Java: Virtual Machine for Virtually Any Platform by Simon Waddington and Steven Li There's no doubt about it, Java has become a hot topic in recent months. But should embedded developers care? This overview describes JavaÜs applicability in embedded systems.
Constant Time Software Interval Timers by Gene Tucciarone Timer services algorithms attempt to optimize one of the normal dimensions of timer processing: starting a timer, stopping a timer, and processing timer ticks. Here is a simple algorithm that makes all three operations occur quickly.
Shrinking Iostreams for Embedded Developers by Curtis Green The iostream library provides a flexible way to perform I/O and formatted string manipulation, but sometimes with a lot of unused functionality. This article shows how to create a stripped-down version of the iostreams library.
Special Report: Software Debuggers by Nicholas Cravotta To go beyond software debuggers requires special hardware. One can use a ROM emulator, logic analyzer, or in-circuit emulator(ICE).
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#include No Pun Intended by Lindsey Vereen Let's all meet back here at this time next year and see if anyone still cares or if the whole Java phenomenon has just evaporated.
Programmer's Toolbox More About Filters by Jack W. Crenshaw Goodness knows, the digital filter is a topic well worth talking about, so let's press on.
Break Points Debugging Interrupt Service Routines by Jack G. Ganssle If you were clever enough to fill the vector table's unused entries with pointers to a null routine, watch for a breakpoint on that function.
State of the Art Gedankenware by P.J. Plauger I maintain that there is only one way to determine the specification for a new piece of software–write the code and see what it looks like.
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