Even though SWD and JTAG have well defined standards, there are still several different size connectors and footprints that developers need to be able to...
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Tips and Tricks – 7 Cardinal Sins of Embedded Software Development
Every industry has their best practices and their sinful practices. The cardinal sins are the...
Read More >>>Tools – 5 Justifications for Purchasing a New Software Tool
Let’s face it, every embedded software developer knows that management is more likely to approve...
Read More >>>Tools – Enter the Smart Watchdog
The smart watchdog is a customizable, external watchdog solution that behaves similar to a supervisory processor except that its primary purpose is detect when a...
Read More >>>5 Tips for Getting Started with the Renesas Synergy(TM) Platform
I have been exploring, tinkering and vetting my SK-S7G2 Synergy Platform development board over the...
Read More >>>Open Source versus Commercial Compilers
Using open source and free software seems to be engrained in the DNA of software developers. Given a choice to pay or build a developer...
Read More >>>Tools – Percepio Tracealyzer
The behavior of a real-time embedded system is often a black box. Developers design their software, write their code and then hope that the system...
Read More >>>Mastering the 8 Pillars of Embedded Software
Every embedded software program starts with a basic foundation from which the application is built. A successful application requires that the developer build the application...
Read More >>>Embedded Basics – 3 Simple Way to Create a File Listing
Many embedded software tools require developers to feed a list of files into the tool...
Read More >>>Tools – AstroGrep
One of the problems with developing embedded software using a windows based machine is that there is no GREP feature built into windows. Developers can...
Read More >>>Tools – The April Board
The April board is a break-out for the Imp Developer module. The April module provides the ability to power the Imp module using a standard...
Read More >>>Tools – The OWON Portable O-Scope
One of the great things about working as a consultant is that most of the time the project can be worked on from the comfort...
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