The very first step in starting an embedded Linux system does not involve Linux at all. Instead, the processor is reset and starts executing code from a given location. This location contains a ...

Embedded Linux is the most hyped embedded operating system ever. It is promoted as inexpensive, high quality, high productivity, reliable, widely available, and well supported. It is none of these ...

CNXSoft: This is a guest port by Erik Wierich, Senior Engineer at RISCstar Solutions, demonstrating a practical security implementation for embedded ...

I was interested in trying Linux in this embedded system, if for no other reason than to avoid DOS's kludged networking. It happened that waiting for our custom boards to be readied gave me enough ...

The Yocto Project is a Linux Foundation workgroup announced late last year to help develop open source, high-quality technology that helps companies make custom Linux-based systems for embedded ...

Cross-platform development The traditional model for Embedded Linux (and all embedded system development) is cross-platform development. In this development style, you create your software on a ...

Embedded Linux is starting to penetrate embedded computer applications within the U.S. Military -- a phenomenon attributed to the operating system's stability, real-time capabilities, and open ...

Embedded guru Rick Lehrbaum has authored a couple of handy "Quick Reference Guides" that give a high-level overview of Linux in the embedded market and the various versions of embedded Linux.

Embedded Alley's Android and Linux products and services will be offered with the Mentor Graphics Nucleus real-time operating system, tools and middleware. Mentor Graphics is planning to provide ...

A number of variants of Linux are available for embedded-system use, from standard kernels to those modified to support hard real-time applications.