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Daniel Ferenczi1,2, Gergely Ruda2, Melinda Tóth1
1Faculty of Informatics, Eötvös Loránd University, 1117 Budapest, Hungary.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|August 14, 2025
Summary
Erlang is a suitable programming language for embedded systems in the Internet of Things (IoT). Its features support fault-tolerant, distributed applications, with minimal resource usage for sensor data tasks.
Area of Science:
- Computer Science
- Software Engineering
- Embedded Systems
Background:
- Internet of Things (IoT) systems require reliable, resource-efficient software for edge devices.
- Embedded systems often form distributed networks, necessitating robust communication and fault tolerance.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the viability of the Erlang programming language for embedded systems development.
- To analyze Erlang's resource consumption in typical embedded tasks.
Main Methods:
- Examined Erlang's language constructs for fault tolerance and distributed systems.
- Measured the resource footprint of Erlang in executing sensor data gathering, processing, and transmission tasks.
- Conducted experiments with varying data and construct sizes to simulate diverse application complexities.
Main Results:
- Erlang's features facilitate the development of fault-tolerant and highly available distributed systems.
- Resource usage measurements provide a baseline for Erlang's performance in embedded contexts.
- The data supports Erlang's suitability for designing software stacks in embedded IoT.
Conclusions:
- Erlang is an ideal technology for implementing embedded system software.
- Erlang is a strong candidate for prototyping real-world embedded use cases.
- The study provides valuable data for future embedded software stack design.
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