Three Reasons to Switch from Yocto to PetaLinux

Three Reasons to Switch from Yocto to PetaLinux

Introduction At DesignLinx Hardware Solutions, we use PetaLinux to build custom Linux images to support our clients’ tailored products. I must admit, I was skeptical when I first heard about PetaLinux. My professional background is in embedded Linux, having worked on numerous projects that included pure Yocto/Bitbake/OE and integrating Linux on various SoC platforms. Yocto … Read more

Yocto: A Powerful Tool for Embedded Developers

Yocto: A Powerful Tool for Embedded Developers

Source | Yocto Various embedded development teams, for different reasons, wish to build embedded systems that meet their development needs. Yocto is such a tool, any vendor can customize their system based on Yocto. What is Yocto? Official website: https://www.yoctoproject.org/ Yocto is a umbrella project focused on creating embedded Linux distributions through an open embedded … Read more

Comparison of Features of RTOS: uCOS, FreeRTOS, RTThread, RTX

Comparison of Features of RTOS: uCOS, FreeRTOS, RTThread, RTX

(The following content is sourced from the internet for discussion purposes, copyright belongs to author @坚强的山猫)1. FreeRTOS   FreeRTOS is a scalable real-time kernel designed specifically for small embedded systems. Highlights include: Very small packaging. Free RTOS scheduler. Free embedded software source code. Royalty-free. Preemptive, cooperative, and hybrid configuration options with optional time slicing. SafeRTOS derivatives … Read more

The Truth About The Five Major Embedded Operating Systems for STM32

The Truth About The Five Major Embedded Operating Systems for STM32

AboutSTM32 Do You Know The Five Major Embedded Operating Systems? Today, Hua Mei will popularize some knowledge for everyone. Here are Some characteristics and shortcomings of these five embedded systems Are you ready??? (There is a surprise at the end of the article~) Before the formal explanation, Hua Mei will first reveal some news! 👇👇👇 … Read more

Summary Q&A of μC/OS Real-Time RTOS Online Lecture II

Summary Q&A of μC/OS Real-Time RTOS Online Lecture II

+ + + + + + + + + + + At the end of October, we successfully held a series of technical online lectures on the μC/OS real-time operating system with experts from Weston-embedded and Embedded office. The second lecture was given by Zhang Aihua, the technical director of Micrium Software, focusing on the … Read more

Exploring the Inner Workings of Embedded Systems

Exploring the Inner Workings of Embedded Systems

The author of this article is Jean J. Labrosse, founder of Micrium and chief consultant for the Micrium product line, responsible for ensuring compliance with strict policies and standards. Jean J. Labrosse has a profound understanding of embedded systems and has authored the μC/OS series of books, which have garnered widespread attention in China! Embedded … Read more

Discussing the Open Source µC/OS

Discussing the Open Source µC/OS

A few days ago, I saw a message from Jean Labrosse on LinkedIn. He informed his friends that he retired on February 28 and will continue to engage in activities related to embedded software, such as giving talks and writing articles. He also mentioned that Silicon Labs has announced the open-sourcing of the Micrium µC/OS … Read more

11 Misconceptions About µC/OS

11 Misconceptions About µC/OS

↑ Click the “Mactec Technology” above to follow us On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of µC/OS, Jean Labrosse (founder of Micrium and expert in RTOS and embedded design) believes it is a good opportunity to clarify some misconceptions about this popular kernel. µC/OS, a world-renowned embedded real-time operating system (RTOS), celebrates its 25th … Read more

Battery Condition Monitoring and Intelligent Control System Based on μC/OS-II

Battery Condition Monitoring and Intelligent Control System Based on μC/OS-II

Tang Jianqiang, Zhou Fengxing, Shen Chunpeng (Wuhan University of Science and Technology, School of Information Science and Engineering, Wuhan, Hubei 430081) Abstract: In response to the premature failure of 12 V on-board battery power systems, a battery condition monitoring and intelligent control system based on μC/OS-II has been designed. This system integrates flyback switch power … Read more

Key Knowledge Points for STM32 Embedded Interviews

Key Knowledge Points for STM32 Embedded Interviews

I am Lao Wen, an embedded engineer who loves learning. Answer: Differences between STM32F1 and F4:Different cores: F1 has Cortex-M3 core, F4 has Cortex-M4 core; Different main frequencies: F1 has 72MHz, F4 has 168MHz; Floating-point operations: F1 has no floating-point unit, F4 has one; Functional performance: F4 peripherals are richer and more powerful than F1, … Read more