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 ...

How can you cover all the bases for embedded systems security? This step-by-step guide takes you through best practices. Embedded systems security is an essential concern in the modern landscape.

An operating system (OS) is an optional part of an embedded device’s system software stack, meaning that not all embedded systems have one. OSs can be used on any processor (Instruction Set ...

Trains are no longer the steaming leviathans of yesteryear run by men in overalls with lantern signals. Today, they are gleaming, articulated subways and light-rail transit (LRT) systems moving tens ...

Any electronic system that uses a computer chip but is not a general-purpose desktop or laptop computer, tablet or smartphone. Embedded systems use microcontrollers (MCUs), microprocessors (MPUs) or ...

Just as in comedy, timing is essential to the success of a microcomputer design. Often it is quite possible to get one system functioning by simply interconnecting the various compo­nents. But it is ...

The recent Embedded.com article, The Art of FPGA Construction, does an excellent job of demystifying the FPGA development process, using hardware description languages (HDLs) and other methods. I ...

Whether deployed on a factory floor or in a fighter jet, embedded systems need to be able to take whatever is thrown at them. Here, we showcase some of the latest embedded system products to fill the ...

As embedded systems hardware is becoming more powerful, the demand for high quality, sophisticated and compelling applications is increasing. In addition to that, due to fierce competition in the ...

PX5, a global leader in high-performance real-time operating systems (RTOS) and middleware, today announced off-the-shelf ...

Vision Components embedded systems with high-performance CMOS sensors achieve outstanding frame rates. The manufacturer now integrates another new Sony Pregius image sensor into VC Z series cameras.