Firmware development started out as a fairly simple process – a device-specific assembler (the more sophisticated ones came with a linker) and the editor of your choice. (In my early days as an ...

Virtual machines seem about as far from low level firmware development as one can get, yet they can play an important role in firmware development. A virtual machine can offer three unique advantages ...

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The Space Shuttle avionics system controls, or assists in controlling, most of the Shuttle systems including: automatic determination of the vehicle's status and operational readiness; implementation ...