The very first step in starting an embedded Linux system does not involve Linux at all. Instead, the processor is reset and starts executing code from a given location. This location contains a ...

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, ...

This course provides an overview of System Programming for the Linux operating system, or software which is interfacing directly with the Linux Kernel and C library. The basic components of a Linux ...

This course provides an introduction to Kernel programming for the Linux operating system, and the development of Linux kernel drivers for Embedded devices. The Yocto build system is introduced, which ...

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 ...

Editor's Note: Embedded Linux has consistently ranked among the top operating systems used in embedded system design. With the rapid growth in interest in the Internet of Things (IoT), the ability of ...

The economic downturn and rock-solid software have combined to boost interest in the Linux operating system for myriad embedded-system applications. Small-footprint configurations of the Linux kernel ...

To preserve the benefits of Linux as a development platform while addressing the need for customized versions of Linux, not to mention special-purpose non-Linux kernels, Red Hat Systems has taken a ...

The Blue Collar GNU/Linux embedded systems target use in EPIC (Embedded Platform for Industrial Computing) PC/104, PC/104, PC/104 Plus, and EBX single-board computers operating at –40 to +85°C. The ...

Linux vendor Red Hat Inc. is partnering with embedded operating system vendor Wind River Systems Inc. to jointly create Red Hat’s first-ever embedded Linux operating system, while Wind River plans to ...