Structures (or “structs” in C) allow you to group several related variables and treat them as one unit. They are a mechanism for extending the type system of the C language by introducing user-defined ...

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Shawn Liu, National Instruments' real-time product managerdescribes how higher level graphical development tools can helpreduce the expertise required to produce embedded systems. Creating an embedded ...

An example she mentions is the use of NI’s CompactFieldpoint out in the oil patch. The technology is a programmable automation controller (PAC)—a hybrid device that combines personal computer (PC) ...

Mention embedded programming and most will automatically think of C. But while it’s still the dominant language for the space, these days C has lots of company. The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of ...

B# (pronounced “be sharp”) is a tiny, object-oriented, andmulti-threaded programming language that is specially dedicated forsmall footprint embedded systems. Because B# has its roots in the C family ...

If there is one thing in software engineering that is a given, it’s that engineers need continuous education. While graduating college might have made us think that we were “done,” the truth is that ...

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