Embedded

Use an MCU’s low-power modes in foreground/background systems

The proper use of an embedded MCU's low-power/sleep modes is critical to a design's success. In today's world of battery-operated devices, the proper use of the low-power/sleep modes provided in most ...
ABC17NEWS

Audit reveals need for safety improvements on Business Loop 70 in Columbia

The City of Columbia and CBB Transportation Solutions conducted a walk-through safety audit on Tuesday afternoon to survey ...
ABC17NEWS

Data shows 60% of deaths along Business Loop 70 in Columbia are people outside vehicles

The City of Columbia gathered public input Thursday night on how to make the Business Loop safer for pedestrians, ...
Embedded

Programming embedded systems: What is a Real-Time Operating System?

After introducing interrupts and the foreground/background architecture, I am finally ready to tackle the concept of a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS). In this first lesson on RTOS (commonly ...
FierceBiotech

2023 forecast: A closed loop of upgraded sensors and algorithms could 'put diabetes in the background'

During a session at AdvaMed’s annual MedTech Conference in Boston this fall, when asked which areas of medtech are currently looking most exciting from an R&D perspective, Medtronic CEO Geoff Martha ...