Despite the hopes and dreams of many embedded engineers, reliable code doesn’t happen by accident. It is a painstaking process that requires developers to maintain and manage every bit and byte of the system. There is usually a sigh of relief when an application is validated “successfully” but just because the software is running correctly … Continue reading 7 Tips for Creating a Reliable Embedded System
Year: 2019
CEC – Machine Learning for Embedded Software Engineers
Artificial intelligence has long been a tool for developers working in high-performance computing and cloud-based systems. AI has transformed the way that networks are monitored, email is scanned and even the way we interact with our phones and devices. While AI and machine learning have always felt like a distant tool that lived outside real-time … Continue reading CEC – Machine Learning for Embedded Software Engineers
The MicroPython Pyboard Series-D Module
MicroPython has been an interesting project to watch over the last few years. If you’ve not heard of it, MicroPython is an open source project to port Python to run in a real-time, microcontroller-based environment. The ports typically are for Arm Cortex-M processors but there are several ports that run other architectures from Microchip and … Continue reading The MicroPython Pyboard Series-D Module
5 Techniques for Accelerating Engineering Development
The coveted, and often overused marketing phrases in product development as a whole revolves around decreasing costs, faster time to market while improving product quality. We have all heard these statements uttered by probably 90% of all engineering vendors ranging from parts and software suppliers through system integrators and even consultants. As humans, we want … Continue reading 5 Techniques for Accelerating Engineering Development
Defining the Meaning of Software Quality
It’s not uncommon for a software library, vendor or team to claim that they develop quality software. The problem with this proclamation is that the definition for quality can be interpreted quite differently between different developers and teams. One team may consider any code base that meets MISRA-C to be a quality code base while … Continue reading Defining the Meaning of Software Quality
Webinar – Running DSP Algorithms on the Arm Cortex-M Processors
The Webinar Recording can be accessed at the following link: Click here to Watch Webinar On-Demand White Paper: Improving Codec Execution using Arm Cortex-M Processors Webinar Description The modern embedded system has many applications for digital signal processing (DSP), especially with the demand for intelligence on the end device and machine learning. DSP is becoming … Continue reading Webinar – Running DSP Algorithms on the Arm Cortex-M Processors
Protect Your Tools when the Hardware Bites Back
I recently had an exciting experience where I was working with a client who was having I2C issues with a new board they had developed. To speed up the debugging process, I connected my I2C/SPI bus tool to their development board and custom-built hardware. Being able to view the I2C traffic would allow a quick … Continue reading Protect Your Tools when the Hardware Bites Back
3 Trends from Embedded World 2019
The world’s largest embedded systems conference, Embedded World, in Nuremberg Germany has just concluded and just like last year, the conference did not disappoint. The conference brings together vendors from all over the world including companies involved in semiconductors, tools, software, components and much more. The conference also brings together engineers from all over the … Continue reading 3 Trends from Embedded World 2019
5 Cool Products from Embedded World 2019
Embedded World is finishing up today and I’ve had the opportunity to browse the show floor and look at some new and upcoming products. There certainly has been a lot to take in but as I reflect on the last several days, there are several products I came across that I think are really cool. … Continue reading 5 Cool Products from Embedded World 2019
5 Tips for Getting Started with Digital Signal Processing (DSP) on Arm Cortex®-M CPUs
Digital signal processing (DSP) provides developers with the ability to clean-up and analyze complex signals in a flexible and cost-efficient manner all from software. When developers typically think about DSP, they often picture expensive, dedicated processors, but modern microcontrollers, such as the Arm Cortex-M processors, now include DSP extensions that allow DSP algorithms to be … Continue reading 5 Tips for Getting Started with Digital Signal Processing (DSP) on Arm Cortex®-M CPUs