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Debugging VxWorks Semaphores – give them a name!

Debugging VxWorks Semaphores – give them a name!

Debugging semaphore interactions can be a tricky problem. When there is a deadlock or weird delay because of excessive priority inheritance, it is never just one mutex semaphore...

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Automated requirements based testing from QA Systems Cantata with Wind River Workbench

Automated requirements based testing from QA Systems Cantata with Wind River Workbench

Poorly defined and implemented requirements can lead to expensive project rework. Requirements based testing helps to ensure that code does what was intended and its purpose has...

6 years 11 months ago

Reaping the Benefits of Software-Defined Industrial Control Systems

Reaping the Benefits of Software-Defined Industrial Control Systems

The “Digital Transformation” which is happening in the industrial world is largely driven by moving industrial control to “software defined” functions, and there are many benefits...

6 years 11 months ago

When supplier product lifecycles fight back

When supplier product lifecycles fight back

As a young systems engineer I was often mentored by my Chief Systems Engineer to define requirements beyond product features and consider the “ilities”. These “ilities,” such as...

Cybersecurity: The Importance of Protecting Data at Rest with VxWorks

Cybersecurity: The Importance of Protecting Data at Rest with VxWorks

A few months ago, Equifax had a data breach that exposed to hackers the names, social security numbers, credit card numbers, driver’s license numbers, and other sensitive personal...

Wind River Recognized with Prestigious Military & Aerospace Electronics Innovation Awards

2017 is yet one more banner year for the Wind River VxWorks 653 Platform . We are proud to announce that Wind River has been recognized once again by Military & Aerospace...

Delivering Craft Beer and Industrial Control: Closer than You’d Think

Delivering Craft Beer and Industrial Control: Closer than You’d Think

Google “OPA” and one of the first results you’ll see will be all about Oatmeal Pale Ale, from Hood River, Oregon. Apparently, “a refreshing beer, high on hop aromatics yet well...

Is it Dog Food or is it Fine Cuisine?

Is it Dog Food or is it Fine Cuisine?

According to Wikipedia, one of the first uses in the tech industry of the term “ Eating your own dog food ” was at Microsoft, circa 1988. Today in the industry, we’ve taken the...

Fujitsu Laboratories Selects Wind River Simics to Design Software-Defined SSDs that Meet the IoT’s Big Data Demands

Fujitsu Laboratories Selects Wind River Simics to Design Software-Defined SSDs that Meet the IoT’s Big Data Demands

As the Internet of Things (IoT) evolves and generates ever-increasing volumes of data, businesses are demanding high-speed processing technology to handle big data analytics. To...

Tuning OpenStack for 5G Edge Applications

Tuning OpenStack for 5G Edge Applications

If you’re heading to Sydney for next week’s OpenStack Summit , you should mark your calendar for an important session at 10.50am on Tuesday November 7 th : “Tuning packet and...