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). Microcontroller based systems typically aren’t running a high-level operating system that allows files to be replaced. Instead, developers need a bootloader. Microcontroller vendors have been including firmware update capabilities inside … Continue reading Tools – The Device Firmware Update (DFU) Utility
Course Overview: Embedded system developers are facing challenges that often require a look outside of the box for tools and methodologies that can help quickly prove an idea or concept very rapidly. One of the tools that developers often overlook is the Python programming language. This course will examine how Python can be used for … Continue reading CEC – Rapid Prototyping Embedded Systems using MicroPython
The C programming language has been the dominant language when developing software for a microcontroller. The language is well suited for the low-level hardware control that is necessary when developing an embedded system. There have been other programming languages such as C++ and Java that have found their niche within the industry but even when … Continue reading Tips and Tricks – MicroPython