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<description>Embedded software industry trends, in-depth technical articles, and real-world case studies.</description>
<link>http://www.ssiembedded.com/news.html</link>

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<title>Developing a Controller Using Design Patterns</title>
<description>Practical example of how to use software design patterns in modeling real-world embedded systems applications. By illustrating how to apply design patterns during development of a garage door controller, we demonstrate the important benefits of state design patterns: software modularity, code re-usability, improved maintainability, lower costs, faster time-to-market. 
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<link>http://www.ssiembedded.com/controller-development.html</link>
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<title>Wireless Integration of Tank Monitoring System to Measure Liquid Levels - A SSI Embedded Systems Case Study</title>
<description>Massa was looking for assistance to implement a wireless tank monitoring system to measure liquid levels. The challenge was to make the system intelligent and reliable, allowing it to handle timeouts and sleep mode to preserve battery life without missing critical data collection.</description>
<link>http://www.ssiwireless.com/wireless-tank-monitoring.html</link>
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<title>GUI for Wireless Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) - A SSI Embedded Systems Case Study</title>
<description>This particular solution helped Corecon’s printing customer streamline production by getting paper rolls from the warehouse to the press side more efficiently. The AGV picks up a pallet and puts it into inventory. By pressing "run" in the application GUI, the AGV delivers printed materials to the mailing room.</description>
<link>http://www.ssiwireless.com/wireless-AGV-solution.html</link>
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<title>How Design Documents Will Save You Time, Effort, and Money</title>
<description>Nobody enjoys paperwork.  Software engineers want to be coding, hardware engineers want to be tinkering with hardware, and managers want to be managing a work in progress.</description>
<link>http://www.ssiembedded.com/design-docs-save-money.html</link>
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<title>Firmware Testing SDK - Case Study</title>
<description>The Task – To Provide a Powerful Way to Run Test Codes using C++ and Provided APIs.</description>
<link>http://www.ssiembedded.com/testing-firmware.html</link>
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<title>Light Switch Control - Case Study</title>
<description>The Task - An intelligent light switch with adjustable timed turn off of a switched load.</description>
<link>http://www.ssiembedded.com/lighting-control.html</link>
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<title>Biotech Case Study - Custom GUI Enhancements </title>
<description>SSI's client is developing a patent pending platform for single molecule identification and digital quantification.  The Task – Create a GUI Touch Screen Front End to Setup the Scanner and Robot for DNA Sampling.
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<link>http://www.ssiembedded.com/biotech-gui.html</link>
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<title>Biotech Case Study - Embedded Master Image</title>
<description>SSI's client is developing a patent pending platform for single molecule identification and digital quantification.  The Task – Provide Windows XP Embedded Expertise to Integrate Platform, Applications, Drivers, and Hardware.</description>
<link>http://www.ssiembedded.com/embedded-image.html</link>
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<title>SSI Wireless Becomes a Digi Gold-Level Drop-in Networking Partner</title>
<description>The Hardware/Software Integration Expertise of SSI Wireless Paired with Digi’s Drop-in Networking products allow Product Manufacturers to Roll Out Cost-Cutting Sensor-Based Wireless Services and Solutions 
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<link>http://www.ssiwireless.com/digi-press-release11152007.html</link>
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<title>Health Spa Case Study</title>
<description>SSI's client was seeking improved software efficiency as well as new features to their signature product, a deluxe steam chamber. Multi-threading improved the speed of operations and GUI enhancements provided a better user experience.</description>
<link>http://www.ssiembedded.com/health-steam-chamber.html</link>
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<title>SSI Becomes TI Third Party Provider</title>
<description>SSI Teams up with Texas Instruments as a Third Party Provider for MSP430, DSP, and Low Power RF Network Partner.</description>
<link>http://www.ssiembedded.com/ti-rf-msp430.html</link>
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<title>Software Testing Methodologies</title>
<description>An Overview of The Testing Methodologies Employed During the Software Development Process.</description>
<link>http://www.ssiembedded.com/software-testing.html</link>
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<title>Review of nPhase's (a Qualcomm company), Third Annual Smart Services Summit</title>
<description>Building the business case for smart services (aka M2M or machine-to-machine).  Panelists share a few tips for rolling out Smart Service Solutions.</description>
<link>http://www.ssiembedded.com/smart-services-summit.html</link>
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<title>RTECC June 2007 Tradeshow Review</title>
<description>Despite the Lack of Exhibitor Participation, a Few Gems Could be Found including Virtutech's Simic Product Line.</description>
<link>http://www.ssiembedded.com/RTECC-2007.html</link>
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<title>Real Time Wireless Inventory Reporting System</title>
<description>The Real Time Wireless Inventory Reporting System is a SSI demonstration on how wireless and sensors can be used to customize an inventory management system in real time.</description>
<link>http://www.ssiwireless.com/inventory-management.html</link>
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<title>GPS Systems R&D Case Study</title>
<description>The base software was being ported to a new hardware base.  Many of the underlying hardware drivers needed to be changed to work in the new hardware before adding new features.</description>
<link>http://www.ssiembedded.com/gps-system.html</link>
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<title>Gaming Application Case Study - Additional Protocols for Messaging</title>
<description>Add additional communication protocols proprietary to gaming. These message-parsing protocols enhanced the LCD display by processing messages sent across the network.</description>
<link>http://www.ssiembedded.com/enhanced-LCD-display.html</link>
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<title>Specialty Printer Case Study</title>
<description>This example involves isolating the base firmware from the application code and providing an easy-to-use application for dynamic loading of customized applications to the target printer using Eclipse.</description>
<link>http://www.ssiembedded.com/specialty-printers.html</link>
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<title>Real-World Firmware Disasters - Article by Jack Ganssle</title>
<description>Test like you fly, fly what you tested.  Read about firmware disasters that occured during the early years of space exploration</description>
<link>http://www.ssiembedded.com/firmware-disasters.html</link>
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<title>MammaCare:  An Embedded Case Study</title>
<description>MammaCare offers certification courses for health care professionals, an NCI sponsored program for better breast examination. Read how their technology was updated using Tekscan sensors to produce a more reliable product - and, with reduced manufacturing costs.</description>
<link>http://www.ssiembedded.com/projects-mammacare.html</link>
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<title>TouchSensor:  An Embedded Case Study</title>
<description>TouchSensor Technologies designs and manufactures patented digital switches for use in touch-sensitive user interface panels. Read how their test procedure was standardized.</description>
<link>http://www.ssiembedded.com/projects-touchsensor.html</link>
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<title>ZigBee Wireless Networking</title>
<description>What Venture Capitalists Won't Tell You About Wireless</description>
<link>http://www.ssiembedded.com/zigbee_wireless_networking.html</link>
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<title>Embedded Linux - Managing Flash Memory</title>
<description>Get answers about the device driver, application and file system aspects of flash devices in embedded Linux.</description>
<link>http://www.ssiembedded.com/embedded_linux_managing_memory.html</link>
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<title>An SSI Case Study - Tekscan Sensors go Wireless</title>
<description>Sensors with wireless functionalitly implemented with ZigBee ready radios.</description>
<link>http://www.ssiembedded.com/tekscan_wireless_sensor_project.html</link>
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