Embedded Online Conference 2020, Reusable Button Debouncing, Multicore MCU’s, Book Reviews and more …

February 2020 – Issue #082

Dear *|FNAME|*,

Welcome to this month’s Embedded Bytes Newsletter!

Before diving into this month’s content, I am super excited to announce that registration for the third annual Embedded Online Conference is now open! I’ve partnered with Stephane Boucher from Embedded Related to dramatically overhaul the conference this year and I think you’ll find that the conference will provide even more value than before!

We currently have world reknown speakers such as:

and many more! We are still adding speakers, content and are open to hear from you on who you want to hear from and on what topics. Please take a few minutes to register and share with your colleagues.The conference will be held May 20th, 2020 so make sure you mark it on your calendar (although recordings are available so you do not need to attend live!)

This month I’ve pulled together some articles that I believe are quite timely and based on feedback and requests from readers. The articles include:

A few additional interesting notes:

On February 19th, I’ll be hosting a new webinar entitled: Securing the IoT from Chip to Cloud: A Guide to Applying Platform Security Architecture (PSA) Principles. You can click the link to register.

Happy Coding,

Jacob

[email protected]

P.S. If you haven’t downloaded my IoT secuirty white paper or watched the webinar you can find the links below:

Embedded Online Conference 2020

Join over 2,000 of your colleagues for this years Embedded Online Conference! The conference will provide recordings so that you can watch the sessions at your own pace!

This year we have four main tracks:

DSP & Machine Learning
Embedded Systems Programming
Embedded Systems Security
FPGA’s

A few example talks that you will find include:

What the FAQ is an FPGA, from Max the Magnificient
Best Practices for Developing Real-time Embedded Systems, from Jacob Beningo
Operating Systems for Embedded Applications, from Colin Walls
IoT Hacks: Behind the Scenes, from Joe Hopper
Modern Embedded Software Goes Beyond the RTOS, from Miro Samek
Developing Embedded Real-time Applications with Heterogeneous Multiprocessing Systems, from Sergio Prado
How Agile is Changing the Face of Embedded Software Development, from Niall Cooling
The 1-Hour Security Bootcamp, from Shawn Prestridge

There are plenty more and we will be adding speakers all the way up the conference so register now and stay tuned!

Jacob’s Blog

3 Advantages to using a Multicore Microcontroller

Several posts ago, I wrote about how two major trends for the 2020’s was going to be Python as a dominate language and machine learning at the edge. A third trend is that multicore microcontrollers are also going to dominate the industry. That’s right, while multicore has been a technology relegated to application processors and …

Book Review: Embedded Systems Architecture

Author: Danielle Lacamera
Published: 2018
Target Audience: Entry-level Engineers (0 – 3 Years’ Experience)
Jacob’s Rating: 5 Stars

Embedded Systems Architecture is an excellent book for entry-level engineers who are looking to gain a deeper understanding of microcontroller hardware. The book covers all the fundamentals that are often either quickly covered in college covers or …

5 Keys to Successfully Managing Legacy Code

I feel like there is always a big focus on developing new features, launching the next product or the next big thing, but once those things are successful there is an extraordinary challenge that teams face in managing their legacy code. Even the latest and greatest software at some point becomes legacy and it isn’t …

7 Steps to Create a Reusable Debounce Algorithm

A quick google search reveals that there are over 212,000 websites that examine how to debounce a button. After examining a number of them it is obvious that these implementations are not meant for reuse. The implementations and strategies often lack scalability, the ability to debounce multiple buttons easily and portability. They are tightly coupled …

Upcoming Events

With the explosive growth in the Internet of Things (IoT) and the number of devices soaring, security is critical maintain device integrity and protect user privacy. However, designing consistent security across connected devices can be a minefield to navigate and implementation can be costly. Using a smart door lock as an example, in this webinar, attendees will learn how to design security from the ground up using PSA principles and guidelines with a PSoC® 64 secure MCU from Cypress Semiconductor.

Attendees will walk away with the best practices to develop their own security solutions. In addition, the importance of secure device management throughout the IoT products lifecycle will also be reviewed.

During the webinar, you will learn:

Developing a threat model and Defining security counter measures
Maintaining asset security through hardware architecture and security IP
Implementing trusted boot and Secure application partitioning
Using Trusted Firmware-M to isolate security critical functionality from non-secure code
Leveraging the Arm Pelion Secure IoT Device Management Platform for full device lifecycle management (design, onboard, provision, secure, update, manage, etc.)

Click the link below to register:

Embedded Systems Courses

Getting Started with Embedded Security using PSoC 64 Secure MCU’s

This is a mini-course which includes several fundamental security pre-requisite lectures in addition to two primary lectures and labs.

This course includes the following pre-requisite lectures which include :

Securing Embedded Systems using Threat Based Analysis Methodologies
Cryptography 101

The core course lectures include:

PSoC 64 Architecture and Security Features
Establishing a Root-of-Trust and Secure Boot

The course labs include:

Secure Development Kit (SDK) and Toolchain Installation
Establishing a Root-of-Trust and Secure Boot Environment

This course also includes three Cypress CY8CPROTO_064_SB Discovery Boards for use during the secure provisioning labs.

To learn more about the topics covered, click the learn more and register link below.

If you are interested in learning about on-site training or multiple attendee discounts, please contact [email protected]

Technology Primers

Expert C Programming Techniques for Embedded Developers

The C programming language continues to be one of the most widely used languages in embedded systems design. Despite its popularity, C is no longer taught at universities and most industry courses just teach the fundamentals. There’s no good source for developers who want to take their C programming skills to the expert level in a practical way that can be used even in robust embedded systems.

This technology primer is designed to provide developers expert tips, tricks and insights about how to use C to build real-time embedded systems. The primer will include a weekly blog, expert tip to immediately apply in the design cycle and a monthly video that goes deeper on several expert topics.

To learn more about the topics covered, click the learn more and register link below.

Embedded Software Design Books

Reusable Firmware Development – A Practical Approach to API’s, HAL’s and Drivers
AVAILABLE NOW!

Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to improve your embedded software and benefit from author Jacob Beningo’s more than 15 years developing reusable and portable software for resource-constrained microcontroller-based systems. You will explore APIs, HALs, and driver development among other topics to acquire a solid foundation for improving your own software. Reusable Firmware Development: A Practical Approach to APIs, HALs and Drivers not only explains critical concepts, but also provides a plethora of examples, exercises, and case studies on how to use and implement the concepts.

Click here to learn more …

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