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…
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Embedded Basics – Code and Data Space Demystyfied
When developing software for a resource-constrained system it is highly recommended that developers use metrics that track code, data and…
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Tips and Tricks – Fast Divide and Multiply
There are many instances when attempting to perform a mathematical operation on a resource-constrained microcontroller where the use of a…
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Improving Code Integrity with a Stack Guard
Developing reliable embedded software comes down to planning for the worst-case scenario and ensuring that there are guards and traps…
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Design News CEC – Baremetal C Programming for Embedded Systems
Course Overview: The C programming language is one of the most widely used and successful computer programming languages of all…
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Embedded Basics – Understanding the Microcontroller Boot Process
One of the most overlooked processes in embedded software development is the microcontroller boot process. The reason for this is…
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Tips and Tricks – 8 Reserved Words to Avoid in C
Just because a feature is made available to a programmer in their language of choice doesn’t mean that they should…
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Improving Code Integrity Using FILL
Developers like to believe that the microprocessor their software runs on will faithfully follow the program flow that they created…