Embedded software in 2011

Embedded software in 2011

Crystal ball gazing is a hazardous activity. However, this week I am going to take the risk. I have the…

Firmly in line

Firmly in line

A common compiler optimization is the inclusion of a function’s code at the location(s) from where the function is called,…

ARM Tech Con 2010

ARM Tech Con 2010

Last week I attended the ARM Technical Conference in Santa Clara, California. I am not sure how many years this…

USB – even more

USB – even more

I have written about USB many times – here, here and here, for example – and get a good response….

Scandinavian embedded

Scandinavian embedded

Last week, I attended the Embedded Conference Scandinavia in Stockholm. This event has been running for a few years now…

Go Forth!

Go Forth!

I was writing recently about my fondness for RPN [Reverse Polish Notation] and this reminded me of a programming language,…

The interview

The interview

A couple of weeks ago, I was contacted by Sergio Prado in Brazil. He is a reader of this blog…

A busy season

A busy season

I am sure that it is the same in many areas of commerce. The summer vacation period draws to a…

RTOS deployment

RTOS deployment

Since the earliest days of computers, they have been used for real time control applications. In the 1960s and early…