cera2 · embedded & real-time
Embedded systems that have to keep running
Notes on the parts, buses and deadlines behind industrial computers - from DSPs and backplanes to choosing a microcontroller that will still be sold in ten years.
Why an index
Hardware that outlives its datasheet
Industrial products run for decades. The articles here follow the standards and parts that made that possible - and what they teach about building for the long run.
From the index
144 words of on-chip RAM and a result in one cycle - how the TMS32010 shaped signal processing.
The fast PC bus, rebuilt with connectors that survive a factory floor.
A mechanical answer to an electrical problem: boards that stack instead of plugging in.
Specified in 1981, still running power stations, accelerators and radar forty years later.
Choosing a microcontroller you can still buy in 2033
A ten-year service life turns part selection into a sourcing decision. Longevity commitments, pin-compatible families and real second sources matter more than clock speed.