Your Embedded Software Newsletter …

September 2022 – Issue #119

Dear *|FNAME|*,

Welcome back to the Embedded Bytes Newsletter, where we break down embedded systems one byte at a time!

Here are the article highlights for this edition:

I also would like to let you know that I have a new book that will be available in October entitled Embedded Software Design. Right now, the publisher has the paperback book available for preorder, but I’m told electronic copies will be available in early October.

If you are interested in digital signal processing (DSP), the DSP Online Conference will be October 4-6.

Happy Coding,

Jacob

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Interesting Industry Blogs

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Energy Efficiency across Programming Languages

Jacob’s Blog

Are Multiple Languages Needed for Embedded Systems?

Over the last couple of months, I’ve written several articles at embedded.com that explore programming languages and embedded software architecture. For example, in Is it time to retire C?…

4 Tactics to Unit Testing RTOS Tasks

More than 50% of all embedded software projects use Real-time Operating Systems (RTOS). Unfortunately, using an RTOS can pose several problems to developers looking to use modern development techniques such …

Embedded Design Books

Embedded Software Design

This book will teach you how to design higher-quality embedded software from concept through production. Embedded systems are typically designed using microcontrollers to build electronic systems with a dedicated function and real-time responses. Modern systems need to carefully balance a complex set of features, manage security, and even run machine learning inferences while maintaining reasonable costs, scalability, and robustness. This book is organized into three critical areas:

Software Architecture and Design
Agile, DevOps, and Processes
Development and Coding Skills

Embedded System Design starts with a basic introduction to embedded software architecture and the considerations for a successful design. We then break down how to architect an RTOS-based application and explore common design patterns and building blocks. Next, we discuss embedded software design processes such as TDD, CI/CD, modeling, and simulation that can be used to accelerate development. Finally, we will discuss how to select a microcontroller, write configurable code, coding strategies, techniques, and tools developers can’t live without. By the end of this book, you will have a defined development process, understand modern software architecture, and be equipped to start building embedded systems.

What You Will Learn

Learn how to design and build embedded systems in a practical manner
Understand what sound embedded system design is and how to employ it
Explore modern development processes for quality systems
Know where the bits hit the silicon: how to select a microcontroller
Master techniques to write configurable, automated code

Interested in learning more? Visit our website to find out more about Beningo Embedded, or check out our blog to see our entire article archive – read past articles, search by category, and much more!