Targeting defense and aerospace platforms in which size, weight, and power are critical, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing recently announced the S/DCP3-1201, a 3U CompactPCI single-board ...

Computer-maker Thales has announced the PENTXM line of VMEbus single-board computers (SBCs), which utilize 1.6GHz-and-faster Pentium M processors and offer a low-power-consumption design. The PENTXM ...

OpenMV embedded vision is the focus of EEI #57 with Kwabena Agyeman: edge pipelines, tooling, and what really ships on MCUs.

After introducing interrupts and the foreground/background architecture, I am finally ready to tackle the concept of a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS). In this first lesson on RTOS (commonly ...

Where code meets reality, embedded systems come at that intersection, demanding precision, efficiency, and careful planning.

This course is used as the capstone in a three course sequence, including Linux System Programming and Introduction to Buildroot and Linux Kernel Programming and Introduction to Yocto Project. Both of ...

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 ...

This installment starts a new segment of lessons about state machines. The subject conceptually continues the event-driven theme and is one of my favorites [1,2]. Today, you’ll learn what event-driven ...

Integrating processors, sensors, and data exchange functionality into everyday objects, the Internet of Things (IoT) pushes computing capabilities far beyond desktops and servers, weaving computation ...

When you think of an embedded systems class, what do you expect the students to learn? Should they know about single board computers, like the Raspberry Pi or the Beaglebone? Should they know about ...

One of the biggest dreams anyone has is to make a living doing what they love. For all hackers, makers, and DIYers with a passion for embedded systems, it may make sense initially to pursue embedded ...

Axiomtek, one of the world’s leading designers and manufacturers of innovative, high-performance and reliable PC-based industrial computer products, announces the eBOX635-881-FL, its new fanless ...