http://www.embeddedrelated.com en-us Copyright 2007, CMP Media LLC. http://cdn.embeddedrelated.com/images/ logo.jpg http://www.embeddedrelated.com 436 57 The economy hit my start-up plans pretty toughly.  My step-daughter and I were working out of a common pool of money (our savings account), and in the end, she won out.  She is in her third year at San Jose State and with rising tuition and student housing costs, etc., money was beginning to get a little tight in our savings account.  So, I did the right thing, I got a paying ... read more]]> Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:44:27 -0400 EmbeddedRelated.com last blog entries This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the 40-year anniversary celebration of the formation of my high school's radio station (KVHS).  The current students and staff of KVHS hosted a birthday party for the radio station and invited former alumni and teachers and the public to share in the celebration.  On hand was a pretty good showing of the current and former students a... read more]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:48:09 -0400 EmbeddedRelated.com last blog entries This Text provides an insight in to the Embedded Linux Boot Process. Reader should have a basic Knowledge of Boot Process in general and should be familiar with Embedded Linux Boot Process..................PART-A................(1) Software components Involved in Embedded Linux Boot Process    (a) Bootloader    (b) kernel Image    (c) root file system -... read more]]> Thu, 25 Dec 2008 08:38:33 -0500 EmbeddedRelated.com last blog entries In my recent blog entry on the product development process (way down, near the end of the entry), I wrote the following:"I continue these sorts of tests, building more and more complexity, until I am satisfied that my circuit is basically functional. Then, using the test code that I have created as a model, I begin to write the real software for my product. As my software grows, to complete t... read more]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:54:02 -0400 EmbeddedRelated.com last blog entries Things have just started to get exciting. After months of defining, specifying and designing my latest product, I finally have semi-functional prototypes. After a few side steps during the building and bring-up process, power is applied and most of the low level functions have been verified. Soon, software will meet hardware and debugging can begin in earnest.Before jumping in and really enjoyin... read more]]> Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:47:56 -0400 EmbeddedRelated.com last blog entries Linux Development has made an amazing process in last decade. Different Linux Distributions come with specific tools which greatly ease down the build process for Linux Kernel. Here is a good introduction to these build tools and build procedure for different Linux Distributions:Building Kernel for FedoraBuilding Kernel for UbuntuBuilding Kernel for Suse ... read more]]> Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:19:40 -0400 EmbeddedRelated.com last blog entries In earlier blog entries I introduced some of the basic VHDL concepts. First, developing a function ('VHDL tutorial') and later verifying and refining it ('VHDL tutorial - part 2 - Testbench' and 'VHDL tutorial - combining clocked and sequential logic'). In this entry I will describe how to build a VHDL design made up of a collection of smaller pieces (similar to using subroutines in software deve... read more]]> Thu, 22 May 2008 13:28:01 -0400 EmbeddedRelated.com last blog entries Finally I could get Android Early SDK up and running on my Fedora Core-7 Machine. The process was quite simple. However I had to struggle for a few days, because Fedora install the gnu version of Java and Android requires Java from Sun. Here are the steps I had to follow: (1) Install the eclipse IDE (if you do not have it already) with following command: $> yum install eclipse-jdt eclipse-jdt... read more]]> Mon, 05 May 2008 09:10:25 -0400 EmbeddedRelated.com last blog entries Necessity is the Mother of Inventions. ...This is why a California based man has built this Solar Electric Vehicle. It is a very primitive design. But it opens door to the various possibilities.  ... read more]]> Sun, 04 May 2008 05:22:09 -0400 EmbeddedRelated.com last blog entries NXP semiconductors has acquired the STB business of Conexant Technologies for 100 Million US$. This deal might boost the STB business of NXP, as they will gain a huge customer base from this deal. Conexant has been in deep trouble for last one year and had resorted to heavy lay offs in last financial year. ... read more]]> Sun, 04 May 2008 04:57:16 -0400 EmbeddedRelated.com last blog entries Ylichron has announced the availability of "ANSI-C to VHDL" compiler. This is claimed to be first such compiler.... read more]]> Sun, 13 Apr 2008 05:52:48 -0400 EmbeddedRelated.com last blog entries eWeek publish this list of 15 most influential personalities in Open Source World. Really Interesting.... read more]]> Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:57:34 -0400 EmbeddedRelated.com last blog entries Researchers at University of Rochester have developed a new technology to store the Music in compressed format, where compression ratios of a factor of Tens of Thousands can be achieved . This technology takes a completely different approach from the existing multimedia compression techniques - e.g. MP3, MPEG4. Whereas the existing technologies rely on eliminating the redundant (for lossless compr... read more]]> Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:46:09 -0400 EmbeddedRelated.com last blog entries As the CPUs are becoming more and more powerful, the gap between Desktop PCs and a Hand-held Gadget has been sharply diminishing. In last couple of years, Laptops have eaten away a big market share from Desktop Market. In coming years, smart phones and laptops might merge in to a single device. This article on how iPhone may soon turn in to a Linux Workstation is really interesting. So what is the... read more]]> Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:34:03 -0400 EmbeddedRelated.com last blog entries Here are some cool tips on how you can accelerate your Linux Box.... read more]]> Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:29:22 -0400 EmbeddedRelated.com last blog entries