Embedded Basics – API’s vs HAL’s
Microcontrollers have reached a cost point and capability stand point that developers for many applications no longer have to write…
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Embedded Basics – Classifying Software Bugs
Debugging an embedded system is a necessary evil. Debugging can range from very simple bugs that take nearly no time…
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Embedded Basics – 3 Simple Way to Create a File Listing
Many embedded software tools require developers to feed a list of files into the tool before any magic can be…
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Embedded Basics – 10 Suggestions to kick-off a firmware project right
The demands placed on developers to get results quickly can result in critical steps being skipped at the beginning of…
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Embedded Basics – 10 Qualities of Portable Firmware
Portable Firmware …. is modular is loosely coupled has high cohesion is ANSI-C compliant has a clean interface has a…
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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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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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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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Embedded Basics – The difference of ‘ ‘ and ” “
Embedded software developers commonly interface with low level sensors and have a good understanding of how to work with signed…
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Embedded Basics – 5 Tips for using portable types
In order to reuse and port embedded software it is absolutely imperative that the code be written without any ambiguity….
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Embedded Basics – Header Guards
Header guards are an important feature that should be included in ALL header files. The purpose of a header guard…
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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…