Mastering the 8 Pillars of Embedded Software
Every embedded software program starts with a basic foundation from which the application is built. A successful application requires that…
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Tools – Promira Serial Platform
I hold a strong belief that in order to develop more robust embedded systems, faster and within the budget and…
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Tools – Embedded Software Start-up Checklist
Setting up a project the correct way from the start doesn’t have to be black magic. Successfully implementing quality embedded…
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Understanding Embedded System Failure Rates
Embedded systems consist of two very different types of failure rates; hardware and software. The probability of a hardware failure…
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AstroGrep: A Powerful Tool for Searching Embedded Codebases
Why a Windows GREP matters for embedded development One of the friction points with developing embedded software on a Windows…
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Tools – Selecting the right emulator
Selecting the right emulator for the job can be challenging. Many development teams try to either skimp by using the…
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Tools – Kinetis-L Freedom Boards
Less than a decade ago it was difficult for an engineer to get ahold of a development board without doing…
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Tools – The April Board
The April board is a break-out for the Imp Developer module. The April module provides the ability to power the…
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Tools – The Sandlot
The mindset that an engineer has about the work that they are doing can have a large impact on the…
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Tools – The ANSI-C Standard
The ANSI-C standard is probably one of the most important tools that any embedded software developer has available to them. …
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Tips and Tricks – Introduction to ARM CMSIS
Microcontrollers have become extremely sophisticated over the last decade and developing firmware from scratch starting with the reset vector is…
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Tools – Open Source Circular Buffers
Circular buffers are a critical component to have in the embedded software engineers’ toolbox. Over the years there have been…