Re: Selecting embedded Linux for a new medical device project (LONG)

to keep the design modular, so that some modules can be reused in a future
scaled-up or scaled-down product.

IMHO, long-time product management and flexibility is another argument for using an FPGA with a built-in processor running Linux.

OTOH Development will be more demanding, as you need to do both firmware development (in C) and "hardware"-development in VHDL.

If you decide not to use Linux, there are similar options using "virtual peripherals with a modern "multi-threading" CPU. Here you only need to do C.

-Michael
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