RTEdbg: Open-Source Data Logging and Tracing for Embedded Systems
Every embedded engineer has a printf story. You add a quick debug statement, rebuild, flash, and suddenly the timing bug…
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Bootloaders | Bug of the Week | Defect Management (Debugging) | Design Cycle | Embedded Basics | Prototyping | Software | Software Techniques | Testing | Tips and Tricks | Tools
Firmware Update Failure: Why Devices Must Fail Gracefully
A firmware update failure is a major project red flag. Yet, most firmware engineers think the goal of an update…
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Revolutionizing Embedded Debugging: IAR C-SPY in VS Code
Do you know how much time embedded developers spend debugging? From my experience helping embedded teams and companies, the number…
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C Concepts | Design Cycle | Embedded Basics | Optimization | Software Techniques | Testing | Tips and Tricks | Tools
Cyclomatic Complexity: The Most Overlooked Firmware Metric
In embedded software development, Cyclomatic Complexity is one of the most overlooked metrics. Yet, it’s one of the most powerful…
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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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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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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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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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Design Cycle | Embedded Basics | Low Power Design | Optimization | RTOS | Software Techniques | Tools
A New RTOS Approach to Achieve Sub-Millisecond Timing Resolution
Have you ever worked with a real-time operating system (RTOS) only to discover it didn’t have the resolution to schedule…
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Embedded Basics | Low Power Design | Optimization | Prototyping | RTOS | Software | Tips and Tricks | Tools
RTOS Performance Report (2024) – Now Available
In today’s fast-changing world of embedded systems and IoT, devices are becoming more interconnected and taking on increasingly complex tasks,…
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MISRA-C Compliance Checking Using SciTools Understand
Complying with MISRA-C is more complex than running a static analysis tool and calling it good. Compliance is heavily dependent…
