Embedded Bytes #162: RTOS Testing and Tracing

Issue #162

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In this issue, I have several blogs around modern techniques that I think will stimulate your thinking:

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Industry News and Cool Stuff

How do you test RTOS performance? (Embedded.com)

Having data to help us understand the performance characteristics can help us make the right design decisions and ensure we don’t leave any much-needed performance on the table.

Embedded Rust: Creating a Launch Configuration (Embedded.com)

I’ll show you several methods for launching a Rust application on an embedded target. By the end of this post, you’ll be able to compile and deploy a simple test application using Visual Studio Code.

Unraveling Hidden Issues with Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) Tracing (Design News)

In this post, I will walk you through some trace capabilities and share examples of how I spotted issues that may not have been discovered until the devices were in the field.

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Top 5 Embedded Software Architecture Mistakes that Sabotage Success

Writing Code that’s Better than “Good Enough”

How Much Does MPU Affect Performance?

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How to select an RTOS
Decomposing an application into tasks
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Performing a rate monotonic analysis
Analyzing application data flow
Creating a task/thread model
RTOS debugging techniques
How to avoid common RTOS design pitfalls
RTOS usage in multicore applications
Design Patterns
Tracing techniques
Task coordination and synchronization
Managing Memory
Creating Processes with the MPU
Decoupling and abstracting the RTOS using OSALs

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