Dear *|FNAME|*,

Welcome to the Embedded Bytes newsletter issue #155.

In this edition are three articles published in the past few weeks that I think you will like:

• Embedded Rust: Learning the toolchain

• 3 Tips to Automating Tests for Embedded Systems

• 7 Steps to Reduce Battery Consumption in Embedded Systems

We need your help! 🔍

JetBrains is surveying embedded software development and IoT practices. By participating, you share your valuable insights and stand a chance to win exciting prizes like $100 Amazon gift cards! Don’t miss out, take the survey here.

Tune In! 🎧

Listen in on the Embedded Frontier Podcast on Decreasing Debugging, Increasing Productivity. Episode 0006 is available on your favorite streaming apps or watch with subtitles on YouTube.

Join the Rust Essentials Workshop! 🚀

We will be live on Thursdays throughout August. Register here with code RUSTWS24 to save $100 off through July 31, 2024.

Unlock Unlimited Learning! 📚

Don’t forget to join the Embedded Software Academy by Beningo! For the price of one workshop, you can access my library of workshops and tools for an entire year with just one subscription.

Happy coding,

Industry News and Cool Stuff

Embedded Rust: Learning the toolchain (Embedded.com)

In this post, we’ll explore Rust’s toolchain and ecosystem to help you understand how it can enhance productivity, ensure safety, and simplify the development process.

3 Tips to Automating Tests for Embedded Systems (DesignNews.com)

Test automation uses specialized software tools and scripts to execute pre-defined test procedures automatically without human intervention. Ultimately, it frees up developers to focus on development while allowing the quality of the product to be continuously tested and monitored. 

7 Steps to Reduce Battery Consumption in Embedded Systems (EmbeddedRelated.com)

Reducing the amount of power your embedded device is consuming is not trivial. With so many devices moving to battery operations today, maximizing battery life can be the difference between a happy, raving customer and an unhappy one that ruins your company’s reputation. 

Take the survey here!

Embedded Frontier Podcast

Available via your favorite podcast app or watch it with subtitles on our

YouTube channel here!

Summary

In this episode, Jacob Beningo discusses the importance of debugging in embedded development and shares several techniques to decrease debugging time. He highlights the statistic that development teams spend 20-40% of their time debugging, which equates to 2.5-4.5 man-months of development.

Beningo emphasizes the use of test-driven development (TDD) as a way to prevent bugs and decrease debugging time. He also recommends mastering debugging techniques for microcontrollers, using profiling and monitoring tools, employing assertions, and utilizing on-host simulation. Beningo concludes by encouraging listeners to track their debugging time and implement strategies to decrease it.

Embedded Rust Workshop

The C programming language has been a staple of embedded software development for 50 years. Many languages like Ada, C++, and others have attempted to usurp it, only to fail. Rust is changing that narrative.

Through practical, hands-on sessions, you will learn the essentials of Rust programming, how to set up your development environment, and how to create your first embedded applications. You’ll also dive into important language concepts and syntax that will help you master Rust on embedded systems.

We’ll explore essential topics such as:

• Creating an Embedded Rust toolchain

• Language syntax and concepts

• Debugging and testing software

• Setting up low-level drivers and HALs on microcontroller hardware

• Memory safety and concurrency

• Mixing C/C++ and Rust

Remember to register with code RUSTWS24 by July 31, 2024 to save $100!

Now Live!

Embedded Software Academy

The Embedded Software Academy is an on-demand education platform that provides you with access to hands-on workshops, lectures, webinars, and other resources that will help you successfully grow your skills and move towards delivering embedded products on time and within budget.

I charge $295 each for most of these workshops, but I’m now including them in the Academy, offering you significant cost savings. For the cost of a single workshop, you can access all the academy’s resources!