The newest version of Coldfire now supports Freescale Semiconductor's MCF5207 and MCF5208 microprocessors, including a utility that lets programmers debug firmware in minutes, integrating Freescale's dBug ROM monitor software into the Crossware development environment. To meet requirements for modern embedded systems, the software now supports 64-bit integer arithmetic in its ColdFire C compiler. The software makes using the dBug ROM monitor as a starting point for the programmer's own application easy, with a utility that can import the whole dBug source tree and build settings into the Crossware graphical development environment. After unzipping the Freescale files, finishing a build and download cycle takes minutes, and the firmware can be downloaded quickly into Flash with Crossware's FireFly USB background debug mode interface. The integrated, user-friendly environment lets developers create, build and debug their ColdFire programs with or without hardware.
Inforbix is leveraging its CAD and product data access technology to power up a free iPad app that lets mobile users search and access engineering data.
Unlike his friends in engineering programs, blogger Jon Titus had little need for calculus except in a few of his college physical-chemistry labs and classes.
In the wake of the Chevy Volt fire investigations, sales are down, and General Motors' (GM) CEO Dan Akerson is blaming the downturn on a spate of bad publicity.
Thanks to embedded electronics, medical devices are getting smaller and smarter than ever. Pacemakers and implantable defibrillators are now able to call physicians. MRIs, CT scanners, and ultrasound machines are gaining mobility. And the venerable Band-Aid may soon be able to detect illnesses ranging from fevers to heart arrhythmias. On February 21, join Design News senior editor Charles Murray for a wide-ranging discussion, "Embedded Angles for Medical Products," which will explore the latest developments in medical electronics. The discussion will examine advances in medical device technology and offer an inside look at the embedded electronics behind it.
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