If you write code for Linux systems, chances are you will have used the venerable GNU Debugger (GDB). Acting as a back end for many GUIs and the interface to various JTAG debugging tools in the ...

Many reasons exist why Linux is a good operating system for embedded applications. Besides being open source and cost effective, one of the most important reasons is portability; a Linux application ...

One unfortunate aspect of gdb is it doesn’t automatically copy new versions of the executable, or at least not that I could find. This can be handled by entering an ‘escaped’ command in gdb, which is ...

Embedded Linux as an operating system for modern ARM processors? Maybe not such a bad idea? Linux is a multitasking operating system and therefore, each process must be assigned its own process ...

Developer Dmitry based in Mountain View, California has created a new Cortex-M programming and debugging board in the form of the CortexProg. Supporting ZeroWireTrace, Gang-loading, MultiCore chip ...