As a supplier of embedded processor boards, developers are telling us in unambiguous terms that Linux' numerous advantages clearly outweigh its shortcomings. While Linux it is a moving target — with ...

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: ...

Especially if you're just starting out in embedded development, the wealth of available bootloaders, scaled-down distributions, filesystems, and GUIs can seem overwhelming. But this wealth of options ...

Introducing the Yocto Project and the benefits of using it in embedded Linux development. In embedded Linux development, there are two approaches when it comes to what operating system to run on your ...

Mentor Graphics Corporation announced its agreement with AMD to provide comprehensive embedded Linux® tools for AMD 64-bit ARM®-based processors using the Mentor Embedded Sourcery CodeBench Lite ...

I recently took an extended briefing in the form of attending a regional developers' conference in I-495 tech corridor Massachusetts on embedded development and deployment strategies. The host, Wind ...

Embedded systems are getting a lot out of Linux. What has to happen to get patches back to the core kernel? In many ways, Andrew Morton’s keynote set the tone for this year’s Embedded Linux Conference ...

The A3000-SBC development kit, based on Motorola's MPC8245 PowerPC processor, contains a 300-MHz MPC8245, three PCI slots, a serial port, and a 10/100-BaseT Ethernet interface. It also features a ...

Embedded software developers put Baskin-Robbins to shame when it comes to dishing up a large variety of operating systems flavors. The swirl of Linux permutations alone puts a rocky road in front of ...

The Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) held in San Francisco during the week of March 11, 2002 was expected to draw over 15,000 attendees from all facets of the embedded systems market. And, despite ...