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Eating their Wheaties!

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

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Please check out David Ewing’s excellent article on the design of Synapse Wireless’ SNAP mesh network protocol on Embedded.Com. Good Stuff!

Cunning UI Design for Embedded Systems

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

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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.

ESL: Reach For Another Rung

Friday, January 9th, 2009

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Sorry for two posts about the same subject, but Brian Bailey’s whitepaper (System Level Virtual Prototyping becomes a reality with OVP donation from Imperas) really got me thinking. Overall, Brian formulates a strong argument for system-level model-based design.

Is it (Finally) ESL’s Time?

Friday, January 9th, 2009

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I found a great article on OVP World written by Brian Bailey about ESL and the forces at work affecting ESL adoption. It’s called “System Level Virtual Prototyping becomes a reality with OVP donation from Imperas” and I highly recommend it.