Considerations for using an RTOS in a Bootloader
A bootloader is a light-weight application that manages the boot and update process of a microcontroller-based product. The bootloader is…
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Official Release: Embedded Software Design
It’s official! My latest book Embedded Software Design has been released in paperback and electronically! In an earlier post, Book:…
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Developing Machine-Learning Applications on the Raspberry Pi Pico
The Raspberry Pi Pico is a versatile, low-cost development board that applies to many applications. This course will explore getting…
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5 Software Architecture Killers
The chip shortage has forced many embedded systems companies to rethink their software architecture. Many embedded systems have tightly coupled…
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Firmware Error Handling using Do while Loops
An interesting area of a code base to examine is error handling. I’ve found that many firmware and embedded software…
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Are Multiple Languages Needed for Embedded Systems?
Over the last couple of months, I’ve been writing several articles at embedded.com that explore programming languages and embedded software…
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4 Tactics to Unit Test RTOS Tasks
More than 50% of all embedded software projects use Real-time Operating Systems (RTOS). Unfortunately, using an RTOS can pose several…
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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…
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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…
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CEC – Embedded Software Design Techniques
How embedded software is designed and built has evolved over the last several years. Embedded systems are no longer simple…
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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…
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3 Tips for using Rapid Application Development (RAD) Tools
Software engineers love to write code. Give a software engineer a tool that writes the code for them, and they…
