In previous articles, we have looked at the multi-tasking model and we have seen that each task is a quasi-independent program. Although tasks in an embedded application have a degree of independence, ...

Different tasks in an embedded system typically must share the same hardware and software resources or may rely on each other in order to function correctly. For these reasons, embedded OSs provide ...

Measurement and automation systems involving multiple devices often require accurate timing in order to facilitate event synchronization and data correlation. For example, an industrial automation ...

This video is part of the TechXchange: Oscillations, Timing, and Synchronization. Keeping proper time synchronization in a network has been important ever since we began using trains and had to create ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alion Science and Technology, headquartered in McLean, Va., has been awarded the $769M Joint Capability Embedded Technology Insertion and Integration (JCETII) task order, ...