CEC Introduction to Embedded Software Architecture Materials
Jacob Beningo’s “Introduction to Embedded Software Architecture and Design” CEC Design News course materials can downloaded by clicking the download…
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Embedded Basics – Using Pointer Arrays to Map Peripherals
One of the fundamental issues in driver design is deciding how to map to the peripheral registers. Over the years…
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Tips and Tricks – Using enum over #define
At first glance enum and #define appear as if they are completely interchangeable. There is really no noticeable difference as…
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Tools – Beyond Compare
One of the oldest problems in software development is keeping track of and understanding what changed between different versions of…
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An Engineering Resume Template
Getting a resume organized, looking nice and with all of the relevant information necessary to make you shine is a…
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Embedded Basics – Understanding the Software Design Cycle
It is commonly thought that a developer needs to understand the language that they program in, the microcontroller and toolchain…
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Tips and Tricks – Testing for Equivalence
Firmware bugs have a nasty habit of hiding in plain sight while to one degree or another being camouflaged and…
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Tools – STM32Cube
Embedded developers today work during exciting times! There are a plethora of tools at our fingertips just waiting to make…
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Bootloader Design Resources
I recently had the opportunity to talk about Boot-loader Design Techniques at the IEEE South Eastern Michigan Embedded Systems Workshop….
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Embedded Basics – Linear Dynamic Current
When it comes time to start optimizing an embedded device for energy consumption it is often really tempting to start…
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Tips and Tricks – Sleep on Exit
One of the software architectures for a low power system is to keep the system in a sleep mode at…
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Tools – TRAC Software Project Management
Keeping track of a software development project, even one that is relatively small can quickly become a challenging task. Identifying…