Software Development and Support
Embedded software development is a multidimensional effort that you can address by leveraging open-source compiler tools and operating systems. Simplify Embedded-System Development with Open-Source Software The design, integration, and deployment of embedded-system software present many challenges related to the operating system, development environment, middleware, compiler, and other software tools. Although you can purchase commercial software products to meet many of your requirements, you might find that open-source tools offer the optimum approach to some or all of your embedded software needs. But be sure to evaluate the tradeoffs before committing to a specific approach. Commercial software generally comes with training and support. On the other hand, with open-source software, you’ll assume more development responsibility—but you can seek support from the open-source development community. Taking a mixed approach, you choose a commercial software package and employ open...