Celebrating the Microprocessors 50th Birthday
Happy 50th Birthday to the microprocessor! This month, 50 years ago, the first microprocessor became commercially available, the Intel 4004….
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A Simple, Scalable RTOS Initialization Design Pattern
I often find that developers initialize task code in seemingly random places throughout their application. This can make it difficult…
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3 Strategies for Handling Errors in Embedded Software
It’s very tempting to assume that a system is going to behave as perfectly in the field as it does…
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CEC – Introduction to Multicore RTOS-based Application Development
Microcontroller based systems are evolving to include multicore processing. Multiple cores adds a new design paradigm to embedded software developers…
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3 Explicit Programming Tips C Developers Should Follow
You know what they say when you ASSUME, you make an ASS out of U and ME. That’s exactly what…
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Announcing the 2021 Embedded Online Conference
It’s official! The 4th annual Embedded Online Conference is on the calendar for May 18 – 20, 2021. Once again…
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3 Tips for Writing External Device Drivers
A major advantage to using a microcontroller today is that embedded software developers typically don’t have to write their own…
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5 Tips for Adding an Audio Codec to an Embedded System
The ability for an embedded system to play audio is becoming a fairly common feature. Audio provides great feedback to…
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Simulating Your Way to Embedded Software Success
As an embedded software engineer, it’s really easy to think that all the software for the product is reliant upon…
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Jacob’s Most Popular Blogs (circa 2021)
I thought it would be interesting to kick-off the year with a look at some of the most popular blogs…
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3 Engineering Resolutions to Kick-off 2021
The start of a new year is the perfect time to take a few moments and examine what worked and…
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5 Skills Every Developer Needs in 2021
The end of the year is always a favorite time of mine. Yes, I enjoy the Christmas lights, egg nog…
