Embedded Basics – 5 Tips for using portable types
In order to reuse and port embedded software it is absolutely imperative that the code be written without any ambiguity….
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Tips and Tricks – MicroPython
The C programming language has been the dominant language when developing software for a microcontroller. The language is well suited…
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Tools – Isolated USB to UART
Connecting an embedded systems UART to a PC through a USB to UART converter is something that every embedded software…
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Embedded Software Design Tune-up Survey
Starting on your Embedded Software Design Tune-up is a breeze. This survey consists of 20 questions that are multiple choice…
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Design News CEC – Mastering the ARM Cortex-M Processor
Course Overview: The Internet of Things looms, and given the features and processing power that will be necessary for many…
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Embedded Basics – Header Guards
Header guards are an important feature that should be included in ALL header files. The purpose of a header guard…
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Tips and Tricks – Taking Advantage of Templates
Embedded software developers have many different tasks that are expected of them in order to take a product from the…
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A Reusable Button Debounce Module
Buttons are a common component in many embedded systems, yet from a quick review of debounce algorithms they are typically…
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Embedded Basics – Blocking vs Non-Blocking Drivers
Drivers can be architected and implemented in many different ways but no matter the method there is one critical characteristic…
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Tips and Tricks – An API for Interrupts
Interrupts play a critical role in a real-time embedded system but rarely is interrupt control ever associated with an application…
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Tools – Sublime Text 3
Using an IDE or text editor that is open source or provided by a silicon vendor has become a pretty…
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A Review of Watchdog Architectures
Watchdogs are an important part of an embedded system. A number of years ago I performed a brief survey of…