Getting Started Writing Portable Firmware
Developers who want to reuse software have several challenges to overcome in order to be successful. These challenges include but…
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Embedded Basics – Callback Functions
Callback functions are an essential and often critical concept that developers need to create drivers or custom libraries. A callback…
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5 Forbidden C Features that just might not be
Best practices and industry standards develop and evolve over time but they represent a snap shot of guiding wisdom. Best…
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Managing the Heap Space in Micro Python
Python is becoming ever more and more popular and now that real-time embedded software developers have access to Python on…
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Embedded Basics – Setting up Tracealyzer to Debug FreeRTOS Applications
Peering into a microcontroller and seeing how the embedded software is executing has always been important to embedded software developers….
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Tips and Tricks – 7 Cardinal Sins of Embedded Software Development
Every industry has their best practices and their sinful practices. The cardinal sins are the practices that many are aware…
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Tools – The RTOS Selection KT Marix
Selecting the right RTOS for a project can be tricky business. Engineers often come to the table with predisposed opinions…
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Tips and Tricks – 7 Tips for Meeting Real-time Deadlines
Embedded systems must meet their real-time deadlines in order to function efficiently and as expected. No one likes to press…
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Tools – The Device Firmware Update (DFU) Utility
Nearly every product requires a software update at some point or another. Whether it’s our cellphones, TV’s or even our…
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Slowing Down to Go Faster
Speed is imperative in the business world. Getting to market before competitors, leading the way in innovation, the development cycle…
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Ternary Operator versus the if/else statement …
When I’m teaching “C Programming for Embedded Systems”, I’m often asked whether the ternary operator should be used or an…
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7 Tips for using an RTOS
Real-time operating systems (RTOSes) have become a critical component in many embedded systems. Transitioning from bare-metal scheduling to an RTOS…
