A recent EDN article dealt with a number of programming tips for embedded microcontrollers. One of those tips, using state machines, is a programming approach that is especially useful, yet probably ...

This installment starts a new segment of lessons about state machines. The subject conceptually continues the event-driven theme and is one of my favorites [1,2]. Today, you’ll learn what event-driven ...

Most embedded systems are reactive by nature. They measure certain properties of their environment with sensors and react on changes. For example, they display something, move a motor, or send a ...

The C programming language has been alive and kicking since 1972, and it still reigns as one of the essential building blocks of our software-studded world. But what about the dozens of newer ...

Whether your chip is running a vintage computer game or the latest DeepSeek model, it’ll reward you for speaking its native ...

CNC Software’s MasterCAM Swiss Expert allows programmers greater freedom to access the variety of five-axis capabilities now available in Swiss turning machines. The development of CNC machines is ...