A Microchip PIC16F84 LED Sequencer – Part 1
With the start of a new decade, a pandemic where we are on lock-down and the arrival spring, it was…
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The Embedded Online Conference – May 20 – 21, 2020
On May 20 – 21, 2020, the third annual Embedded Online Conference will be taking place. This year is particularly…
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Book Review: MicroPython Projects
MicroPython Projects is a book for embedded software developers who are interested in branching out and learning how to build…
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CEC – Getting Started with Secure Software
The number of devices connecting to the internet each year is growing at an exponential rate. In fact, Arm expects…
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Using Callbacks with Interrupts
On a weekly basis, I receive a fair number of emails with questions about how to design embedded systems. One…
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5 Techniques to Delay Code Execution
An interesting problem that often comes up in embedded software implementation is figuring out how to delay code execution. Sometimes…
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Jacob’s Ideas and Adjustments for Shelter-In-Place
Over the past several weeks, the world as we know it has been turned upside down. With these changes, you…
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5 Tips for Expanding your Embedded Skills
As embedded systems engineers, we work in a field that is constantly changing. Not only does change come quickly, the…
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7 Steps to Create a Stack Monitor
One of the most painstaking bugs to hunt down in an embedded system is when the stack overflows its boundaries…
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5 Tips for Designing a Smart Watchdog
Recovering from a system failure or a software glitch can be no easy task. The longer the fault occurs the…
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Book Review: Microcontroller Basics with PIC
Author: Tam Hanna Published: 2020 Target Audience: Entry-level Engineers (0 – 3 Years’ Experience) Jacob’s Rating: 5 Stars Book Link:…
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Simplify Debugging using RTOS Aware Debugging
Many embedded applications have reached a complexity level that requires them to use a real-time operating system (RTOS) to manage…
