System Simulation Speeds Application Development
Developing applications for a wide range of mobile terminals can be a major headache for software engineers. System simulation now provides a way to develop and test software running on a virtual platform long before the hardware is available. Mark Snook explains.
February 26, 2007
Programming and Optimizing C Code: Part 2
This second of a five-part series shows how to optimize DSP "kernels," i.e., inner loops. It also shows how to write fast floating-point and fractional code.
February 26, 2007
Testing and Debugging DSP Systems: Part 1
Part one of this six-part series introduces the hardware used for debugging, the debugging challenges facing DSP programmers, and debugging methodologies.
February 22, 2007
Programming and Optimizing C Code: Part 1
This first of a five-part series introduces the basic principles of writing C code for a DSP processor. It also explains how to profile and optimize code.
February 20, 2007
RFID Basics: And a Few New Challenges
Widespread deployment of RFID systems is underway. But as some near term technical challenges are solved, it become more difficult to design the optimal solution.
February 19, 2007
Wireless USB
Wireless USB aims to eliminate cables, letting wired PC peripherals and multimedia devices interconnect over blazingly fast ultrawideband technology. Two groups are racing to design the standard. Which one will win out?
February 16, 2007
Leverage WiMedia and Mobile Phones
WiMedia has been adopted as the base radio technology for Certified Wireless USB, Bluetooth 3.0 and WiNet. Here's what you need to know about WiMedia and mobile devices.
February 13, 2007
Securing a Wireless Network: Part III
Here's a third segment of Chapter 2 of Home Network Security Simplified--an easy-to-follow explanation of how to make sure that your home network is secure--why it's important, and amazingly, how few of us actually do it. Part III covers the how of changing a default password to enabling wireless encryption.
February 12, 2007
Next-gen Multicore Networks-on-chip Systems: Part 2
In the second in a six part series based on their book "Networks On Chips," Luca Benini and Giovanni De Micheli describe the architectural, programming and debug challenges of nextgen multicore networks-on-chips. This week: SoC objectives and NoC needs
February 12, 2007
Generate FPGA Accelerators from C
A simple FFT, generated as hardware from C language, illustrates how quickly a software concept can be taken to hardware and how little you need to know about FPGAs to use them for application acceleration.
February 8, 2007
Fixed vs. Floating Point: A Surprisingly Hard Choice
Which is better: a fixed-point DSP or a floating-point DSP? The answer may surprise you--and so may the reasons. This article shows how to make the right choice, using two $5 DSPs as examples.
February 6, 2007
ESC Boston
Ed reports on the goings-on at the Embedded Systems Conference.
February 5, 2007
Debugging Makefiles
John shares practical debugging tips he's used to debug real-world Makefiles.
February 5, 2007
The Surprise Driver Behind Today's RFID Projects
Three years ago, amid the gold-rush mentality spawned by RFID mandates from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and retail behemoths Wal-Mart and Target, Miles Technologies--like many of its peers and competitors--took action.
February 5, 2007
Wi-Fi Phone Buyer's Guide
VoIP service providers Skype and Vonage have each partnered with hardware manufacturers to release cell-like phones that can use their services via Wi-Fi networks. Here's how to get started.
February 1, 2007
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