Embedded system developers have a wide range of operating systems available to them today. Of course, the most straightforward operating system is to have no operating system! However, many systems ...

The vast majority of modern processors aren't sold for general-purpose computers, such as PCs and servers. Rather, those processors are placed into dedicated computers such as embedded systems. As the ...

The economic downturn and rock-solid software have combined to boost interest in the Linux operating system for myriad embedded-system applications. Small-footprint configurations of the Linux kernel ...

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 ...

In the world of embedded systems, the language debate is alive and well. For years, C has dominated this space, its minimalistic design and low-level control giving embedded engineers the tools to ...

The annual Embedded World conference brings together thousands of vendors and customers to see and discuss the latest developments in the embedded electronics supply chain. Embedded World is a global ...

We’ve explored each element in detail except for secure storage in the previous posts. Today’s post will dive deeper into secure storage and how it applies to embedded systems. Secure storage is often ...

Embedded Systems Statistics: Embedded systems are specialized computing units operating a dedicated program within larger mechanical or electrical systems. Embedded systems are integral to many ...