Archive for the 'Tips & Tricks' Category
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
I guess we’ve all encountered gadget user interfaces that were less than optimal, if not outright stupid. Huge numbers of embedded devices with touch screens are appearing on the market. Given this flood of tactile deprivation, I was thankful to see Niall Murphy’s recent article on Embedded.com with some very helpful UI “design tips”. If you’re designing an embedded system and considering the use of a touch screen, please, please read his article.
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Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
Green Hills Software recently announced software performance optimization services with a money back guarantee. Foresight M & S would like to help you optimize your systems before they’re implemented.
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Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
We discuss the application of the RAMS methodology to Software Defined Radio design. Foresight has been used very successfully on a number of JTRS-related SDR projects, and we share some of the more notable results and how they were achieved.
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Monday, October 8th, 2007
Processor utilization can have a direct economic impact and is a very important design consideration. Fortunately, there are several techniques for predicting your system’s processor utilization. We compare various methodologies and suggest the most robust approach.
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Wednesday, October 4th, 2006
Parameters help make your models more flexible and improve reusability. A data management program, like Excel can be a powerful ally in both managing your model’s parameters and executing sets of batch simulations using ranges of parameters. This post explains how.
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Friday, July 28th, 2006
The new GUI brings the full power of Foresight’s modeling and simulation tools to the desktop and the mouse. Users will experience significant boosts to interactivity, usability and productivity.
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Thursday, April 20th, 2006
Some advice on using Foresight’s tools most effectively. Specific items include: partitioning the design to make team modeling easier, use an SCM tool to manage source file versions, manage data dictionaries via #include files, manage model parameters with Excel, using ACCESS for data analysis, leveraging External calls and Bridgeway to reference existing implementation and using the Alternative data type.
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Thursday, April 6th, 2006
Paul addresses questions regarding memory usage / requirements, simulator run-time optimization and version upgrades.
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Wednesday, March 1st, 2006
Foresight Systems has created a new forum for sharing the vision of using high level models and powerful simulation to revolutionize the design of complex systems
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