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Jacob Beningo is a thought provoking writer on embedded software and product development.
While there are plenty of courses that teaHe has professionally published over 100 articles, sharing his experience and insights into developing robust software, decreasing costs, time-to-market and successfully launching products. Below is a list of Jacob’s articles that have been published by third parties. Don’t forget to check-out his blog too!
EDN.com Published Articles
- Prototype to production – A hands-on series
- Debugging the Cortex-M MCU
- Speed development of IoT devices
- Getting Started with Micro Python
- The hidden world of MCU start-up code
- Beautify firmware to ease development
- 5 simple steps to create an abstract data type in C
- Software startup checklist gives quality a head start
- How well do you know your debugger?
- 7 uses for a static code analyzer
- Hands-on review Synergy S7 starter kit – First look
- Don’t ship merely functional systems
- 10 Tips On Engineering Notebooks
- Clean up reusable software’s API
- To do your best, know your tools
- Beware this integration nightmare
- Modernize your engineer’s notebook
- 5 reasons to use component based firmware
- RTOS or bare metal – five decisive factors
- 5 Tips for speeding firmware development
- 5 Tips for using callbacks with interrupts
- 5 tips for building connected devices
- 5 tips to make sensors simpler
- Defensive programming mitigates unforeseen problems
- 5 Tips for driver design
- 5 Tips for designing interfaces to reusable software modules
- Using Micro Python for real-time software development
- 7 Tips for documenting embedded code with Doxygen
- USART vs UART: Know the difference
- Use virtual machines to ease firmware development
- Create a stack monitor in 7 easy steps
- Isolated USB-to-UART converter builds in 20 minutes for $20
- 5 Engineering Lessons from Pluto
- 8 tips for squashing bugs using ASSERT in C
- 7 Tips for debugging embedded software
- Include a remote update boot loader: 5 reasons why
- 7 tips for writing portable C code
- 5 lessons on embedded software modeling
- 5 tools that help make Python talk to USB
- 5 tips for designing a smart watchdog
- 7 cardinal sins of embedded software development
- Summer reading list for embedded developers – 2015
- Tune up your embedded software design processs
- 5 forbidden C features that aren’t (necessarily)
- Weighing the costs: BOM versus NRE
- 10 Tips for designing a HAL
- 10 must-have development tools that (mostly) won’t strain the budget
- 7 lessons for embedded developers from ESC Boston 2015
- 7 takeaways on embedded security
- 7 steps to reusable debounce (and other) code
- 7 tips for designing a robust Bootloader
- Confessions of a low power addict
- 10 Questions to ask during code reviews
- Don’t give in to the quality, speed, cost tradeoff
- 7 Silent Project Killers
- 10 tips for commenting C code
- 7 tips for creating a reliable embedded system
- Creating effective embedded software resolutions for 2015
- 10 tips to accelerate your engineering career
- 7 Steps to Writing a Simple Cooperative Scheduler
- Using conditional complexity to test embedded software
- Mastering the embedded software design cycle
- 7 Tips for Using Interrupts
- Low-cost development, Part 1 – The Freescale Kinetis-L
- Survival tech – Weathering the winter storm
- Fundamentals of MCUs – A free online workshop
- The ARM Connected Community – Connecting engineers with solutions
- 10 Tricks for Documenting Embedded Software
- Bootloader design for microcontrollers in embedded systems
- A review of “Making Embedded System”
- 10 tips for mastering version control systems
- A hardware engineer’s guide to becoming a software expert
- Turn a smart phone into a signal generator
- 10 tips for a successful engineering resume
- 10 tips for a successful engineering resume
- 10 tips for maximizing battery life
- 10 steps to selecting a microcontroller
- The Secrets to Becoming a Great Programmer
- 10 C Language Tips for Hardware Engineers
- Function pointers – Part 3, State machines
- 10 software tips for hardware engineers
- Function pointers – Part 2, Task Scheduling
- Function pointers – Part 1, An introduction
- Differentiating yourself as an engineer
- Pointer arrays – Part 2, Timer driver configuration tables
- Developing reusable device drivers for MCUs
- Pointer arrays – Part 1, A timer driver
- Using the static keyword in C
- ESC 2012 Boston Part 3 – Behind the Scenes
- ESC 2012 Boston Part 2 – test-driven development
- ESC 2012 – Boston Part 1
- Time is of the Essence
- Creating Configuration Tables to Initialize Peripherals
- Using pointer arrays to map peripherals
- A few pointers part 3
- A few pointers part 2
- A few pointers part 1
- Intro to Embedded Basics
- Embedded Basics
DesignNews.com Published Articles
- Developing a Scalable Firmware Development Environment
- The World’s Most Dangerous Device Is …
- 7 Skills Every Engineering Grad Needs to be Successful
- Chaos Reigns Firmware Development. Why Does It Have to Be That Way?
- Renesas Synergy: A Peek Under the Hood
- Born an Engineer, Always an Engineer
- Do You Need an RTOS? Yes, and Here Are 7 Reasons Why
- Overcoming 5 Challenges with Over-the-Air Updates Using MCUs
- Tricks of the Trade: Writing Portable Optimizations in C
- Can MCU Suppliers Get Embedded Developers Off the Ground Floor?
- What Is the Electric Imp, and Why Embedded Developers Need to Know
- 5 Advantages of Using Micro Python for Embedded Software Programming
- Qualified HALs Are Opening Up Faster Firmware
- Developing a Scalable Firmware Development Environment
- The World’s Most Dangerous Device Is …
- 7 Skills Every Engineering Grad Needs to be Successful
- Chaos Reigns Firmware Development. Why Does It Have to Be That Way?
- Renesas Synergy: A Peek Under the Hood
- Born an Engineer, Always an Engineer
- Do You Need an RTOS? Yes, and Here Are 7 Reasons Why
- Overcoming 5 Challenges with Over-the-Air Updates Using MCUs
- Tricks of the Trade: Writing Portable Optimizations in C
- Can MCU Suppliers Get Embedded Developers Off the Ground Floor?
- What Is the Electric Imp, and Why Embedded Developers Need to Know
- 5 Advantages of Using Micro Python for Embedded Software Programming
- Qualified HALs Are Opening Up Faster Firmware

Jacob worked with us at Renesas on multiple projects, ranging from series of technical articles, videos, technical training & webinars. Jacob is very good at communicating in-depth technical details as well as the big picture perspective, always delivers high quality content on time, and is a pleasure to work with. SEE MORE >>

Jacob Beningo conducted a 5-session hands-on class on the fundamentals of microcontrollers for EETimes University, that was sponsored by STMicroelectronics. His success in leading the class was amply demonstrated in the outstanding participant engagement during the sessions and in their comments and feedback afterwards.. SEE MORE >>