Rumored Video is everywhere. You would like to see HD video at that. So why not on the mobile device we like to carry everywhere. Compressed video processing takes a lot of processing power. on Phones we already have a lot of functions being managed by processors, yet we need long time between charges. What processors can handle all that! OMAP 3430 from TI is reputed to be one such gadget. Palm Pre already uses it, so does models of Sony Ericsson SmartPhones. Apple is rumored to be considering it for the next upgrade. So what is it like!!

With complex boards these days it is necessary to test printed circuit boards after manufacture. Boundary scan as standardized by JTAG is a nice way to do that. The article looks at some important concepts and how to manage some complex testing situations.

You want to design a web accessible security camera or a vending machine that sends you an email when it runs out of stock! You need to implement certain hardware & software feature into the embedded system to make this possible. Read on to learn more.

Not all NAS devices are created equal. The performance of a device depends on many factors.

What if a radio could detect unused spectrum and set up radio communication! That would be CR or the cognitive radio for you!

A DSO, a 8 bit LA, pattern generator each working at 1 M Samples/s or better in one pocket sized box! Would not that be quite useful for your lab as well as filed debug an development tasks for your micro controllers/embedded systems? Read on to find out..

The MSP430 microcontroller with its 16 bit RISC processor, built-in hardware multiplier, lot of sophisticated analog peripherals on chip is well suited for precision instrumentation and control systems. A set of serial communication resources and a well designed interrupt system support a fairly complex design easily. Here's a look at key characteristics of these resources and their implications.

This is a step-by-step guide to build an embedded Linux system. This article takes you through the steps and tells you exactly how to build it correctly for your system, given hardware.

The most common issues on Embedded Linux are similar to issues in a standard Linux distribution. These range from administration/management issues (which packages to install, setting the right build options, etc.) to run-time issues (limited disk/swap space due to improper allocation; not enough memory – still very much an issue for an Embedded Linux system).

Embedded system designers need low power devices in general. It is a prime consideration for device selection for battery powered devices. Many mixed signal systems, real time instrumentation in particular, fall into this category. Texas Instrument's MSP 430 family of microcontrollers (datasheet) is positioned precisely at this segment.