Search Results: EmbeddedSystems

Developer Justin Woodring shares his journey building Slatron—a distributed digital signage system—using Rust to overcome past failures. The project showcases advanced techniques including cross-compilation, embedded UIs, and a Rhai scripting engine that transforms static displays into programmable platforms.

CoreLathe's Micro-RLE delivers a groundbreaking sub-264-byte stream compressor using drift-aware RLE-XOR encoding, slashing UART bandwidth by 33-70% for Cortex-M microcontrollers. With deterministic 6-14 cycle/byte performance and zero heap dependency, it solves critical data transmission bottlenecks in sensor networks and IoT devices.

Discover Metalang99, a revolutionary macro framework transforming C99 into a functional metaprogramming powerhouse. With features like recursion, pattern matching, and algebraic data types, it enables type-safe abstractions while maintaining zero-runtime overhead. This library is already battle-tested in production environments like OpenIPC.

A developer's quest to eliminate false brake light triggers on motorcycles led to an unorthodox testing breakthrough involving a vibrator. By tackling sensor noise, engine-frequency interference, and adaptive debouncing, this hardware hacker transformed a persistent edge case into a masterclass in real-world embedded systems resilience.

As software permeates everything from cars to medical devices, Professor Eben Moglen warns that opaque proprietary code creates systemic risks we can't inspect or fix. His solution? Mandatory transparency through free software to harness global expertise and prevent disasters before they happen.

AMD/Xilinx's discontinuation of its entire CPLD product line in 2024 has left embedded developers stranded with deprecated hardware. We examine the real-world impact on projects like Steckschwein and explore viable alternatives in a shrinking programmable logic market.