Dr. Dobb's Embedded Systems

Port of Call

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:17:00 -0500

If your application doesn’t demand anything more sophisticated than a serial port, a USB to serial converter really isn’t a bad option.

Xamarin Climbs To MonoTouch 5.2 Release

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:35:00 -0500

New testing framework, memory profiler, and rapid UI creation library for iPhone and iPad development

Compuware Updates Mainframe Workbench

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:48:00 -0500

New programmer tools for development and testing in mainframe arenas

Arduino IDEs

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:50:00 -0500

Last week, I mentioned the Arduino. If you want a more powerful IDE, there is an answer. It turns out the Arduino bootloader protocol is exactly the AVRISP protocol.

New C/C++ Interpreter: Ch 7.0 and Embedded Ch 7.0

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:34:00 -0500

SoftIntegration releases interpreter for cross-platform scripting

Using Bluetooth

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:33:00 -0500

Trying to communicate with a remote device with no other familiar protocol? Bluetooth provides an easy answer with well-documented specs and straightforward programming APIs.

French Mobile App Tester Champions 'le Lifecycle'

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:05:00 -0500

TMap Life Cycle — structured risk-based software testing

By Any Other Name

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:41:00 -0500

The Arduino isn't a bad choice for its intended market segment. I just wish it didn't teach bad habits.

Tizen OS Preview Debuts At Alpha

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:10:00 -0500

New Linux-based OS targeted at smart TVs, netbooks, and in-vehicle information systems

Low-Cost, Low-Power Servers Begin Their Ascent

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:55:00 -0500

As the cloud is quickly demonstrating, small, seemingly underpowered servers are quite enough for most development tasks. Buying one of these low-cost, low-power units makes clear how much developer-friendlier they are than datacenter solutions

YouSB

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:49:00 -0500

I think I am almost ready to totally give up on the serial port.

Capacitive Coupling Demo

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:40:00 -0500

The Danger of Day-Tight Compartments

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:00:00 -0500

Last week I mentioned the old Dale Carnegie quote about living in day-tight compartments. I may need to get out of my compartment a bit and get updated on a few things.

MPLabX on Linux

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:26:00 -0500

An MPLAB project walk through

AT&T Opens Developer Gateway To U-Verse TV

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:32:00 -0500

Telecom giant announces largely standard set of developer tools and services

QNX Navigates Towards HTML5 In-Car Apps

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:12:00 -0500

Audi: Cars have become the new mobile platform

Wind River Android UX-Package Emulates Windows

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:45:00 -0500

Tools packaged into user experience, connectivity, and medical industry groups

Goodbye, Mr. (Micro)chips

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:48:00 -0500

The last few weeks I have been back working on a Microchip PIC device.

The Best of 2011

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:17:00 -0500

The most popular articles of last year from Dr. Dobb's, plus some additional pieces picked out for your thoughtful consideration by our staff

Doing Your Duty (Cycle)

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:20:00 -0500

Pulse width modulation is a handy trick that allows apparent analog control using nothing but a digital signal

Booting an Intel Architecture System, Part I: Early Initialization

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 03:51:00 -0500

The boot sequence today is far more complex than it was even a decade ago. Here's a detailed, low-level, step-by-step walkthrough of the boot up.

In Training

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:49:00 -0500

I learned at least one thing from teaching classes for many years: Different students learn things different ways.

Boost Performance for Your Android Native Code

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:26:00 -0500

The Android NDK is a toolset that lets you embed components that make use of native code in your Android applications.

The Law According to Amdahl

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:14:00 -0500

Amdahl's law is a good rule of thumb, even beyond its original application in parallel computing.

Final FPGA

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Not everyone uses FPGAs the same way.