CEC – UML-Based Software Architecture Design
Software architecture is the road map, analogous to a GPS aid, that tells a developer what they should be building….
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5 Skills Every Embedded GUI Developer Needs
Graphical user interfaces (GUI) are becoming more popular among embedded systems. The need for a convenient and connected interface is…
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3 More Tips for Speeding Up Framework Interrupt Handlers
Last month, in 3 Tips for Speeding Up Framework Interrupt Handlers, we looked at several methods that could be used…
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CEC – Best Practices for Designing Real-Time Embedded Systems
Development teams today are faced with the need to develop systems within smaller budgets, shorter timeframes and with more features….
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3 Tips for Speeding Up Interrupt Handlers
Embedded software developers today are a bit spoiled. Many microcontrollers come with an ecosystem that includes peripheral drivers, an RTOS,…
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There is No Hardware
My favorite line from the Matrix is that “there is no spoon”, and today that is a wise statement for…
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Finding a Buffer Overflow issue using a Map File
Buffer overflows are one of those bugs that wreak havoc on embedded software. The system appears to be working perfectly…
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A Simple, Scalable RTOS Initialization Design Pattern
I often find that developers initialize task code in seemingly random places throughout their application. This can make it difficult…
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3 Tips for Writing External Device Drivers
A major advantage to using a microcontroller today is that embedded software developers typically don’t have to write their own…
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Simulating Your Way to Embedded Software Success
As an embedded software engineer, it’s really easy to think that all the software for the product is reliant upon…
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5 Best Practices for Over-the-Air (OTA) Updates
In my last post, I explored how OTA updates are typically performed using Amazon Web Services and FreeRTOS. OTA updates…
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Over-the-Air (OTA) Updates with AWS and FreeRTOS
Updating firmware in the field has always been a critical component to nearly every embedded system since the dawn of…
