There are dozens of open source development boards available in the market; in this column we look at ten of the more popular offerings. Open source is one of the most interesting technological topics ...

A new Linux based embedded board has been created called the SCADA which is powered by a Texas Instruments ARM cortex-A8 1-Ghz processor and measures just 110mm X 100mm in size. SCADA has been ...

Although Intel provides the greatest user base for Linux, many other architectures are supported. These include ARM, MIPS, PowerPC, Alpha, SPARC and Hitachi. The availability of cheap x86 hardware ...

BELGRADE, Serbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MikroElektronika (MIKROE), the embedded solutions company that dramatically cuts development time by providing innovative hardware and software products based on ...

The rapid growth of programmable handheld and wireless computers has created a market for processor boards and single-board computers specifically targeted to the unique needs of these devices.

Early microcomputers typically consisted of a half dozen (or more) circuit boards--plugged into a backplane--that implemented the central processor unit (CPU), memory, disk controllers and ...

This series on how to get started using Embedded Linux is on my Open Mike blog. This installment discusses development models. There are two different models of Embedded Linux development: ...

The plethora of off-the-shelf boards available for development and production can make a bewildering choice. Engineers need to bear a number of criteria in mind, advises Simon Wade. There are many ...

Enea’s “Open Enea Linux” community is a fully open Linux commercial distribution and ecosystem for a range of popular development boards. Enea’s “Open Enea Linux” community is a fully open Linux ...

LONDON MSC Vertriebs GmbH (Stutensee, Germany) has produced several Qseven starter kits which are based on MSC's Qseven modules featuring a 70 x 70mm form factor and the Intel Atom processor. The kits ...