Embedded Computing Design

It sounds like a scenario out of a science fiction thriller – in the far future, everything from traffic lights and rail switches to pacemakers...

In consumer products, replacing or recharging a battery isn't a mission-critical operation. It's just an annoyance. If that's the case, why is everyon...

Software glitches are responsible for an estimated 60-70 percent of automotive recalls. Here are some strategies to ensure your code is bulletproof.

Pairing Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) with maker platforms like Arduino could foster the creation of the next big IoT thing.

In this Special Advertising Feature, Kontron CTO Jens Wiegand discusses Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT (IIoT) development strategies.

The cloud has been a great addition to computing - bringing many benefits with its added computing power - but it still has a lot of room for improvem...

Read part 1: The tick handler is not the scheduler Many RTOS kernels offer developers lots of flexibility in setting up the kernels' periodic tick int...

Unmanned vehicles are not waiting for regulations to be put in place. It could be a disaster waiting to happen. Hear George Hermanski's take on where the blame lies and what needs top avoid to avoid s

Unmanned vehicles are not waiting for regulations to be put in place. It could be a disaster waiting to happen. Hear George Hermanski's take on where the blame lies and what needs top avoid to avoid s

Last week, I attended the Embedded Tech Trends event in sunny Phoenix. Looking out my window at the snow that's coming down fast and furious, that see...

When Samsung CEO BK Yoon delivered the keynote speech at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, he pronounced a grandiose vision of the I...

With the growing popularity of applications such as mobile gaming and voice triggering, the audio/voice subsystem is playing a prominent role in many...

Five minutes was clearly not enough time for my interview with Wally Rhines of Mentor Graphics. We went through a list of topics, including what it's means to acquire a company (and being acquired), a

Five minutes was clearly not enough time for my interview with Wally Rhines of Mentor Graphics. We went through a list of topics, including what it's means to acquire a company (and being acquired), a

Higher data rates (10 Gbps) require new test methodologies to ensure interoperability. Driven by the demand for more bandwidth, high-speed digital sta...

Real-time kernels normally use a timer or a similar source of periodic interrupts to implement delays and other helpful services for multi-task applic...

In a previous life, I built four medical companies and took two of them public (confession: I did personally destroy one and sold out another before I...

Continuing my run of test driving development boards, today I'm behind the wheel of a Gizmo 2. The first thing that you notice when you remove the boa...

Imagine yourself as an IT professional and you've been tasked with deploying server-based applications and software on a traditional desktop PC. It's...

Hands down one of the coolest booths I visited while at CES, QNX Software had two vehicles on display that were retrofit-ted with their latest technology: a Jeep Wrangler and a Maserati Quattroporte G