With multicore embedded systems becoming so common, this article outlines some of the basics, reviewing the possible hardware architectures. Broadly, there are two options: Asymmetric Multi-Processing ...

DigiKey is providing a free, on-demand Zephyr RTOS online workshop and video series. Aimed at students and engineers, you learn how to write a Zephyr device driver. Zephyr is real-time operating ...

The cost of a commercial RTOS, especially a safety-certified one, can be price-inhibitive for embedded teams. It is not uncommon for a certified RTOS to cost tens, if not upwards of a hundred thousand ...

If operating systems weren’t so useful, we would not be running them on every single of our desktop systems. In the same vein, embedded operating systems provide similar functionality as these desktop ...

How to verify RTOS best practices in runtime. How visual trace diagnostics can be used to analyze the software design and detect deviations from best practices. What is priority inheritance? Using a ...

Some decades ago, the embedded industry shifted focus from assembly to C programming. Faster processors and better compilers allowed for raising the level of abstraction in order to improve ...

In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, open-source and community-backed initiatives are playing a crucial role in realizing the potential and versatility of MCUs to meet the ever... The just-released ...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) today announced the acquisition of Micrium, a leading supplier of real-time operating system (RTOS) software for the Internet of Things (IoT ...