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 ...

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 ...

In today's dynamic technological landscape, the necessity for dependable and resilient systems cannot be overstated. Whether it's life-saving medical equipment, intricate financial systems or ...

Control systems that manage electrical or mechanical systems mustoften be able to generate, or respond to, sequential events in thesystem. This ability to use time as part of the driver equation is ...

State machines are a foundation of digital design. Eventually we all reach the point where we need to control our digital algorithm, and we almost always turn to a state machine to do the job. State ...