An interesting area of a code base to examine is error handling. I’ve found that many firmware and embedded software projects don’t do an excellent job managing errors and faults. … Continue reading Firmware Error Handling using Do while Loops
Category: Embedded Basics
A Simple Script to Automate C Module Creation
During development, a very common activity is to create new C modules. Creating a new C module often comes with a bunch of repetitive work. For example, if you are … Continue reading A Simple Script to Automate C Module Creation
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 in a project often starts okay but quickly deteriorates as … Continue reading 3 Tips for Evaluating your Codes Quality
The Secret Embedded Software Definition Experts Use
Scour the web for “embedded software definition”, “what is embedded software?” or definition of embedded software. You’ll find a wide range of articles that state something like the following: “Embedded … Continue reading The Secret Embedded Software Definition Experts Use
CEC – How to Select the Right Microcontroller for an Application
This course will examine how to select a microcontroller using a modern process. We will examine traditional selection techniques and how modern techniques examine security, machine learning, and the software … Continue reading CEC – How to Select the Right Microcontroller for an Application
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 a lot of time is spent debugging. It’s not uncommon … Continue reading 5 Strategies for Minimizing Debug Time
3 Tips for Data-Centric Software Design
An elegant solution to many embedded software systems problems is leveraging data-centric software design. Data is at the heart of every embedded system. First, data is acquired through sampling sensors, … Continue reading 3 Tips for Data-Centric Software Design
How to Debug a Hard Fault on an Arm Cortex-M
In my opinion, one of the worst, most annoying faults to debug on an Arm Cortex-M microcontroller is a hard fault. If you are lucky, the hard fault appears after … Continue reading How to Debug a Hard Fault on an Arm Cortex-M
Simple Tricks to Minimize “Crossed-Wire” PCB Rework
One of the most common issues I see with schematic and PCB layout is crossed wires. For example, the designer has connected the USART peripherals transmit line to the transmit … Continue reading Simple Tricks to Minimize “Crossed-Wire” PCB Rework
3 Tips for Embedded Software Configuration Management
Embedded software configuration management can be a tricky endeavor. Systems today are often designed to work in multiple products, for various customers, over long-time frames. These systems require the ability … Continue reading 3 Tips for Embedded Software Configuration Management