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Article: PC-based single-board computers invade embedded systems. (includes related article on operating systems for PC-based embedded systems)
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- EDN
- Article date:
- December 21, 1989
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PC-based single-board computers invade embedded systems
The introduction of the [microprocessor] in the early 1970s standardized processor architectures and instruction sets for most embedded-system designs. Single-board computers based on these [microprocessors] quickly followed each chip introduction, but board vendors avoided standardization beyond backplane bus structures. As a result, software developed for embedded systems was custom built for each single-board-computer architecture. Even something as simple as an existing serial-port driver routine usually couldn't be reused on new hardware without some revision. And if you needed more performance from a ...