Software distribution processes

This EETimes article contains some frightening stuff about buggy embedded processors, everthing from pacemaker problems to sprinklers going AWOL and people getting locked into their cars. People have even died as a result of embedded programming bugs. This issue is not going to go away!

"Some pacemakers have stimulated hearts to beat at rates of 190 beats a minute, prompting companies to provide software updates delivered to the implanted devices using capacitive coupling." That's where we're going.