The appeal of embedded systems is clear. A high degree of configurability, readily available commercial intellectual property (IP), and the use of well-understood and accepted protocols and bus ...

Where code meets reality, embedded systems come at that intersection, demanding precision, efficiency, and careful planning. But how does it become possible, ...

Recently, I encountered a real gotcha while updating a visual design tool. The update included support for a new compiler vendor who was, in fact, becoming the new default compiler. So I updated the ...

Take one IpaQ running WinCE, on a strongARM processor, with built in microphone.<P>Add a dash of MS eMbedded Visual Tools (eVB and eC++), a hefty dose of Ars Software Colloquium advice and simmer for ...