An embedded system typically has enough CPU power to do the job, but typically only just enough — there is no excess. Memory size is usually limited. It is not unreasonably small, but there isn't ...

This paper will discuss design practices and guidelines that will maximize the efficiency of interrupts and interrupt handling in an embedded system IC. These practices can result in a smaller code ...

Linux was originally written as a general-purpose operating system without any consideration for real-time applications. Recently Linux has become attractive to the real-time community due to its low ...