The C language skills that are necessary to build a robust, commercial product are often not taught at the university or within industry courses. While there are plenty of courses that teach C syntax and the fundamentals, how do you go about using C to write production intent code that is robust and reliable?

This technology primer is designed to turn developers, whether new or seasoned, into expert C programmers. We will be examining techniques that are rarely discussed but critical to successfully developing a robust commercial product.

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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.

Video Topics

• Developing Expert C Programs
• Implementing Real-Time Assertions
• Writing a Baremetal Cooperative Scheduler
• Writing a portable and maintainable command parser
• Implementing State Machine in C
• Managing Faults in Embedded Systems
• Strategies for effective Watchdogs
• Writing Reusable Peripheral Drivers for MCU’s
• Improving Embedded Software Testing
• How to Select a Real-Time Operating System
• How to Select the Right Microcontroller for your Application
• Becoming a professional embedded system developer

Blog Topics

• • Welcome to Advanced C Techniques
  • Professional Coding Conventions
  • Professional Software Starts with a SDLC
  • Writing MISRA-C Compliant Software

 

• • Best Practices for using Interrupts
  • An Introduction to Assertions
  • Design by Contract
  • Real-Time Assertions

 

• • Reviewing Function Pointers
  • Designing a Baremetal Cooperative Scheduler
  • Writing a Cooperative Scheduler
  • Alternative Scheduling Paradigms for Real-Time Systems

 

• • Designing a lightweight communication protocol
  • Checksums and CRC’s
  • Leveraging CRC Hardware Accelerators
  • Implementing an efficient command parser

 

• • Accelerating Design through Software Architecture
  • An Introduction to State Machines
  • Techniques for State Machine Implementation Part 1
  • Techniques for State Machine Implementation Part 2

 

• • Defining Faults, Errors and Bugs
  • Strategies for Handling Errors
  • C Error Handling Techniques
  • Running RAM Tests

 

• • An Introduction to Watchdog Timers
  • Watchdog Timer Strategies
  • Designing a Watchdog
  • Watchdog Best Practices

 

• • Concepts for Developing Portable Firmware
  • The Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) Design Process
  • HAL Design for MCU Peripherals
  • Implementing Reusable Peripheral Drivers

 

• • Testing Strategies for Real-Time Embedded Systems
  • Leveraging Cyclomatic Complexity for Unit Testing
  • Test Driven Development
  • Hardware in Loop Testing

 

• • How to select a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS)
  • RTOS Application Task Decomposition
  • Performing a Rate Monotonic Analysis (RMA)
  • Best Practices for RTOS Application Design

 

• • Strategies for Minimizing Debug Time
  • Jump Starting Development to Minimize Bugs Process
  • Debugging Interfaces and Tools
  • Best Practices for Performing Code Reviews

 

• • Best Practices for Securing an Embedded System
  • Securing Embedded Systems through Isolation
  • Leveraging the MPU for Safety and Security
  • How to Select a Microcontroller

 

• The Professional Embedded Software Developers Workbench
• Best Practices for using Assembly Language
• Leveraging the KT Matrix to Make Decisions
• Becoming a C Expert

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This is just a sampling of everything that will be covered during the primer.

Technology primers are a great way to get up to speed on a technology over time without investing large amounts of time or money up front. It provides the subscriber with the ability to learn about a technology over the course of a year and build up skills for when they are needed most.