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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Mastering the Zephyr RTOS Devicetree and Overlays
If you’ve been building embedded systems for a while, you’ve probably configured hardware the “traditional” way. Diving into header files,…
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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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How to Configure Zephyr RTOS: A Practical Guide to West, Kconfig, proj.conf
Getting started with Zephyr RTOS can be frustrating, even if you’re experienced with RTOSes. Yes, you can follow the Zephyr…
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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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Embedded Basics | Low Power Design | Optimization | Prototyping | RTOS | Software | Tips and Tricks | Tools
RTOS Performance Report (2024) – Now Available
In today’s fast-changing world of embedded systems and IoT, devices are becoming more interconnected and taking on increasingly complex tasks,…
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Simulating Embedded Software: 3 Simple Tips for Better Results
Simulating embedded software is a technique that most teams underutilize or completely ignore. You’ve probably worked on a product before…
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Hardware | Micro Python | Platforms | Prototyping | Tools
Tools – The Raspberry Pi Pico
Normally, the Raspberry Pi Pico might not be thought of as a tool for professional embedded software developers. The Pico…
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3 Development Boards to Get Started with TrustZone for Cortex-M Microcontrollers
Developing a product today without taking security into account is foolhardy. Nearly every device being developed today is in some…
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3 Tips for Repurposing Development Boards for Testing
Unfortunately, my embedded software development co-pilot (An original Saleae Logic probe that I’ve had for a decade) bit the dust…
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5 Boards that Make Rapid Prototyping Easy
There are many instances in a product development cycle where a developer will want to create a rapid prototype. A…
