VOL. 22 NO. 7
July/August 2009
Table of Contents

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FLIRTing with 8-bit MCU OSes
by Dave Armour
FLIRT is for developers who want a small, easy to use and simple to port operating system for a truly tiny multithreaded system on an 8-bit MCU, without sacrificing the ability to multithread and share CPU time effectively.

Batteryless energy harvesting for embedded designs
by Adrian Valenzuela
In the era of 32- and 64-bit multicore behemoths, 8- and 16-bit MCUs get new respect for power management.

Barr Code
Real men program in C
by Michael Barr
Today's computer science students equate learning C with taking an elective in Latin; but C is far from being a dead language in the embedded world.

Break Points
Examining your most important tools
by Jack Ganssle
What are your favorite tools of the embedded systems trade? Jack interprets the results from Embedded Market Survey.

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Results of the 2009 Embedded Market Study are in
by Richard Nass
The latest and longterm trends in embedded systems design are mapped in the annual Embedded Market Study.