Shortages of resources, components, and talent plague the design process. How the instability of toolsets and driver ...

ECEN 5613 is a 3 credit hour course and is the first course in CU's Professional Certificate in Embedded Systems. It is one of the Embedded Systems Engineering program core courses and provides an ...

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 ...

Embedded systems are generally stripped-down, resource-limited and task-specific. Keeping this in mind, some IT administrators might wonder if virtualizing such a device is worth the effort. But there ...

I know it sounds like an arrogant statement. Maybe even some fighting words. Take a moment to think about that statement, though. It's a blessing in disguise! When a hardware mistake is made, ...

One of the last things the Linux kernel does during system boot is mount the root filesystem. The Linux kernel dictates no filesystem structure, but user space applications expect to find files with ...

In a software implementation, cryptographic algorithms are executed as software instructions by a general-purpose or embedded ...