What is a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS), and what does “real-time” mean anyway? What are the various kinds of state machines, and how to code them efficiently in C? What is object-oriented ...

Prepare for Safety-Critical Embedded Systems at MTU. When software lives inside machines, failure isn’t an inconvenience—it’s a safety, reliability, and security risk. From vehicles and aircraft to ...

Structures (or “structs” in C) allow you to group several related variables and treat them as one unit. They are a mechanism for extending the type system of the C language by introducing user-defined ...

There's a big secret in the embedded communication space that needs to be let out. For the most part, embedded comm designers haven't changed the way they've been doing things since the late 1980's.

IAR has introduced version 9.50 of its flagship products IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm and IAR Build Tools for Arm. According to IAR, this update marks a significant advancement in the realm of ...

At the start of the year, I highlighted key trends in 5 Embedded Software Trends to Watch in 2024, predicting the forces shaping the industry. As the year unfolded, many of these trends indeed drove ...

Embedded systems have become a cornerstone of modern technology, powering everything from IoT devices to automotive control systems. These specialized systems rely on software that is lightweight, ...

Renesas Electronics has announced that one of its subsidiaries has finalised the acquisition of Oakland-based software company Pictorus, in a move aimed at enhancing its capabilities in embedded ...

The company lifted its fiscal 2027 outlook on higher first-quarter results, driven by embedded-software growth and expanding ...

Embedded devices are not usually programmable by a user - the programming is usually done beforehand by the manufacturer. However, it is often possible to upgrade the software on an embedded device.