GCC, the GNU Compiler Collection, is a tool used by nearly every embedded engineer, even those who don't target Linux. In release since 1987, supporting every processor known to man, GCC is a ...
This article discusses how to use GCJ, part of the GCC compiler suite, in an embedded Linux project. Like all tools, GCJ has benefits, namely the ability to code in a high-level language like Java, ...
What is a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS), and what does “real-time” mean anyway? What are the various kinds of state machines, and how to code them efficiently in C? What is object-oriented ...
Microchip Technology has introduced MPLAB® XC Unified Compiler Licenses for its range of C compilers, including XC8, XC16, XC-DSC, and XC32, streamlining the licensing process for developers. This ...
Embedded-FPGA providers strive to smoothly integrate their cores into your ASIC-development flow, but with divergent logic-cell approaches. Different opinions on co-verification leave you with many ...
We've seen in the previous articles how Ada can be used to describe high-level semantics and architecture. The beauty of the language, however, is that it can be used all the way down to the lowest ...