This episode starts a new group of lessons about the architecture and design of embedded software. Today’s subject is the ubiquitous foreground-background architecture, also known as “superloop” or ...

The proliferation of multicore processors has done more than provide a boost in processing power to server applications. Multicore chips also pose the opportunity to revolutionize how embedded systems ...

Defining device drivers Discussing the difference between architecture-specific and board-specific drivers Providing several examples of different types of device drivers Most embedded hardware ...

Real-time constraints change the way designers architect control tasks. At a recently held conference on embedded software, a speaker fielded the following question from the audience: "When we build ...

MICROPROCESSOR FORUM, San Jose, Calif., October 13, 2003 – ARC International (LSE: ARK), a world leader in user-customizable processors, silicon peripheral IP, real-time operating systems and ...

Portable and embedded products that consume less power have a very significant advantage in today's extremely competitive markets. Each generation of product planning must satisfy substantial ...

In this course, students will design and build a microprocessor-based embedded system project managing real-time constraints while analyzing the system in-order to meet them. Students are expected to ...

Sudharsan Vaidhun represents the intersection of academic excellence and practical engineering in real-time systems and embedded software. With a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering focused on Real-Time ...

Real-time operating systems (RTOS) and Linux each bring their own advantages for embedded-systems designers. With an RTOS, designers can build deterministic multi-threaded applications with low memory ...

Editor's Note: Embedded Systems Architecture, 2nd Edition, is a practical and technical guide to understanding the components that make up an embedded system’s architecture. Offering detailed ...