This paper shows a method for translating UML sequence diagrams to Petri nets and verifying deadlockfreeness, reachability, safety and liveness properties by using a model checker. In this proposed ...

Introduction Embedded systems have become a cornerstone of modern technology, powering everything from IoT devices to automotive control systems. These specialized systems rely on software that is ...

How can you cover all the bases for embedded systems security? This step-by-step guide takes you through best practices. Embedded systems security is an essential concern in the modern landscape ...

End Notes The “Embedded Systems Programming” magazine (the predecessor of this Embedded.com website) used to publish several articles about state machines every year. The most popular such articles ...

The complexity associated with the development of embedded systems is increasing rapidly. For instance, it is estimated that the average complexity of software projects in the automotive industry ...

My preference for nearly any task is to break the system into a layered software diagram that starts at the low-level drivers and works its way up to the application code. Figure 2 shows an example of ...

This time we would like to challenge you to create a Concept Sequence Diagram! Your task is to create a building volumetry that represents the idea of a project and show the design decisions that ...

Here's another book, aimed at professionals, that covers designing embedded systems. Specifically, it's an introduction to the design of FPGAs and is aimed at “engineers in the trenches”, presenting ...

MicroPython is a compact implementation of the popular Python programming language. The smaller counterpart can run on microcontrollers for embedded applications.