Embedded software article: RTOS Revealed #5

Embedded software article: RTOS Revealed #5

My latest article on embedded.com has been published. This piece is the fifth installment of the RTOS Revealed series, which…

Using C++ with an RTOS

Using C++ with an RTOS

If your embedded application makes use of a real-time operating system [RTOS], like Nucleus, you will need to learn the…

Reports of the death of the RTOS have been exaggerated

Reports of the death of the RTOS have been exaggerated

Crystal ball gazing is, I feel, commonly a foolhardy activity. So often, I have heard so-called experts making complete idiots…

There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch [or operating system]

There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch [or operating system]

Not long ago, I was telling a friend about an iPad app that I had found useful. I commented that…

Embedded software article: RTOS Revealed #4

Embedded software article: RTOS Revealed #4

My latest article on embedded.com has been published. This piece is the fourth installment of the RTOS Revealed series, which…

EtherCAT – networking for real-time industrial embedded systems

EtherCAT – networking for real-time industrial embedded systems

For many years, I would regularly be asked about networking options for embedded systems. Commonly, the query was about real…

Task identifiers in embedded operating systems

Task identifiers in embedded operating systems

As I have been working on the RTOS Revealed series of articles in recent weeks, I have been thinking about…

Embedded software article: RTOS Revealed #3

Embedded software article: RTOS Revealed #3

My latest article on embedded.com has been published. This piece is the third installment of the RTOS Revealed series, which…

Embedded Conference Scandinavia

Embedded Conference Scandinavia

Next week is the Embedded Conference Scandinavia [ECS], which takes place in Kista – a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden. This…