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RTC magazine devotes an entire section each month to the latest developments in real-time operating systems, development, and analysis tools and standards, as well as the latest verification and debug strategies. Our editors are the most experienced in the technical publishing industry on embedded software, and our readers confidently open them for insight and expertise.
Developing for Multicore Systems
Embedded Technology, Multicore, and Virtualization. Are You Keeping Up?
by Casey Weltzin, National Instruments
December 2009
The embedded design world has changed markedly over the last decade, and the progress shows no sign of slowing. Multicore processing (in the form of both symmetric multiprocessingRead More...
Developing for Multicore Systems
The Multicore Developer's Toolbox
by David N. Kleidermacher, Green Hills Software
December 2009
All major embedded processor architectures—ARM, Intel, MIPS and Power—have spawned multicore processors, and designers across a range of industries are snapping them up due to theRead More...
Developing for Multicore Systems
Multicore Silicon and Virtualization Software—Made for Each Other
by Rob McCammon, Open Kernel Labs
December 2009
Embedded virtualization is finding increasing deployment in intelligent devices of all kinds. As in the enterprise and on the corporate desktop, embedded virtualization meets the needsRead More...
Advances in Small Form Factors
Tiny Atom SBC Targets Power-over-Ethernet Apps
Chris Lane, Jaco Electronics and Kelly Gillilan, Adlink Technology
November 2009
OEMs who build the tiniest, lowest-power devices tend to use RISC processors and microcontrollers at the heart of their systems. While the x86 architecture can reduce development costsRead More...
Advances in Small Form Factors
Embedded Form Factors Harness Emerging Technologies to Enable Wireless Systems
Jason Krueger, VersaLogic
November 2009
Wireless connectivity is merging with technological advancements in silicon, signaling, mass storage and software to meet the high-performance, ultra-low-power requirements forRead More...
Small Modules Power Medical Devices
Hardware Trumps Software in Medical Devices
by P.J. Tanzillo, National Instruments
October 2009
Let’s start by looking at the facts. Medical device recalls reached an all-time high in 2008—up 43 percent from 2007. The experts at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) haveRead More...
Rails and Boxes
IEC 61850-3: The New Battle Cry for Power Substation Designers
Gary Cho and Tim Stemple, Moxa
September 2009
IEC 61850 defines an Ethernet-based protocol used in power substations for data communication. Substations implement a number of controllers for a variety of purposes, includingRead More...
Industrial Networks
802.11n Wireless Connectivity Supports Seamless Industrial Networks
N.Venkatesh, Redpine Signals
August 2009
Industrial environments have long been extensively networked. The objective has primarily been automation—the need to control and monitor complex manufacturing processes that bringRead More...
Human/Machine Interfaces
Lower Cost, Better Results with Wearable Computers in the Enterprise
Larry Ricci, Eurotech
July 2009
Wearable computers are becoming part of the fabric of enterprise application deployment. Today, a large portion of the information workforce is “deskless” yet still needs dataRead More...
Motion Control and Safety
Machine Vision Passes the Bucket
Ben Dawson, Dalsa
June 2009
Unloading empty paint buckets from a pallet and placing them on a conveyer line for filling is fast-paced, stressful and tedious work. One worker moves pallets from a truck, clipsRead More...
Motion Control and Safety
A Framework for Safe Motion Control Firmware
Michael Wilk and Michael Barr, Netrino
June 2009
Developing firmware for motion control systems can be a tricky business. Strict accuracy and repeatability combine with user safety to present a challenging set of requirements. How doRead More...
Safety Certification - Easing the Path
Meeting the Demand for COTS Safe and Secure Certification Evidence
Randy Kyte and Rick Hearn, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing
May 2009
The demand for safety and security certification evidence for hardware and software in systems has increased dramatically in recent years. In the past, this evidence was developedRead More...