In my July column I suggested a few projects that kids can undertake to learn more about the exciting field of embedded systems.1 A lot of you responded. One engineer wrote: “Apart from the ...

In a pair of columns recently, Probing pointers and Probing Pointers: Take 2, I discussed some of the issues that arise in using scope probes as frequencies increase. Alas, too few engineers do a real ...

Your mission, if you choose to accept it: design and build a pair of satellites to measure the effects of atmospheric lightning, on a shoestring budget of $120,000 ...

What got you into this field? Was it a random choice on entering college, or something more primal? I used to pound nails into boards, attaching all sorts of random debris in an attempt to create ...

Eye-implant technology is fighting a tough battle in the human body. Germs, infections, caustic body fluids, nerve degeneration, toxic reactions to chip-generated heat and the conflicting needs for ...

Capers Jones’ “Software Quality in 2011: A Survey of the State of the Art ” is chock full of interesting data. One can only despair at some of it. Like most researchers, Mr. Jones prefers to use ...

Controlling a motor without sensors sounds hard, but it can be done. One approach is to run a sympathetic software model of the system. Last month, I wrote about sensor-less motion control as it ...

For the embedded systems developer, stereotypes abound. The image of young, specialized high-tech workers toiling in a computer-filled lab, sipping Jolt cola late into the night is popular with the ...

Understanding electronics is important. How can the next EE generation get that knowledge when software is all there is for inspiration? New engineering graduates know nothing about electronics. They ...

This series delves into all aspects of real time operating systems (RTOS) and is intended for any developer who is curious about how to use an RTOS and how they work.

In 1989 Tyler Sperry, then editor of the print publication Embedded Systems Programming, asked me to write a monthly column for the magazine. That morphed into Embedded Systems Design which in turn ...

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