While “programmer” and “software developer” are often used interchangeably, there are in fact some key differences between the two roles, especially in the AV control space. When we refer to AV ...

In part one of this series, we looked at the PLC’s internal architecture, briefly discussed Ladder Logic programming, Human-Machine Interfaces, advantages of the PLC’s ability to react consistently ...

A high level of data integrity and data security is essential when using FLASH memory in automotive control units. Indeed, to guarantee this for the entire life cycle of the control unit, attention ...

Experience has shown that the portability, speed of development and built-in run-time support (the C Standard Library) of C far outweigh the relatively small cost of using it. As it turns out, much ...

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 ...