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How to Prevent Bugs in Embedded Software with TDD

Posted: Tue, 2016-03-01 13:00 - James Grenning

It’s a fact: When you create code, you create bugs. Listen in as we present the finer points of Test-Driven Development (TDD) - a game-changing approach to embedded software development that can greatly reduce bugs early in the development process. TDD is not a debugging technique but rather an approach to proactively preventing defects.

Software Reliability and the Internet of Things

Posted: Thu, 2016-01-07 00:00 - Dan Smith

As Internet connectivity advances, the transportation, automotive, medical device, smart grid and other industry sectors have become more dependent on embedded software. But is software reliable?

How to Make Embedded Software Smaller and Faster

Posted: Wed, 2016-01-06 00:00 - Nigel Jones

Many embedded systems have reliability, cost, and performance requirements that demand performance be designed into the system, from architecture to algorithms to data structures to coding guidelines.

How to Find and Fix the Most Common Embedded Software Bugs

Posted: Wed, 2015-09-09 13:00 - Salomon Singer

As if debugging traditional PC/server software or even smartphone apps wasn't hard enough, debugging embedded software adds significant challenges.

How to Secure Consumable Components of Medical Devices and Other Embedded Systems

Posted: Tue, 2015-09-01 00:00 - Rob Van Rooyen

A number of embedded systems, such as medical devices and printers, feature replaceable components designed to be installed new, consumed through one or more cycles of product use, and ultimately disposed.

Mutexes and Semaphores Demystified

Posted: Wed, 2015-05-13 13:00 - Salomon Singer

What's the difference between a mutex and a semaphore? Misuse of these two distinct types of synchronization primitives can lead to difficult to debug defects with potentially severe consequences in safety-critical devices.

Pros and Cons of AndroidOS for Embedded Systems

Posted: Tue, 2015-03-03 13:00 - Nathan Tennies

Android software architecture, hardware requirements, licensing terms, and security considerations with a few case studies to illustrate the pros and cons of building embedded systems around the AndroidOS.

Hardware-Software Partitioning in Embedded Systems

Posted: Tue, 2015-01-13 13:00 - Tom Brooks

One of the biggest challenges when architecting an embedded system is partitioning the design into its hardware and software components, which must typically be decided early in the design of a product.

Key Learnings from Past Safety-Critical System Failures

Posted: Tue, 2014-09-09 13:00 - Dan Smith

Welcome to the 21st century, where every device has at least one processor. But don't take for granted that these devices will do their intended jobs tirelessly and correctly, day in and day out, without fail.

Top 10 Bug-Killing Coding Standard Rules

Posted: Tue, 2014-06-03 13:00 - Dan Smith

To increase security and keep bugs out of medical devices and other safety-critical embedded systems, add these 10 bug-killing rules to your embedded C coding standard.

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