Embedded Bytes #188: Zephyr’s Devicetree, Simulating Firmware, Claude Code and More

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Issue #188

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Welcome back to the Embedded Bytes newsletter!

In this issue, you’ll find:

I also want to bring your attention to a new sponsor for the newsletter, Cesanta, which produces the Mongoose Wizard for developing Embedded Web Servers with a Web UI builder.

I think it’s super cool and would recommend you check it out and watch their short demo. I’m currently evaluating using this at least in my Embedded Software Academy courses.

A few reminders:

The 2026 Embedded Online Conference Call for Talks is closing this Friday December 12th. You can submit your abstracts and talk ideas here.

The last Newsletter for the year will come out on December 24th. In case you’ll already be out of the office, I wish you, your colleagues and family Happy Holidays and a great start to the new year!

Happy Coding,

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Industry News and Insights

Mastering the Zephyr RTOS Devicetree and Overlays

(Beningo.com)

Learn how Zephyr Devicetree and overlays simplify hardware configuration, enable portable firmware, and keep board details out of your application code.

Simulation-Driven Firmware. The Secrets to Faster, Smarter Development

(DesignNews.com)

Simulation-driven firmware development decouples code from hardware, accelerating testing, improving quality, and delivering embedded systems faster with less risk.

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Embedded AI

Why Claude Code for Firmware Development Matters

You might think that using Claude Code for Firmware development doesn’t matter.

Sadly, your thinking would be misplaced. AI Assistants like Claude Code can help solve a large number of problems that I see developers and teams struggle with everyday.

For example, I see firmware teams drowning in technical debt while racing to ship a buggy product, hoping that they’ll be able to go back and fix things IF they can just get through this delivery.

I see mountains of legacy code nobody understands. Reference manuals measured in thousands of pages that no one reads. Toolchains that break when Mercury’s in retrograde or when the wind blows in just the right direction.

AI coding assistants promise help . . .

Continue Reading . . .

Upcoming Industry Events

A lot is going on in the industry over the next couple of months. Here are some of the upcoming events, both free and paid:

Dec 15, 2025	Embedded Online Call for Talks	—	Submit
May 18 – 22, 2026	Embedded Online Conference	Virtual	Register

Join the Conversation

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Not invented here syndrome is quietly killing embedded teams . . .

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Jobs

If you’re hiring embedded engineers, let me know!

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