All preprocessor directives are not created equal. A developer will have different preprocessor directives available depending on whether GNU C, IAR Embedded Workbench, Keil uVision or any other compiler is … Continue reading Tips and Tricks – Writing Portable Code using Compiler Intrinsics
Month: January 2016
Tools – AstroGrep
One of the problems with developing embedded software using a windows based machine is that there is no GREP feature built into windows. Developers can use the Search or Find … Continue reading Tools – AstroGrep
CEC – Bootloader Design for Microcontrollers
Course Overview: The ability to remotely update embedded software to add features and fix bugs is a critical piece of many embedded systems. Bootloaders are normally small programs, but they … Continue reading CEC – Bootloader Design for Microcontrollers
Embedded Basics – 10 Suggestions to kick-off a firmware project right
The demands placed on developers to get results quickly can result in critical steps being skipped at the beginning of firmware implementation. In order to save time in the debugging … Continue reading Embedded Basics – 10 Suggestions to kick-off a firmware project right
Tips and Tricks – 8 tips for squashing bugs using assert in C
One of the greatest bug-squashing tools available to embedded software developers is the assertion macro in C. Despite the power of ASSERT, though, I rarely see it implemented and in … Continue reading Tips and Tricks – 8 tips for squashing bugs using assert in C