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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Zephyr RTOS Sensor API: Unlock On-Board Temperature Sensing
Every embedded product eventually needs to sense something. Temperature. Vibration. Pressure. Humidity. And every time, the story plays out the…
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C Concepts | Consulting | Design Cycle | Embedded Basics | Platforms | RTOS | Zephyr
Code Review Fundamentals with the Zephyr RTOS Blinky App
Embedded teams often underestimate how much value a good code review can bring. Even a simple LED blinky application contains…
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FreeRTOS to Zephyr Migration: A Step-by-Step Guide for Embedded Developers
If you’ve been in the embedded systems industry for at least a few years, you’ve undoubtedly encountered FreeRTOS. It’s the…
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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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C Concepts | Design Cycle | Embedded Basics | Optimization | Software Techniques | Testing | Tips and Tricks | Tools
Cyclomatic Complexity: The Most Overlooked Firmware Metric
In embedded software development, Cyclomatic Complexity is one of the most overlooked metrics. Yet, it’s one of the most powerful…
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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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Design Cycle | Embedded Basics | Hardware | IoT | Platforms | RTOS | Zephyr
Getting Started with Zephyr RTOS
Zephyr RTOS is overkill.And that’s exactly why you should learn it. Most developers start their careers with a bare-metal loop…
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CICD | Design Cycle | Embedded Basics | IoT | Platforms | Software | Software Architecture | Tips and Tricks | Tools
Legacy Code and Fragmented Toolchains Are More Expensive Than You Think (And How to Solve Them)
Most embedded teams don’t realize how expensive some “innocent” embedded development practices are costing them. A quick workaround here, a…
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Design Cycle | Embedded Basics | IoT | Platforms | Prototyping | Software | Software Architecture | Tips and Tricks
3 Strategies for Developing a Successful Firmware Architecture
When most people picture software architecture (or a firmware architecture), they imagine clean state machines, tidy flowcharts, and elegant sequence…
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Artificial Intelligence | Design Cycle | Driver Design | Embedded Basics | Hardware | IoT | Platforms | Prototyping | Software | Software Techniques | Tips and Tricks | Tools
Hardware Integration Is a Data Problem, Not a Firmware Problem
Every embedded engineer has wrestled with integrating a new chip or board that should have taken days but turned into…
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Want Reliable Firmware? These 3 Habits Will Get You There
Midway through the year is a great time to pause and take stock of your development practices. What’s working well?…
