Development of a Co-Design Learning Environment

Embedded system applications in commercial products are quickly taking precedent as the ideal solution addressing the consumer push for smaller, more robust, low cost devices. Bearing this, it is essential that we as students of the technology acknowledge this demand for heterogeneous appliance, and adopt the practice of developing co-dependent applications. As it stands, commercially available development environments tend to come at substantial cost, exceeding the limitations of the student budget. With this work, we address the issue of high priced learning in providing a feasible solution, well suited for employing the theories of co-design and co-development.