Memory Management Units

Memory Management Units

It is curious to consider some technology that, to many engineers, is rather mysterious, whilst, to others, is indispensable. The…

Do you need a memory management unit?

Do you need a memory management unit?

A memory management unit [MMU] does what its name suggests – almost. It does not actually manage memory – it…

Embedded software video blog about using a memory managment unit

Embedded software video blog about using a memory managment unit

My latest video blog is now available. I am talking about the use of a memory management unit [MMU] in…

Yet more embedded articles – power, MMUs, the static keyword, and multicore

Yet more embedded articles – power, MMUs, the static keyword, and multicore

I am continuing my catch-up process of cataloging embedded software articles that I have had published on embedded.com This time…

More uses for an MMU

More uses for an MMU

Some time ago, I wrote about the use of a memory management unit (MMU) for embedded applications and covered the…

Using an MMU

Using an MMU

On a previous occasion, I talked about using an MMU [memory management unit] for a specific, slight esoteric purpose. I…

Heap contiguity revisited

Heap contiguity revisited

Two weeks ago, I posted a blog about heap contiguity, where I proposed an idea for using an MMU to…

MMU and heap contiguity

MMU and heap contiguity

A while ago I did a Webinar looking at C++ for embedded applications. It was well attended and well received…