Embedded systems that are connected to any network, be it the full Internet or a small LAN, have to conform to the various protocols that have been designed and implemented to keep the network running ...

The idea of unit testing has been around for many years. "Test early, test often" is a mantra that concerns unit testing as well. However, in practice, not many software projects have the luxury of ...

Part 1 of this article looks at low-level communications protocols, including PPP and Ethernet, and their specific security features and requirements. Part 2 examines higher-level network protocols, ...

Modern embedded system designs present challenges for EMI testing and troubleshooting that didn’t exist years ago. These challenges include switching power supplies, high speed system clocks and data ...

In the previous blog post, “Securing Offload Engines for a Robust Secure SoC System,” we briefly looked at some of the methods employed for achieving embedded security, i.e., cryptography, hardware ...

The burgeoning workloads of embedded systems development teams means reuse of software code, hardware and hardware IP is increasingly the norm, and the use of development boards in embedded design is ...

One of the biggest bottlenecks in the software development process for electronic products is that hardware is not available until late in the cycle. That means embedded software developers need to ...

Discover how to choose the right embedded industrial panel PC with a practical buying guide covering size, system ...