Cover Story
Deadline Monotonic Analysis
by Ken Tindell
This article presents a technique for analyzing worst-case response times of tasks in a system and shows how the results of this analysis can be used to ensure the
proper timing behavior of a system.
Features
Co-Verification and System Abstraction Levels
by Bob Morasse
System-on-chip designs require development tools and methodologies that enable concurrent design, debug, and verification of hardware and software. Here are key attributes of the various system abstraction levels and a methodology that describes how the hardware and software designers use them to
work together in a co-verification development environment.
Portable Vector Math Libraries
by William Wright and James Metzger
Vector math libraries are used to perform calculations on arrays. Unfortunately, neither these libraries nor their APIs are very portable. This article compares and contrasts the different vector-processing capabilities that are available in hardware and suggests techniques for making vector libraries more portable.
Internet Appliance Design
Connecting...
MAC Daddy
by Michael Barr
Just adding a protocol stack and networking interface to your software doesn't make you TCP/IP ready.
Alliances Drive Embedded Linux Toward Prime Time
by Alexander Wolfe
A plethora of products is due to hit the market soon, even
though the Unix-like operating system still has to prove its mettle in the world of Internet appliances.
Compiled Java Experiences
by Greg Wickham
Over the past few years several compiler vendors have made good progress in developing cross compilers for Java. This article looks at the advantages of compiled Java and offers advice to embedded programmers new to the Java language.
Infrared Communications with IrDA
by Charles Knutson
The IrDA data communication standard allows embedded systems to "speak" to each other and cooperate. Key features make operation simple. This article explores the mandatory and optional IrDA protocol layers and possible implementation strategies.
Embedded Internet Tools
New Internet appliance design products.
Columns + Departments
#include
Commie Penguins?
by Lindsey Vereen
Parity Bit
News Vectors
QNX announces likely IPO and open systems strategy; Alchemy Semiconductor enters
e-device market; more
Programming Pointers
Is an Array Really Just a Pointer?
by
Dan Saks
Spectra
DSP and Motion
Control
by Don Morgan
Break Points
Ten Years Later
by Jack G. Ganssle
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