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 ...

The Linux kernel provides support for memory management, interprocess communication mechanisms, interrupt management, and TCP / IP networking. The directory structure separates architecture-dependent ...

I first met John Lombardo at the Embedded Internet Conference in August 2000. John told me he was working on a book about embedded Linux, which would be published within a year. In contrast to the ...

It all started when I ordered an ARM-based development board for my FemtoLinux project, which is a Linux flavor specifically designed for ultra-small systems. Initially, I played with the idea of ...

A newly released update to Linux delivers kernel pre-emption, improved scheduling, and a Posix (Portable Operating System Interface for Unix) for enhanced real-time performance. Depending on the ...

This series on how to get started using Embedded Linux is on my Open Mike blog. This installment discusses development models. There are two different models of Embedded Linux development: ...

FREESCALE TECHNOLOGY FORUM, Orlando, FL., June 22, 2010 – Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced its commercial Mentor Embedded™Linux® platform supporting Freescale ...

Wind River eases costly management challenges typical of embedded Linux platforms for the full lifecycle. New managed services help teams achieve and maintain Linux platform stability, quality, and ...

Consumers are becoming more conversant with the use of the Linux operating system embedded in many of their products, such as auto accessories, remote controls and cell phones. An even bigger secret ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Jul 30, 2009 Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today unveiled its Android and Linux strategy, including the acquisition of Embedded Alley Solutions, Inc. (San Jose, CA), an ...