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Embedded software article: RTOS Revealed #7

Embedded software article: RTOS Revealed #7

My latest article on embedded.com has been published. This piece is the seventh installment of the RTOS Revealed series, which…

Shopping for a friend

Shopping for a friend

A while ago, my wife told me about a concept – a way of looking at the world – that…

ESC Boston 2017

ESC Boston 2017

This week I will be at the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston. Each year, there are a number of ESC…

The origin of the Universe

The origin of the Universe

Sometimes I niggle about the small things of life. At other times, I think big thoughts and ponder the meaning…

Securing IoT devices

Securing IoT devices

From time to time, I feature guest blogs from colleagues in Mentor or elsewhere. This week I am pleased to…

My electric future

My electric future

Notwithstanding all the politics, dogma and downright ignorance, it is clear to me that mankind’s attitude to energy production and…

Inline recursive functions

Inline recursive functions

Recently, I blogged about a video in which I talked about inlining of code. I thought that this was an…

Clocks and rhythms

Clocks and rhythms

I think that living with a chiming clock is beginning to have an effect on my brain. I have been…

I now work for Siemens

I now work for Siemens

My blog posts here mainly focus on technical issues and a I rarely pass comment on “business” matters. But, sometimes,…