Design Hardware & Software

Percepio, Tracealyzer, debug, RTOS, ESC, Embedded Systems Conference

Setting up Percepios’ Tracealyzer to Debug FreeRTOS Applications

April 18, 2017

These days, developers can use tools such as Percepios’ Tracealyzer to peer into the microcontroller and understand exactly how the software is being executed and discover issues such as priority inversions, deadlocks, and thread starvation, to name just a few.

software engineering, Cambridge Consultants, ESC Boston, coding, product design, project management

Software Engineering Has Become Way More than Coding

April 17, 2017

Design Hardware & Software

Electronics & Test

Rob Spiegel

A career in software engineering doesn’t mean a lifetime of coding. As software takes a larger role in products and equipment, software engineers become more involved in product design.

The Motor City Tops the Best Town List for CAD Designers

April 14, 2017

Design Hardware & Software

Rob Spiegel

While it’s not surprising that Detroit ranks high as a great city for CAD designers, it's odd to see cities on the list like Greensboro, N.C., and New Orleans on the list.

Avnet and AT&T Offer a Jumpstart into the IoT

April 14, 2017

IoT

Design Hardware & Software

Rob Spiegel

Avnet and AT&T have created the LTE IoT Starter Kit, which is designed to help developers create certified IoT systems that can be deployed globally.

RTOS, Real Time Operating System, ESC, Embedded Systems Conference, electronics

7 Tips for Optimizing an RTOS

April 10, 2017

Embedded Systems Conference - Boston

Electronics & Test

Design Hardware & Software

Jacob Beningo

Real-time operating systems are finding their way into more and more systems. Developers who are accustomed to bare-metal development or working with highly resource constrained system will often complain about system performance or memory usage. Here are seven tips developers can follow to help...

embedded software, ESC, Embedded Systems Conference, HAL, API

7 Tips for Developing Great APIs

April 04, 2017

Embedded Systems Conference - Boston

Electronics & Test

Design Hardware & Software

Jacob Beningo

The embedded software industry is changing and that change is requiring developers to start working at higher levels of abstraction which requires designing and creating application programming interfaces that allow software to be reused. Embedded design expert Jacob Beningo offers his tips for...

Call for Proposals Open for ARM TechCon 2017

March 31, 2017

ARM TechCon - Santa Clara

Electronics & Test

Design Hardware & Software

Naomi Price

Designers, engineers, and developers are encouraged to submit their proposals for ARM TechCon 2017, happening October 24-26. Submission deadline is May 19.

How to Make Sense Of the IEEE Std 802.3bj-2014 Alphabet Soup

March 29, 2017

DesignCon - Santa Clara

Electronics & Test

Design Hardware & Software

Robert Haller

IEEE Standard 802.3bj-2014 can be confusing. Here's a table from 100Gb/s Backplane and Copper Task Force along with some other insights that may help clear up some of the confusion.

Five Fundamentals of Product Innovation

March 24, 2017

Design Hardware & Software

Medical

Charles Murray

At the recent Pacific Design & Manufacturing conference, design expert Bryce Rutter identified the DNA of product innovation.

3 Ways Requirements Documents Kill Product Development Projects

March 24, 2017

Design Hardware & Software

Tom Kramer

We all agree that a requirements document is an essential part of the product development process, but can this document actually lead to the downfall of a project?