Embedded Systems Design, March 2009

March 1, 2009

VOL. 22 NO. 3
March 2009
Table of Contents

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Mean-time between failure made easy
by Dan Swiger
An almost "no-sweat" guide to adding MTBF software to your design.

Sorting through the embedded WiFi confusion
by Owen Magee, Digi International
A no-nonsense guide to what to do BEFORE you begin your embedded WiFi design.


Tear Down: PC-based DVR gets PCI performance from USB
by Richard Nass
The simplicity of USB is augmented by the performance of PCI.




Programming Pointers
Deallocating objects vs. deallocating storage
by Dan Saks
Here's how delete-expressions interact with destructors and deallocation functions in C++.

Break Points
Perfect software
by Jack Ganssle
Yes, we can make code perfect, or pretty darn perfect.



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Android is coming where you least expect
by Richard Nass
You can tinker with Google's Android operating system at ESC SV.