Over-the-Air (OTA) Updates with AWS and FreeRTOS
Updating firmware in the field has always been a critical component to nearly every embedded system since the dawn of…
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How to Organize a Firmware Project
There are many benefits to having a software project that is organized. First, it makes it easy to find modules…
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3 Common Challenges Facing RTOS Application Developers
Real-time operating systems (RTOS) are now included in many embedded applications. They can dramatically simplify time and task management in…
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3 Tips for Repurposing Development Boards for Testing
Unfortunately, my embedded software development co-pilot (An original Saleae Logic probe that I’ve had for a decade) bit the dust…
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3 Tips for Validating Sensor and Communication Data in Embedded Systems
Software engineers have a bad habit of being very optimistic. This optimism often doesn’t just include their calculation on how…
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5 Tips for Developing an RTOS Application Software Architecture
Real-time operating systems (RTOS) are finding their way into nearly every IoT device. An RTOSes ability to manage low-level resources…
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5 Tips for Building a Modern Telemetry GUI
Nearly every embedded system I have ever built has required a graphical user interface (GUI) to monitor and display telemetry….
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CEC – Techniques for interfacing with Modern Sensors
Sensors form a core foundation for nearly every embedded system, but how an embedded software engineer interfaces to them can…
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4 Key Take-A-Ways from Arm Dev Summit 2020
Arm DevSummit 2020 debuted this week (October 6 – 8) as an online virtual conference focused on engineers and providing…
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Code Quality over Quantity
A short time ago, I was under pressure to repaint the house while simultaneously delivering several high-priority work projects. It…
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Simplified Software Development using MCU Configurators
When I first started writing embedded software, nearly every project started the same. For the first 3 – 6 months,…
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3 Mistakes Businesses make in a Crisis
Throughout the course of any technology business, from start-ups to mature, established businesses, periodically crisis hits. These crises could be…
