Real-time operating systems (RTOS) and Linux each bring their own advantages for embedded-systems designers. With an RTOS, designers can build deterministic multi-threaded applications with low memory ...

At a design review meeting five short years ago, my suggestion to consider Linux for an embedded system's user interface and supervisory control met with a lukewarm response. Objections ranged from ...

Consumers and enterprise workers will not likely soon see cute marketing labels such as “Linux Inside” or images of penguins pasted on the outer casings of their favorite entertainment and ...