PX5, a global leader in high-performance real-time operating systems (RTOS) and middleware, today announced off-the-shelf functional safety certification of the PX5 NET embedded TCP/IP stack. This ...

Is the Android OS morphing into a new form of embedded Linux? Android is a Linux OS derivative perched to make inroads beyond its growing user base in smartphones and tablets. Some auto makers are ...

The company considers adding more weight to its shift to Linux by developing, partnering or buying into the OS for devices such as cell phones. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

An operating system (OS) is an optional part of an embedded device’s system software stack, meaning that not all embedded systems have one. OSs can be used on any processor (Instruction Set ...

Should you choose Linux or Windows for your next embedded project? Before you begin an embedded project, you have a number of choices to make. Some of these decisions about hardware will be ...

The Mirai botnet attack that enslaved poorly secured connected embedded devices is yet another tangible example of the importance of security before bringing your embedded devices online. A new strain ...

Thomas Herbert's book The Linux TCP/IP Stack: Networking for Embedded Systems is a thorough guided tour of the Linux kernel TCP/IP implementation. Herbert builds his description of Linux networking, ...

For each embedded product, software developers need to consider whether they need an operating system; and if so, what type of an OS. Operating systems vary considerably, from real-time operating ...