This series on how to get started using Embedded Linux is on my Open Mike blog. This installment discusses development models. There are two different models of Embedded Linux development: ...

Linux embedded development doesn't only mean embedding Linux in a product, it also means using Linux as a development platform for embedded microprocessors. The majority of computer processors are not ...

I first met John Lombardo at the Embedded Internet Conference in August 2000. John told me he was working on a book about embedded Linux, which would be published within a year. In contrast to the ...

There are dozens of open source development boards available in the market; in this column we look at ten of the more popular offerings. Open source is one of the most interesting technological topics ...

The new site, Meld, is organized and supported by MontaVista Software and is intended to be a community for Linux programmers who focus on embedded apps It probably won’t be “Facebook for Linux” but a ...

Configuration is the first step in building a kernel. There are many ways and various options to choose from. The kernel will generate a .config file at the end of the process and generate a series of ...

Sponsored by Texas Instruments: Embedded software development is a multidimensional effort that you can address by leveraging open-source compiler tools and operating systems. The design, integration, ...

Electronics and software going into medical devices has become increasingly more sophisticated. Platforms utilizing embedded Linux are also common these days. Likewise, safety and security remain ...

Motorola's Metrowerks subsidiary has moved to beef up its ability to supply software and development tools for non-PC gadgets with the acquisition of Embedix -- one of the first companies to put Linux ...

Military/defense applications development tops the list of target industries in Evans Data Corp.‘s new “Embedded Systems Development Survey,” which was conducted in January. Developers are targeting ...