Posted by Cliff Brake on 2009-01-09 | 
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In this day and age, most embedded systems include a way for users to easily update software once the device has been deployed. This article discusses the requirements for a field update mechanism along with pointers for how to implement. Update Mechanism Requirements Requirements for a field update mechanism might be: easy for users to [...]
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We are currently working a project that contains cm-x270 module (http://bec-systems.com/web/content/view/62/9/ ) which contains 4MB of NOR flash and 128MB of NAND flash. The Linux kernel and a small root file system (rootfs) will be stored in NOR flash, and the main rootfs in the NAND flash. The rootfs in the NOR flash will be [...]
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Recently, I had a customer who needed an embedded Linux distribution running on an Advantech PCM-9371 single board computer (SBC). The PCM-9371 contains a low voltage Celeron or Pentium III processor. This article describes why the Openembedded build system was chosen and a few tips for running Openembedded on a x86 system. The hard way! [...]
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One of the big advantages of using Linux in embedded systems is the thousands of applications and drivers available for it (http://bec-systems.com/web/content/view/35/37/ ). One of the challenges of Embedded Linux is building these applications. Building applications for an embedded system often involves cross-compiling which is frustrating on a good day. This article details how to [...]