How to Configure Zephyr RTOS: A Practical Guide to West, Kconfig, proj.conf
Getting started with Zephyr RTOS can be frustrating, even if you’re experienced with RTOSes. Yes, you can follow the Zephyr…
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Defect Management (Debugging) | Design Cycle | Embedded Basics | Optimization | Platforms | Safety | Security | Testing | Tools
DIY vs Buy: A Short Guide on Toolchain Validation for Functional Safety
When most people think about functional safety, the first image that comes to mind is hardware redundancy: That stuff is…
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Design Cycle | Embedded Basics | Hardware | IoT | Platforms | RTOS | Zephyr
Getting Started with Zephyr RTOS
Zephyr RTOS is overkill.And that’s exactly why you should learn it. Most developers start their careers with a bare-metal loop…
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CICD | Design Cycle | Embedded Basics | IoT | Platforms | Software | Software Architecture | Tips and Tricks | Tools
Legacy Code and Fragmented Toolchains Are More Expensive Than You Think (And How to Solve Them)
Most embedded teams don’t realize how expensive some “innocent” embedded development practices are costing them. A quick workaround here, a…
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Design Cycle | Embedded Basics | IoT | Platforms | Prototyping | Software | Software Architecture | Tips and Tricks
3 Strategies for Developing a Successful Firmware Architecture
When most people picture software architecture (or a firmware architecture), they imagine clean state machines, tidy flowcharts, and elegant sequence…
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Artificial Intelligence | Design Cycle | Driver Design | Embedded Basics | Hardware | IoT | Platforms | Prototyping | Software | Software Techniques | Tips and Tricks | Tools
Hardware Integration Is a Data Problem, Not a Firmware Problem
Every embedded engineer has wrestled with integrating a new chip or board that should have taken days but turned into…
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Want Reliable Firmware? These 3 Habits Will Get You There
Midway through the year is a great time to pause and take stock of your development practices. What’s working well?…
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Consulting | Design Cycle | Embedded Basics | Software | Software Architecture | Software Techniques
A Better Embedded Strategy: Flip the Stack and Develop Top-Down
Whenever you start a new embedded project, chances are the first thing you do is grab a development board. You…
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Why TDD Fails in Embedded Teams—and How to Fix It
At first glance, adopting Test-Driven Development (TDD) for embedded systems development appears to make a lot of sense. Create a…
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9 Software Architecture Metrics for Sniffing Out Issues
Software architecture doesn’t fall apart overnight. It slowly rots, module by module, method by method, until one day, your team…
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Getting Started with the New MCUXpresso SDK for NXP MCUs
Most embedded SDKs are bloated, tied to heavyweight IDEs, and challenging to integrate into modern development workflows. Simple things like…
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The Biggest Takeaways from Embedded World 2025
Last week, embedded developers, managers, and vendors descended upon Nuremberg, Germany, for the annual Embedded World trade show. Despite a…
