ARM Cortex-A7 launch -- big.LITTLE demonstration

Brian Carlson: OMAP™ 5 SoC overview

This video provides a virtual tour of the OMAP 5 System-on-Chip (SoC).

Brian Carlson: OMAP™ 5 platform introduction

TI's OMAP 5 mobile applications platform is positioned to transform how mobile devices such as Smartphones, tablets and other mobile form factors are used, making them even more useful in our daily lives.

Make: Projects - Object Avoding Arduino Controlled Robot!

Windows Embedded Compact 7 - the next generation of Windows Embedded CE

Windows Embedded Compact is the evolution of Windows Embedded CE. Compact is a componentized, real-time operating system used to create a wide range of small footprint enterprise and consumer devices.

Windows Embedded Compact 7 uses the familiar tools OEMs already know to help create the next generation of devices with attractive, intuitive user experiences. Compact continues the history of embedded innovation started with the first release of CE, providing new technology to OEMs for building devices that stand apart from the competition.

• Silverlight for Windows Embedded, a UI framework included with Compact, combines the flexibility of declarative UIs with the performance of native code. Silverlight for Windows Embedded is based on Silverlight v3.0 and allows developers and designers to create and update device UIs using Microsoft Expression Blend.
• Compact also includes an updated Internet Explorer, built on the same core as IE in Microsoft Windows Phone 7 and includes support for Flash 10.1, panning and zooming, multi-touch, and viewing bookmarks using thumbnails.

Link: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsembedded/en-us/campaigns/compact7/default.aspx

Open Books in uVision IDE

uVision 4 IDE provide a very good user guide; not only how to use the IDE, but also for the microcontroller.

- To open the books, click Help in uVision IDE, select "Open Books Window".

- Click to open "Complete User's Guide Selection" under "Tools User's Guide" in Books Window.

- It's a full list of "C51 Development Tools" book.

MSP430 LaunchPad

The LaunchPad is an easy-to-use, affordable, and scalable introduction to the world of microcontrollers and the MSP430 family.

Link: www.ti.com/boosterpacks

ARM Development Studio 5 (DS-5)

The reference software development tool suite for ARM® powered platforms

ARM DS-5™ is the tool-chain of choice for software developers who want to fully realize the benefits of the ARM Architecture. Comprising features such as the best-in-class ARM Compiler, powerful OS-aware debugger, system-wide performance analyzer, and real-time system simulator, DS-5 is an integrated development environment that assists engineers in delivering optimized and robust software for ARM processors.

Website: www.arm.com/ds5

µVision IDE

The µVision IDE from Keil combines project management, make facilities, source code editing, program debugging, and complete simulation in one powerful environment. The µVision development platform is easy-to-use and helping you quickly create embedded programs that work. The µVision editor and debugger are integrated in a single application that provides a seamless embedded project development environment.

details: µVision IDE Overview

What is Embedded system

An embedded system is a computer system designed to do one or a few dedicated and/or specific functions often with real-time computing constraints. It is embedded as part of a complete device often including hardware and mechanical parts. By contrast, a general-purpose computer, such as a personal computer (PC), is designed to be flexible and to meet a wide range of end-user needs. Embedded systems control many devices in common use today.

Embedded systems contain processing cores that are typically either microcontrollers or digital signal processors (DSP). The key characteristic, however, is being dedicated to handle a particular task. They may require very powerful processors and extensive communication, for example air traffic control systems may usefully be viewed as embedded, even though they involve mainframe computers and dedicated regional and national networks between airports and radar sites (each radar probably includes one or more embedded systems of its own).

Since the embedded system is dedicated to specific tasks, design engineers can optimize it to reduce the size and cost of the product and increase the reliability and performance. Some embedded systems are mass-produced, benefiting from economies of scale.

Physically, embedded systems range from portable devices such as digital watches and MP3 players, to large stationary installations like traffic lights, factory controllers, or the systems controlling nuclear power plants. Complexity varies from low, with a single microcontroller chip, to very high with multiple units, peripherals and networks mounted inside a large chassis or enclosure.

In general, "embedded system" is not a strictly definable term, as most systems have some element of extensibility or programmability. For example, handheld computers share some elements with embedded systems such as the operating systems and microprocessors that power them, but they allow different applications to be loaded and peripherals to be connected. Moreover, even systems that do not expose programmability as a primary feature generally need to support software updates. On a continuum from "general purpose" to "embedded", large application systems will have subcomponents at most points even if the system as a whole is "designed to perform one or a few dedicated functions", and is thus appropriate to call "embedded".

Ref- Wikipedia: Embedded system

Embedded System Development

Embedded System Development