Embedded software development
Software designed to improve the reliability of microprocessors has just been launched only a year after its developer, Alan Parkinson, graduated from the University of the West of England.

Software designed to improve the reliability of microprocessors within consumer electronics has just been launched on both sides of the
His code-generating tool, called xState Developer, can be seen at the Embedded Systems Show at the National Exhibition Centre at
This follows its
xState Developer itself is a graphical state machine programming tool for the development of event based control logic. It covers both the design and implementation stages of the development life cycle using a ANSI C90 code generator to quickly implement designs.
Parkinson’s business idea is a direct continuation of the work he undertook for his final year project on code generation tools while studying for a BSc Software Engineering at UWE.
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