Tools – Kinetis-L Freedom Boards
Less than a decade ago it was difficult for an engineer to get ahold of a development board without doing…
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Using Conditional Complexity to Test Embedded Software
One of the areas of embedded software development that engineers seem to struggle with is testing. Engineers often get excited…
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Embedded Basics – Squirrel
Embedded software developers are familiar with C/C++ but with the Internet of Things, knowing just these languages is not going…
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Tips and Tricks – Offload the I in IoT
Embedded software developers have a lot on their plate. A developer has to be an expert in hardware, sensors, communication…
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Tools – The April Board
The April board is a break-out for the Imp Developer module. The April module provides the ability to power the…
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CEC – Driver Design Patterns and the Internet
Course Overview: Leveraging design patterns is a critical technique to quickly and efficiently develop an embedded system. This course will…
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Embedded Basics – Values and Side Effects
Many embedded software developers learn to program for embedded systems on the fly. The result is usually an informal introduction…
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Tips and Tricks – Learning to write portable code using ANSI-C
Embedded software engineers should be interested in writing production software that is portable and reusable. Societal demands for refreshing embedded…
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Tools – The Sandlot
The mindset that an engineer has about the work that they are doing can have a large impact on the…
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CEC – Writing Portable and Robust Firmware in C
Course Overview: The software development cycle is always a mad dash to the launch date. Firmware developers have their hands…
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Embedded Basics – Peculiarities of the keyword const
The keyword const in C can at best be a misleading type qualifier. One would think that const would specify…
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Tips and Tricks – When to ASSERT or not ASSERT …
that is the question. The use of assertions often confuses even the most experienced developers. Developers should be considering whether…