Embedded systems that are connected to any network, be it the full Internet or a small LAN, have to conform to the various protocols that have been designed and implemented to keep the network running ...

The idea of unit testing has been around for many years. "Test early, test often" is a mantra that concerns unit testing as well. However, in practice, not many software projects have the luxury of ...

Computer engineering encompasses a wide range of topics surrounding this interaction between hardware and software. Computer engineers of the future will be versatile full-stack developers, ...

Part 1 of this article looks at low-level communications protocols, including PPP and Ethernet, and their specific security features and requirements. Part 2 examines higher-level network protocols, ...

In the previous blog post, “Securing Offload Engines for a Robust Secure SoC System,” we briefly looked at some of the methods employed for achieving embedded security, i.e., cryptography, hardware ...

Decoupling application logic from hardware lets engineers test firmware on host machines instead of waiting for dev boards.

At the start of the year, I highlighted key trends in 5 Embedded Software Trends to Watch in 2024, predicting the forces shaping the industry. As the year unfolded, many of these trends indeed drove ...