Zephyr Logging Subsystem: Best Practices for Better Performance
When an embedded application misbehaves, one of the first tools developers use is breakpoints. Unfortunately, breakpoints are one of the…
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Book Review: Practical Debugging for Embedded ARM Systems
Debugging embedded systems is one of the most expensive activities in software development, yet it rarely appears as an explicit…
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RTEdbg: Open-Source Data Logging and Tracing for Embedded Systems
Every embedded engineer has a printf story. You add a quick debug statement, rebuild, flash, and suddenly the timing bug…
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Bootloaders | Bug of the Week | Defect Management (Debugging) | Design Cycle | Embedded Basics | Prototyping | Software | Software Techniques | Testing | Tips and Tricks | Tools
Firmware Update Failure: Why Devices Must Fail Gracefully
A firmware update failure is a major project red flag. Yet, most firmware engineers think the goal of an update…
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Defect Management (Debugging) | Design Cycle | Embedded Basics | Optimization | Platforms | Safety | Security | Testing | Tools
DIY vs Buy: A Short Guide on Toolchain Validation for Functional Safety
When most people think about functional safety, the first image that comes to mind is hardware redundancy: That stuff is…
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C Concepts | Defect Management (Debugging) | Design Cycle | Driver Design | Embedded Basics | Hardware | Software Techniques | Tips and Tricks
Firmware Error Handling using Do while Loops
An interesting area of a code base to examine is error handling. I’ve found that many firmware and embedded software…
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Consulting | Defect Management (Debugging) | Design Cycle | Embedded Basics | Software | Software Techniques | Testing | Tips and Tricks
3 Tips for Evaluating your Codes Quality
One of the biggest impediments to delivering embedded software in a timely manner is the codes structural quality. Code quality…
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5 Strategies for Minimizing Debug Time
If you have spent time developing a product or a DIY project in the embedded systems industry, you know that…
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3 Strategies for Embedded Software Error Handling
Embedded software error handling is something that teams often struggle with. It’s very tempting to assume that a system will…
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Is It a Bug or Feature?
Living in Michigan, it’s not uncommon to wake up on a cold winter morning and find that an automobile just…
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7 Tips for Creating a Reliable Embedded System
Despite the hopes and dreams of many embedded engineers, reliable code doesn’t happen by accident. It is a painstaking process…
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5 Technologies Embedded System Engineers Should Master in 2019
Happy New Year! Another year is here and with it are many opportunities for embedded systems developers. As the new…
