Developing embedded-systems software is extremely challenging and often the domain of the most experienced members of a product development team. So, what makes embedded-systems design so painful?

The universe has a natural tendency to take an elegantly ordered system and allow it to decay into pure chaos. The embedded software development process is not an exception to the rule. An occasional ...

Creating embedded software can be a challenging endeavor. The experience can range from a well-defined and controlled process to shoot-from-the-hip Wild West-style development. No matter where ones ...

The title should really read Embedded Software: My Works. It is an edited version of articles that Colin Walls wrote. As individual chapters, the contents are quite good, but the book as a whole is ...

Both implementations highlighted the features of a production design which can be scaled up for volume manufacturing, and ...

The battery management system (BMS) monitors, analyzes and adjusts when necessary, protecting the pack and making sure it consistently meets all requirements. BMS and battery are so intertwined that ...

Every good hardware or software design starts with a structured approach throughout the design cycle, but as chip architectures and applications begin focusing on specific domains and include some ...

Embedd.it, a creator of embedded development tools, has announced the launch of the Graphical MCU Configurator.

ADENEO’s customer needs, in Power Converting sector, are often similar. Differences are mainly focused on power gate driving, system interfaces and monitoring. From this finding of similarity, it is ...

Hardware engineers employ all kinds of design reviews and processes, including design for manufacturability and design for testability. It's time software engineers stood up and asked for what they ...

Usable product life is a critical factor in the success of any portable device, and managing power efficiency is a key requirement for embedded systems today. Historically, power management was seen ...

In contrast to centralized systems, distributed software systems add a new layer of complexity to the already difficult problem of software design. In spite of that and for a variety of reasons, more ...