The tools that we use as developers can make a dramatic difference in the speed, quality, and overall cost of the software we develop. Here are five tools that I’ve found to be very helpful. Some of ...

Choosing embedded software tools, such as assemblers, compilers, and linkers, can be quite daunting. Sometimes the decision is made for you; for instance, when there's only one tool-chain available, ...

As system complexities rise and management and market pressures drive tight schedules, engineers find that meeting schedules and budgets are constantly top concerns. The innate, driving, subconscious ...

Nowadays, the major part of innovations in modern cars are introduced by Electrical/Electronic (E/E) architectures and the applications implemented upon them. Although notable developments and new ...

DevicesGUIX™, the new graphical user interface (GUI) development framework from Express Logic, is a small-footprint, low-overhead runtime engine and development tool featuring automatic code ...

Ask embedded programmers what tools they use, and you'll usually find a common thread: C/C++, an integrated development environment (IDE) or their favorite editor/debugger, and a standard library or ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics are quickly becoming key technologies in the embedded systems field. AI and Machine Learning (ML) enable devices to learn and adapt to their environments, ...

Embedded software, once a challenge to write, update, and optimize, is following the route of other types of software. It is abstracted, simpler to use, and much faster to write. But in some cases, it ...

If there is one thing in software engineering that is a given, it’s that engineers need continuous education. While graduating college might have made us think that we were “done,” the truth is that ...

The drive toward embedded instrumentation is not new. The force of miniaturization has been pervasive in the industry for more than three decades. Typically, it’s only a matter of time before a ...