Embedded Linux: Hardware, Software and Interfacing
Dr. Craig Hollabaugh
Craig Hollabaugh has been fascinated by electronics since he bought an AM radio
in elementary school. He was first exposed to Unix during a cross-country talk
session in 1985. Later, he administered networked Sun and DEC workstations while
pursuing a doctoral degree in electrical engineering at Georgia Institute of
Technology.
Craig’s first embedded SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) design, the
PacMeister, remotely monitored the gasoline additive injection process and earned
him a U.S. patent. His next embedded design, the Titan PAC-3, based on Intel x86
architecture, controlled this injection process, using a home-growth multitasking
operating system written in C++, complete with boot code, communications ability,
and field-downloadable application code.
In 1995 Craig co-founded Wireless Scientific, where he developed 20 spreadspectrum
900MHz ISM industrial telemetry products. Craig worked with more than
200 developers, systems integrators, and equipment manufacturers to incorporate
wireless telemetry within their SCADA applications or product lines. In 1996
Wireless Scientific’s Global Data Management project used Linux as a development
platform to remotely monitor and control additive tank levels.
In 1997 Lanier Corporation charged Craig with architecting its next-generation
VoiceWriter, a medical digital dictation and transcription system with revenues
beyond $100 million. His responsibilities included ensuring that product development
followed current/future technological trends, adhered to technical/medical
information standards, and incorporated Lanier’s legacy products.
Craig consults from his home in Ouray, Colorado. He developed the firmware for
Antec’s flagship cable distribution product, the Proteus Scalable Node. At Clifton,
Weiss and Associates, Craig is a member of a carrier-class telecommunications
network design team. His current responsibilities involve designing and analyzing
wired and wireless voice and data networks for Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Metro
North Railroad, New York City Transit, and Pittsburgh Area Transit. He’s also designing
FM, MP3, and Bluetooth headset electronics for Arriva.
The Ouray community benefits through Craig’s system administration support of
Ouraynet and his adult education classes in electronics and programming. Most
recently, Craig co-founded The Silverjack Baking Company, where he will bake and
sell scrumptious delights from a horse-drawn bakery wagon on Ouray’s Main Street
during the summer months. If there’s snow flying, you’ll most likely find him snowboarding
at Telluride.
Dr. Craig Hollabaugh
1214 South 1st Street
Montrose, CO 81401
970 240 0509
craig@hollabaugh.com