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5 Tips for Selecting the Right Embedded Programming Language
Over the past few years, the number of programming languages used for embedded development has started to balloon. Developers have available to them languages such...
Read More >>>Getting Started with Amazon FreeRTOS
As many readers have probably heard, back in 2017, Amazon announced a “new” RTOS, Amazon FreeRTOS, which is based on the popular open source real-time...
Read More >>>Tools – Renesas Synergy(TM) Configurator
The tools that embedded software developers use are extremely important to maximize development efficiency and minimize costs, time-to-market and perhaps most importantly, developer headaches. There...
Read More >>>Embedded Basics – Don’t Forget about Real-time
Microcontrollers are becoming more powerful every day, causing many developers to forget the resource constrained nature that many are working within. Microcontrollers are not general...
Read More >>>Tips and Tricks – 7 Tips for Meeting Real-time Deadlines
Embedded systems must meet their real-time deadlines in order to function efficiently and as expected. No one likes to press a button and wait thirty...
Read More >>>Tools – The Device Firmware Update (DFU) Utility
Nearly every product requires a software update at some point or another. Whether it’s our cellphones, TV’s or even our refrigerators (yea I went there)....
Read More >>>7 Tips to Accelerate Firmware Development
Embedded software development teams have a unique challenge before them; how to develop more and more firmware in shorter and shorter timeframes. How can developers...
Read More >>>Embedded Basics – Selecting the Right Watchdog Strategy
Setting a watchdog strategy is easy. Just enable the microcontrollers internal watchdog timer and setup an interrupt to occasionally clear the timer and keep the...
Read More >>>Tips and Tricks for Watchdog Design
Watchdogs are a critical and important component in developing a robust and fail-safe embedded system. In many circumstances, I run into development teams that either...
Read More >>>Tools – Enter the Smart Watchdog
The smart watchdog is a customizable, external watchdog solution that behaves similar to a supervisory processor except that its primary purpose is detect when a...
Read More >>>Slowing Down to Go Faster
Speed is imperative in the business world. Getting to market before competitors, leading the way in innovation, the development cycle can be relentless. For embedded...
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