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Android is an open source platform built by Google that includes an operating system, middleware and applications for the development of devices employing cellular communications. This session takes a look at the design of Android, how it works and how it may be deployed to accelerate the development of a connected device. Along with guidelines to getting started with Android, the Android SDK, its available tools and resources will be reviewed and consideration given to applications for Android beyond conventional mobile handsets such as medical devices, consumer electronics and military/aerospace systems. A brief review of how Android or Linux can coexist with an RTOS in multi-core designs will also be conducted.
IoT application development has already evolved largely into an integration problem. Developers can find all manner of IoT hardware devices that provide a growing number of near drop-in solutions for populating an IoT system's layers of terminal sensor nodes and edge computing devices.
In this article, the process of selecting an operating system for an embedded system is outlined and reviewed. Colin Walls of Mentor Graphics discusses whether or not you need to use an OS and if so, whether it will be a free, open source version, commercial, or a custom designed one. Then he drills down and looks at the pros and cons of various features you will need in the OS you have chosen.
SoC designs are large designs made by combining other large designs. A typical SoC has many communication pathways and a large amount of parallel activity. In order to debug these kinds of designs effectively new approaches must be taken. This paper discusses the requirements for effective debug in the face of today's large SoCs, outlining real world example and making some recommendations for easier solutions. This includes transaction based debug, with special attribute recording. These special attributes help identify "connected" transactions.
The replacement of a function call by a copy of the code of the function can be an effective optimization, particularly if execution speed is the priority. This article takes a look at how inlining works, when it can be effective, and how it may happen automatically in C and C++.
Open-source tools for your open-source Android/Linux platform.
