7 Tips for Getting Started with TrustZone for MCU’s
The new Armv8-M architecture from arm® with its Cortex®-M23 and Cortex®-M33 processors is quickly gaining steam in the industry. The…
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The Firmware Conundrum: Build or Buy
Every development team needs to make the decision as to whether they will design and build their software from scratch…
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Writing a Multi-Port ITM Function to Improve Debugging
In “Improve Debug Efficiency with the ITM”, I discussed how the ITM on the Arm® Cortex-M processors can be used…
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7 Tips for Developing Great API’s
Embedded software developers have grown used to working at the lowest, nitty gritty hardware level within a microcontroller based system….
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Getting Started using Arm® TrustZone® for Cortex®-M Processors
TrustZone for Cortex-M processors is on the way! There has already been an announcement from Nuvoton that they will be…
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Improve Debug Efficiency with the ITM
Let’s face it. No matter how sophisticated our debug tools get, there will always be a place for an old…
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3 Ways to Perform a Worst-Case Stack Analysis
Figuring out how to size the stack for an embedded application and the tasks within it can be challenging. In…
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Evaluating and Mastering Real-Time Debugging Techniques
There are many techniques and processes that developers can follow in order to minimize the defects (bugs) that find their…
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Amazon FreeRTOS: Behind the Scenes
I recently wrote an article for embedded.com entitled “A Peek Inside Amazon FreeRTOS” where I started to analyze the high-level…
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Bugs and Errors and Defects, Oh My!
The very terminology that we use when developing embedded software can set our perspective and have potentially devastating effects on…
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5 Challenges facing over-the-air updates using MCUs
The ability to update an embedded system using a bootloader is an important skill to master. Despite all the effort…
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Embedded Basics – Hash Fundamentals
Hashes are crucial in computer science and provide a wide range of capabilities and functionality. In addition, hashes play an…
