Some day the boss will die, be promoted, or quit. Between now and then, you'll need to find a better way to do scheduling. An inhabited planet appears on the forward sensor array, the first in this ...

Understanding electronics is important. How can the next EE generation get that knowledge when software is all there is for inspiration? New engineering graduates know nothing about electronics. They ...

DDC-I, a supplier of software and professional services for mission- and safety-critical applications, has joined the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Consortium, a managed consortium of ...

Navitas recently unveiled its 4.5kW data center power supply, boasting an exceptional power density of 138 W/in³ and an efficiency exceeding 97%, making it a leader in the global market.

In 1989 Tyler Sperry, then editor of the print publication Embedded Systems Programming, asked me to write a monthly column for the magazine. That morphed into Embedded Systems Design which in turn ...

With AI being talked about regularly nowadays, it’s important to define what it is to address its proper use if an ethical guideline exists and the potential risks to consider. AI is a branch of ...

Some years ago compiler vendor Keil Software (now part of ARM) ran an ad in Embedded Systems Programming magazine (later known as Embedded Systems Design, and now embedded.com) for their new compiler: ...

Responding to an article about vacuum tubes reader Phil Matthews suggested the book “Empire of the Air” by Tom Lewis. It’s out of print but a used copy cost a whopping $0.21 (plus shipping). Though ...

Do you ever think about the enormous amounts of data we consume? In a response to last week’s column, Charles Manning noted that RAM on his current board transfers data at 3 GB/sec, which is about the ...

A wealth of resources are available to simulate desktop interfaces. Niall shares a low-cost way to leverage them for embedded systems. Building a prototype of a user interface will help you understand ...

For the embedded systems developer, stereotypes abound. The image of young, specialized high-tech workers toiling in a computer-filled lab, sipping Jolt cola late into the night is popular with the ...

This series delves into all aspects of real time operating systems (RTOS) and is intended for any developer who is curious about how to use an RTOS and how they work.