Embedded Development Environment: From IDEs to Integrated Workflows
There was a time when the embedded development environment was simple. You installed one vendor IDE, opened it, created a…
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Reproducible Builds: The Missing Foundation for Embedded CI/CD
Embedded CI/CD has become table stakes in modern firmware development. In fact, Embedded CI/CD and DevOps in general were one…
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SEGGER Flasher SDK: Build Custom Production Test Apps
Every production line has a bottleneck hiding in plain sight. The board gets programmed at one station, moved to another…
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Claude Code Skills: A Practical Guide for Embedded Developers
Most developers using Claude Code treat it like a smarter terminal. Type a request, get a response, repeat. It works….
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Embedded World 2026 Recap: AI, Safety, and the Tools That Stood Out
I’ve been going to Embedded World long enough that I can usually predict the themes before I arrive in Nuremberg….
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Embedd.it MCU Configurator: Visual Devicetree Generation for Zephyr RTOS
You’re integrating a new SPI peripheral into your Zephyr RTOS project. The datasheet is open, and you’ve identified the pins….
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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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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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Revolutionizing Embedded Debugging: IAR C-SPY in VS Code
Do you know how much time embedded developers spend debugging? From my experience helping embedded teams and companies, the number…
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C Concepts | Design Cycle | Embedded Basics | Optimization | Software Techniques | Testing | Tips and Tricks | Tools
Cyclomatic Complexity: The Most Overlooked Firmware Metric
In embedded software development, Cyclomatic Complexity is one of the most overlooked metrics. Yet, it’s one of the most powerful…
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Defect Management (Debugging) | Design Cycle | Embedded Basics | Optimization | Platforms | Safety | Security | Testing | Tools
DIY vs Buy: A Short Guide on Toolchain Validation for Functional Safety
When most people think about functional safety, the first image that comes to mind is hardware redundancy: That stuff is…
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CICD | Design Cycle | Embedded Basics | IoT | Platforms | Software | Software Architecture | Tips and Tricks | Tools
Legacy Code and Fragmented Toolchains Are More Expensive Than You Think (And How to Solve Them)
Most embedded teams don’t realize how expensive some “innocent” embedded development practices are costing them. A quick workaround here, a…
