Device Drivers are the software through which the kernel of a computer communicates with different hardware without having to go into the details of how the hardware works. It is software that ...

Editor's Note: Embedded Linux has consistently ranked among the top operating systems used in embedded systems design. With the rapid growth in interest in the Internet of Things (IoT), the ability of ...

Defining device drivers Discussing the difference between architecture-specific and board-specific drivers Providing several examples of different types of device drivers Most embedded hardware ...

Editor's Note: Embedded Systems Architecture, 2nd Edition, is a practical and technical guide to understanding the components that make up an embedded system’s architecture. Offering detailed ...

A fundamental skill that embedded software developers need to master is understanding how to write drivers. Within an embedded system, there a typically two types of drivers: microcontroller ...

A driver is a small piece of software that helps your PC communicate with a certain piece of hardware, like your mouse, keyboard, or printer. Every once in a while, though, those drivers may require ...

Your new project really could use a block device for Linux. File systems are easy to do with FUSE, but that’s sometimes too high-level. But a block driver can be tough to write and debug, ...

To update drivers in Windows 10, open the Device Manager and right-click the device you need to update. The most important drivers on your computer will likely be updated automatically along with ...

Now there's another weak link to worry about: the device driver. The vulnerability in Microsoft's Windows Server Service revealed in yesterday's Patch Tuesday fixes was a chilling preview of the risks ...